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Obscure New Zealand Trivia!

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Introduction:
"Just some random facts that i've picked up in my 20 odd years here, may be difficult if you're not from NZ!"


1. John Cleese once described this town by saying: "If you ever do want to kill yourself, but lack the courage, I think a visit to _______ will do the trick."
    Invercargill
    Auckland
    Masterton
    Palmerston North


2. Which street is notorious in Wellington for being the local haunt of transsexual prostitutes?
    Wigan Street
    Marion Street
    Vivian Street
    Cuba Mall


3. What is the New Years Eve dance festival in Gisborne called?
    Beats and Beaches
    Sheep and Schubert
    Music and Moves
    Rhythm and Vines


4. Who is the "mother of the nation"?
    Judy Bailey
    Helen Clark
    The Queen
    Miss Lucy


5. Which person did NOT win in the intial three series of NZ Idol?
    Matthew Saunoa
    Ben Lummis
    Michael Murphy
    Rosita Vai


6. The television program 'Shortland Street' has been gracing our screens since:
    14th December 1999
    14th December 1980
    25th May 1992
    25th May 1996


7. Who/What/Where/When is Waikikamukau?
    A racehorse, a NZ indigenous king and NZ's annual festival of trees
    A NZ indigenous king, a book and an imaginary rural village
    An imaginary rural village, a racehorse and a book
    NZ's annual festival of trees, a racehorse and a giant native potato


8. What is the Kakapo, and why is its name distincive?
    The highest building in NZ, its name written in giant neon letters down its north side
    A lake that shares its name with the Maori god of war
    A native parrot- in German the name translates to poo-poo-bum
    A mountain range spelled backwards the name means "great sea"


9. Which celebrity was NOT born in New Zealand?
    Keith Urban
    Peter Jackson
    Russel Crowe
    Sam Neill


10. "Kiwis love, hot pools, rugby balls, McDonald's, snapper schools,
world peace, woolly fleece, Ronald and raising beasts,
chilly bins, cricket wins, fast skis, golf tees,
silver ferns, kauri trees, _________, love one please."

What's in the gap?
    steak well done
    huhu grubs
    kiwiburgers
    fish and chips


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