How well do you know Queenstown?
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Created 6/21/2024
Test your knowledge about the beautiful city of Queenstown, New Zealand with this trivia quiz! See how many questions you can get right out of 15.
1. What significant event took place in Queenstown in September 1999?
Opening of the first jet boat operation
The first bungy jump at Kawarau Bridge
Visit from US President Clinton
Start of the Otago gold rush
2. What was the original name of Queenstown?
Arrowtown
The Camp
Central Otago
Wakatipu
3. In what year was the Queenstown Gardens frisbee golf course established?
4. How high is the Nevis Highwire bungy jump in Queenstown?
100 meters
134 meters
120 meters
150 meters
5. When was Queenstown's Coronet Peak ski field established as NZ’s first commercial ski field?
6. What percentage of Central Otago’s wineries produce Pinot Noir?
7. Which Queenstown mountain range has a rare perfect north-south orientation?
Southern Alps
Remarkables
Hector Mountains
Lammermoor Range
8. What is the name of the longest lake in New Zealand where Queenstown is located?
Lake Wanaka
Lake Tekapo
Lake Wakatipu
Lake Hawea
9. When was the first Queenstown Winter Festival held?
10. What kind of activity can people over 75 years old do for free in Queenstown?
Skiing
Bungy jumping and skiing
Jet boating
Bungy jumping
11. How long is the Lower Shotover Bridge that was rebuilt in 1915?
150 meters
100 meters
172 meters
200 meters
12. Which neighborhood of Queenstown was prominent during the gold rush era?
Frankton
Glenorchy
Arrowtown
Kingston
13. What year was the K-Jet company, the first commercial jet boat operator, established?
14. What is the population of Queenstown?
15. What spectacular natural feature is the view across Lake Wakatipu known for?
Ben Lomond
Snowy Mountains
The Remarkables
Mount Cook
