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Auckland Multiple Choice

How well do you know Auckland?
NOTE: this was made by a non-native person currently living in Auckland. I just want to share my experience about the city
Quiz by Gassu
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Last updated: February 27, 2019
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First submittedFebruary 27, 2019
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1. What country does Auckland belong to?
New Zealand ✓
Australia ✓
Samoa ✓
United Kingdom ✓
2. How many people live in the city? (June 2018)
2.56 m ✓
1.63 m ✓
852 k ✓
1.39 m ✓
3. On what side of the road do Aucklanders drive?
right ✓
left ✓
4. What is the name of the highest structure in Auckland?
Auckland Tower ✓
Sky Tower ✓
White Tower ✓
Sail Tower ✓
It has a height of 328 m, thus making it the highest structure in Southern Hemisphere
5. What body of water is crossed by the Auckland Harbour Bridge?
Waitemata Harbour ✓
Manukau Harbour ✓
Hauraki Harbour ✓
North Shore Harbour ✓
alternatively spelled 'Auckland Harbour'
6. What is Auckland's nickname?
Gateway to New Zealand ✓
City of Sails ✓
Capital of the South ✓
Maori Town ✓
7. What does the "K" in K-Road stand for?
Kings ✓
Kerikeri ✓
Kaiatuma ✓
Karangahape ✓
Kerikeri is a town in northern New Zealand
Kaiatuma is a word I completely came up with
8. How many volcanoes form the Auckland Volcanic Field?
43 ✓
28 ✓
53 ✓
71 ✓
9. Which one of these volcanoes is the youngest? (it erupted about 600 years ago)
One Tree Hill ✓
Rangitoto ✓
Waiheke ✓
Maungarei ✓
Rangitoto is an island volcano in the Hauraki Gulf. Plus, it's the highest one, too
10. What is the profession of Auckland resident Dai Henwood?
current Mayor ✓
rugby player ✓
TV host ✓
musician ✓
He used to host 'Family Feud' - I absolutely love this show!
11. Of the ethnicities listed below, which one's the biggest in terms of population?
Māori ✓
Australians ✓
Japanese ✓
Chinese ✓
Māori: 10.7%
Chinese: 8.4%
Australians: 0.5%
Japanese: 0.5%
12. What are 'Countdown' and 'New World'?
suburbs ✓
educational programmes ✓
supermarkets ✓
train stations ✓
13. Who was NOT born in Auckland?
Lorde ✓
Sir Edmund Hillary ✓
Jonah Lomu ✓
Peter Jackson ✓
Peter Jackson was born and raised in Wellington
14. What is the "Domain"?
an amusement park ✓
a well-known store ✓
a wharf ✓
a park ✓
it is the oldest park of the city and contains the Auckland Museum
15. What is the name of Auckland's central railway station?
Ponsonby ✓
Britomart ✓
Newmarket ✓
Queen's Station ✓
16. What is 'pōhutukawa'?
a type of tree ✓
a common New Zealand greeting ✓
another word for kiwifruit ✓
the local Māori tribe (Iwi) ✓
also called 'New Zealand Christmas Tree', it is red and can be found on Rangitoto Island
17. True or false: the Māori call Auckland 'Aotearoa'.
True ✓
False ✓
Aotearoa means New Zealand
Auckland is called Ākarana or Tāmaki-makau-rau
18. True or false: Auckland is the most isolated capital in the world.
False ✓
True ✓
Auckland hasn't been a capital since 1865
19. True or false: 'AKL' is the IATA code for Auckland Intl. Airport
True ✓
False ✓
20. A tricky one to conclude: if you'd start digging a hole in Auckland, where would eventually end up? (assuming you're heat-resistent)
near Seville, Spain ✓
near Nuremberg, Germany ✓
in the Atlantic Ocean, close to Ireland ✓
in the Scottish Highlands ✓
You'll end up near Ronda, a well-known town between Seville and Málaga
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