Plenty Remarkable Kidnappers

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

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

3. Which is New Zealand's deepest fiord? Doubtful Sound Breaksea Sound Dusky 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 Turnagain Cape Farewell Cape Runaway 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? Mercury Mars Venus Jupiter

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

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