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Quiz about New Zealand Authors
Quiz about New Zealand Authors

10 Question Literature Quiz: New Zealand Authors | Literature


This quiz is all about Kiwi authors, from Margaret Mahy to Maurice Gee. Hope you enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by orepukian. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
orepukian
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
354,993
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
207
Last 3 plays: Guest 152 (4/10), Guest 106 (0/10), PurpleComet (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which Kiwi author was born on the 21 March 1936 and died on the 23 July 2012? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Witi Ihimaera had a novel written in 1987 that has been turned into a film. What is the name of that film? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who is the main character in 'The Whale Rider'? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. 'Hairy MacLairy', written by Lynley Dodd, is a famous children's book in NZ. Where is Hairy MacLairy from? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What is the name of Hairy MacLairy's enemy, in the book by Lynley Dodd? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of these novels by Maurice Gee was made into a film in 2009? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Albert Wendt's novel 'Leaves of the Bayan Tree' won the New Zealand Book Awards in what year? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was the name of Dog's girlfriend in 'Footrot Flats'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Where did one on NZ's most well known authors, Katherine Mansfield, die? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What was the name of the film about Katherine Mansfield made in 2010? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which Kiwi author was born on the 21 March 1936 and died on the 23 July 2012?

Answer: Margaret Mahy

Margaret Mahy was a children's author born in Whakatane, New Zealand. Her stories 'A Lion in the Meadow', 'The Seven Chinese Brothers' and 'The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate' are considered national classics in New Zealand.
2. Witi Ihimaera had a novel written in 1987 that has been turned into a film. What is the name of that film?

Answer: Whale Rider

Filmed in 2002, this was about a girl who had to fight against sexism as she wanted to be the leader of her tribe, which is reserved only for males.
3. Who is the main character in 'The Whale Rider'?

Answer: Kahu

Kahu is the main character in this novel by Witi Ihimaera, a young girl who wants to be leader. Nanny Flowers is her grandmother while Mary and Ana are not characters.
4. 'Hairy MacLairy', written by Lynley Dodd, is a famous children's book in NZ. Where is Hairy MacLairy from?

Answer: Donaldson's Dairy

First written in 1983, Hairy MacLairy is a dog that has some interesting adventures with his friends, and some with an enemy...
5. What is the name of Hairy MacLairy's enemy, in the book by Lynley Dodd?

Answer: Scarface Claw

Scarface is a large, scary, black cat who roams the town frightening Hairy MacLairy and his friends. He has been dubbed as the 'toughest Tom in town'.
6. Which of these novels by Maurice Gee was made into a film in 2009?

Answer: Under the Mountain

'Under the Mountain', written in 1979, was also adapted into a mini-series by TVNZ in 1991. Maurice Gee was born 22 August 1931 in Whakatane, New Zealand.
7. Albert Wendt's novel 'Leaves of the Bayan Tree' won the New Zealand Book Awards in what year?

Answer: 1980

Born in Apia, Samoa in 1939, later moving to New Zealand, Albert wrote this epic the year before it won the award, in 1979. He later became a companion of the Order of New Zealand in 2001 for his services to literature.
8. What was the name of Dog's girlfriend in 'Footrot Flats'?

Answer: Jess

Jess belongs to Cooch, Wal and Dogs' next-door neighbour. Footrot Flats was written by Murray Todd.
9. Where did one on NZ's most well known authors, Katherine Mansfield, die?

Answer: France

Katherine was born in Wellington, New Zealand and died in Fontainebleau, France aged only 34. Some of her more well known works are 'The Garden Party', 'The Daughters of the Late Colonel' and 'The Fly'.
10. What was the name of the film about Katherine Mansfield made in 2010?

Answer: Bliss

Although 'The Life and Writings of Katherine Mansfield' is a film about her, it was filmed in 2006. 'Bliss', also the name of one of her stories, was filmed in 2010. 'The Doll's House' is a film adapted from one of Katherine's stories and 'The Garden Party' is just one her stories (as of 2012).
Source: Author orepukian

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