The Ultimate New Zealand Quiz
kylie genner
Created 6/7/2024
Test your knowledge of New Zealand with this ultimate quiz! See how many correct answers you can get out of 20.
1. Which island of New Zealand is the 12th largest in the world?
2. What is the local Maori name for New Zealand?
3. What percentage of New Zealand's population lives in cities?
4. What is the southernmost national capital in the world?
5. Which ethnic group forms the largest percentage in New Zealand?
6. Which sea captain mapped New Zealand in 1769?
7. Under what government type does New Zealand operate?
Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy
Republic
8. New Zealand's capital, Wellington, is named after which figure?
Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington
Wellington Harbour
9. When did New Zealand gain independence from the UK?
26 September 1907
6 February 1840
10. Which national holiday commemorates the Treaty of Waitangi?
11. Which of these is an official language of New Zealand?
12. What was the maternal mortality ratio in New Zealand as of 2020?
7 deaths/100,000 live births
3 deaths/100,000 live births
13. The average life expectancy in New Zealand is:
14. What is the geographic size comparison of New Zealand's area?
Almost twice the size of North Carolina
About the size of Texas
15. New Zealand has how many regions and territories?
16 regions and 1 territory
10 regions and 2 territories
16. In recent years, New Zealand explored reducing some of its ties with which country?
17. The first Polynesian settlers arrived in New Zealand around:
Late 1200s to mid-1300s
1500s
18. What is the total population of New Zealand as of 2024?
19. New Zealand is a member of which mutual assistance agreement?
Five Powers Defense Arrangements (FPDA)
NATO
20. What is the mother's mean age at first birth in New Zealand?
