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? Elizabeth Bay Mary Bay Victoria Bay Caroline Bay

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

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? Whale watching business Albatross colony Kiwi hatchery Salmon farm

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

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

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

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? Manapouri Pass Lewis Pass Wilmot Pass Haast 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? Socrates Tunnel Aristotle Tunnel Homer Tunnel Plato 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 Tasman Mount Maltebrun Mount Aspiring Aoraki Mount Cook

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