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Kiwi Terminology

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Kiwi Terminology game quiz
"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!"

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


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


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


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


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 sheep farm
    a city
    a grammar school
    a meeting house


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


10. If a New Zealander offers you tomato sauce, what are you getting?
    Vegemite
    mustard
    vegetable juice or vegetable essence
    ketchup or catsup


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?
    a full meal
    coffee and cakes (who drinks tea anyway?)
    tea and scones
    nothing - teatime is the term for 2:00


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


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


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Compiled Feb 14 13