Mini Mastermind 2017 Year 7/8
NAME: ___________________________
CLASS:_____________
QUESTIONS
General knowledge
1 What do the dots on a pair of dice add up to?
2 What is the smallest bone in the human body?
3 What does GPS stand for?
4 Nyctophobia is the fear of what?
5
Rebecca Rabbit and Suzy Sheep are characters from which
children's TV show?
6
The most popular fruit in the world is actually a herb - what is
it?
7 What do you call someone who studies Bees?
8
In 1893 New Zealand became the first country in the world to
do what?
Geography
9 In which island is Oban?
10 Which region is known as 'the Fruit Bowl' of New Zealand?
11 What is the southernmost point of the South Island?
12 What New Zealand town has a huge carrot as its icon?
13
If I were standing at the centre of New Zealand, where would I
be?
14 When was the Auckland Harbour Bridge completed?
ANSWERS
15 Which New Zealand city does Colombo Street run through?
16
Baldwin St is in the Guinness Book of World Records for being
the steepest street in the world. Where is it?
If I am heading to Christchurch from Arthur's Pass which town
17 will I pass through which is also the hometown of The
Simpsons?
Animals/Wild life
18
Name the Australian pest found predominantly in Rotorua in
the North Island and Waimate in the South Island.
19
There is a special kauri tree located in the Coromandel which
is famous for its shape - what shape is it?
20
The Blue Bottle Jellyfish found in NZ waters is also known as
...?
21
What part of its body does a kiwi not use when fighting: legs,
claws or beak?
22 What is the collective noun for a group of rhino?
23 On what animal would you find remiges?
24
What are the only land mammals native to New Zealand that
were not introduced by Maori and Europeans?
25 Drysdale and Romney, are breeds of what?
Famous People
26
A famous NZ physicist, Ernest Rutherford is on the $100 note,
in what small town was he born?
27
In 1907, Frederick Truby King founded which important and
long-serving organisation?
28
Which famous NZ aviator set a world record for being the first
person to fly solo from England to New Zealand?
Named after its creator (who was born in Dargaville), what
29 tourist attraction opened in 1985, built in disused sewage tanks
on Auckland's waterfront?
30 A.J. Hackett is famous for introducing what to the world?
31
Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor was born in Takapuna in
1996. By what single name is she better known as?
32
Bill Hamilton is world famous for his 1960's innovation - what
was it?
33 Sir Apirana Ngata (1874 -1950) was the first Maori to do what?
34
New Zealander Emilia Wickstead is famous for making what
for the Duchess of Cambridge?
Sport
35
In 2011, New Zealand hosted the Rugby World Cup - when
else has it been held in NZ?
36
In 1964, Peter Snell won two gold medals on the track at the
Tokyo Olympics. In what two distances did he run?
37 How wide is basketballer Steven Adam’s arm span?
38
In which sport did Andrea Kilday represent NZ at the Olympics
in Rio?
39
In what track and field event will Eliza McCartney represent
New Zealand in, at the Olympics this year?
40 Who is the youngest cricketer to have played cricket for NZ?