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Plenty Remarkable Kidnappers

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Introduction:
"New Zealand has some highly interesting geographical names. This quiz takes a look at a few of them."


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
    Doubtful Sound
    Breaksea Sound
    Preservation Inlet


4. What is New Zealand's longest fiord?
    Doubtful Sound
    Dusky Sound
    Breaksea 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
    Nugget Point
    Cape Farewell
    Cape Turnagain


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


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


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


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


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