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Kiwi Terminology

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Kiwi Terminology game quiz
"This quiz contains a sampling of terminology used in New Zealand that can confuse American visitors. If you've spent any time in New Zealand, this quiz will be simple. Just remember, you're looking for the "kiwi" definition of the word!"

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1. What is a bludger?
    Someone who swings a softball bat very hard
    Someone who sponges off of others
    Someone who often gets into fist fights at the local pub
    Someone who collects stamps


2. When a bloke says he's buggered, he means that he is what?
    Angry
    A cricket player
    Joyous
    Exhausted


3. A white person, not of Maori descent.
    Answer: (the Maori term, one word)


4. The dairy is:
    where the cows are milked.
    a convenience store.
    an ice-cream parlor.
    where women feed their babies.


5. If you are drinking lemonade, what are you consuming?
    a grain alcohol favored by deer farmers
    a beverage made with water, lemons, and sugar
    a carbonated beverage
    a lemon flavored drink that soothes upset tummies


6. Aotearoa is the Maori term for what?
    The Southern Alps
    Cook Island
    New Zealand
    Stewart Island


7. When someone asks you for a rubber, don't be shocked. Just give them your:
    eraser
    mallet
    garden hose
    pen


8. If you're at a Wharenui, where are you?
    a sheep farm
    a city
    a grammar school
    a meeting house


9. What are you doing when you take a tiki tour?
    Taking the roundabout route to your destination
    Sitting in a tiki bar getting drunk on Waikato beer
    Visiting local religious monuments
    Walking around your backyard searching for a bees nest


10. If a New Zealander offers you tomato sauce, what are you getting?
    ketchup or catsup
    vegetable juice or vegetable essence
    Vegemite
    mustard


11. Zed is:
    a boy's name.
    A car.
    an abbreviation for the Zoological Expedition Department.
    the last letter of the alphabet.


12. When asked to bring a plate, what should you arrive with?
    an empty dinner plate
    a dish filled with food
    a basket to collect donations in
    your dental records


13. When you're invited for tea, what should you expect?
    a full meal
    coffee and cakes (who drinks tea anyway?)
    tea and scones
    nothing - teatime is the term for 2:00


14. What is a rug?
    a lawn
    a sleeping bag
    a toupee
    a lap robe


15. What is a kiwi?
    a person from New Zealand
    a bird that nests in the treetops
    a piece of fruit
    a dinner roll


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Compiled May 18 13