1. Captain Cook named the peninsula "Banks Peninsula", after the botanist aboard his ship, Sir Joseph Banks. True False

2. The romantic town on Banks Peninsula is called Akaroa - what does this mean in Maori? Long Harbour The food pit Christ's church Beautiful Place

3. The two harbours of Banks Peninsula were formed by what? Volcanic eruptions thousands of slave workers seismic activity many tons of dynamite

4. Akaroa's heritage is a wonderful blend of human activity. Maori were the first settlers, followed by the early Europeans. The first Europeans arrived in New Zealand after Captain Cook around the early 1820's in search of what commodity? Wives Land Seal skins and whale oil Gold & Coal

5. New Zealand was an English colony but many of the street names in Akaroa are of French origin True False

6. What is the State Highway between Christchurch and Akaora ? (SH meaning State Highway) SH75A SH75 SH7 SH57

7. One of the truly unique facts about Banks Peninsula is that the two harbours of Lyttelton and Akaroa are home to which extremely rare mammal? Frank's crocodile Hector's dolphin George's whale Maui's sheep

8. What is the highest peak on Banks Peninsula? Mount Akaroa at 1012 metres Mount Herbert at 4020 metres Mount Herbert at 919 metres Aoraki/Mount Cook at 3750 metres

9. Across the harbour from Akaroa a distinctive mountain bears the name "Bossu" which is French for what? The Chief Big head Hunchback Long back

10. Today, Akaroa relies on tourism for its economic development. About how many tourists visit the town each year? 5,000,000 50,000 500,000 1,000,000