Plenty Remarkable Kidnappers

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1. Which town is found on the shores of the Bay of Plenty? Wairoa Whakatane Wanganui Whangarei

2. Mount Aspiring in the Southern Alps is sometimes known as New Zealand's _______? Everest Matterhorn Mont Blanc Fuji

3. Which is New Zealand's deepest fiord? Dusky Sound Preservation Inlet Breaksea Sound Doubtful Sound

4. What is New Zealand's longest fiord? Dusky Sound Breaksea Sound Doubtful Sound Preservation Inlet

5. The Remarkables are a New Zealand mountain range. On which of the main islands would you find them? Answer: (Two Words (North or South Island))

6. James Cook sailed south to this headland in 1769 and then sailed north again. Cape Runaway Cape Turnagain Cape Farewell Nugget Point

7. When Abel Tasman visited New Zealand in 1643 he named this bay Murderers' Bay. By what name is it now better known? Cloudy Bay Half Moon Bay Doubtless Bay Golden Bay

8. Which planet lends its name to a New Zealand bay? Venus Jupiter Mars Mercury

9. Which of these is not a genuine geographical feature of New Zealand? Facile Harbour Cape Foulwind Wineglass Bay Luncheon Cove

10. Which explorer gave Cape Kidnappers its name? Jean de Surville Abel Tasman James Cook Kupe