First Tour of the South Island

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1. My home town of Timaru. What is the name of the popular bay in Timaru? Mary Bay Elizabeth Bay Caroline Bay Victoria Bay

2. South of Timaru is a small fishing village known for its boulders. What is the name of this village? Oamaru Palmerston Hampden Moeraki

3. We arrive in the city of Dunedin, and travel east along the Otago Peninsula until we reach Taiaroa Heads. What do we find here? Salmon farm Whale watching business Albatross colony Kiwi hatchery

4. We reach Bluff. Here, when in season, Bluff oysters are dredged from what body of water? Cook Strait Foveaux Strait Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea

5. Where is the 'Cherry capital of New Zealand'? Alexandra Wanaka Ranfurly Cromwell

6. Queenstown, the 'Adventure Capital of New Zealand': what is the name of the steamship that operates on Lake Wakatipu? TSS Endeavour TSS Earnslaw TSS Wakatipu TSS Queenstown

7. We take a launch across Lake Manapouri, then travel by bus to the beautiful Doubtful Sound. What is the name of the pass we have just travelled over? Lewis Pass Wilmot Pass Haast Pass Manapouri Pass

8. We reach Milford Sound and the spectacular Mitre Peak. What is the name of the tunnel we have travelled through to get here? Aristotle Tunnel Socrates Tunnel Plato Tunnel Homer Tunnel

9. We travel over Lindis Pass on our way to Tekapo. We take a small detour and visit New Zealand's tallest mountain. What is the name of this mountain? Mount Maltebrun Mount Tasman Aoraki Mount Cook Mount Aspiring

10. MacKenzie country: on the shore of Lake Tekapo we find a small church. What is the name of this church? Lake Tekapo Church Mount John Church Church of the Good Shepherd MacKenzie Church