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Kiwi Terminology

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Introduction:
"This quiz contains a sampling of terminology used in New Zealand that can confuse American visitors. If you've spent any time in New Zealand, this quiz will be simple. Just remember, you're looking for the "kiwi" definition of the word!"


1. What is a bludger?
    Someone who swings a softball bat very hard
    Someone who collects stamps
    Someone who often gets into fist fights at the local pub
    Someone who sponges off of others


2. When a bloke says he's buggered, he means that he is what?
    Upset
    A cricket player
    Joyous
    Exhausted


3. A white person, not of Maori descent.
    Answer: (the Maori term, one word)


4. The dairy is:
    where the cows are milked.
    where women feed their babies.
    an ice-cream parlor.
    a convenience store.


5. If you are drinking lemonade, what are you consuming?
    a beverage made with water, lemons, and sugar
    a carbonated beverage
    a lemon flavored drink that soothes upset tummies
    a grain alcohol favored by deer farmers


6. Aotearoa is the Maori term for what?
    Cook Island
    New Zealand
    Stewart Island
    The Southern Alps


7. When someone asks you for a rubber, don't be shocked. Just give them your:
    pen
    garden hose
    eraser
    mallet


8. If you're at a Wharenui, where are you?
    a city
    a sheep farm
    a meeting house
    a grammar school


9. What are you doing when you take a tiki tour?
    Taking the roundabout route to your destination
    Sitting in a tiki bar getting drunk on Waikato beer
    Visiting local religious monuments
    Walking around your backyard searching for a bees nest


10. Tomato sauce is what?
    Answer: (One Word)


11. Zed is:
    A car.
    a boy's name.
    the last letter of the alphabet.
    an abbreviation for the Zoological Expedition Department.


12. When asked to bring a plate, what should you arrive with?
    a dish filled with food
    a basket to collect donations in
    an empty dinner plate
    your dental records


13. When you're invited for tea, what should you expect?
    nothing - teatime is the term for 2:00
    tea and scones
    a full meal
    coffee and cakes (who drinks tea anyway?)


14. What is a rug?
    a lawn
    a sleeping bag
    a toupee
    a lap robe


15. What is a kiwi?
    a dinner roll
    a piece of fruit
    a person from New Zealand
    a bird that nests in the treetops


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