New Zealand - Online Quiz

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Who settled New Zealand first?
1. Māori
2. Aborigines
3. Zulu
The first European explorer who saw New Zealand was
1. James Cook
2. Abel Tasman
3. Kiore
The first European explorer saw New Zealand in
1. 1742
2. 1642
3. 1542
In 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed between
1. the British Crown and various Māori chiefs
2. the British Crown and Māori soldiers
3. James Cook and Māori Chiefs
The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in
1. 1880
2. 1740
3. 1840
Did the Māori grow potatoes?
1. Yes
2. No
In Māori language potatoes are called
1. taro
2. gourds
3. kumara
4. yams
Traditional Māori society preserved history
1. by writings on walls
2. by keeping diaries
3. orally through narratives, songs and chants
In New Zealand cannibalism was part of
1. warfare
2. tradition
3. culture
The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman arrived on his ships
1. Heemskerck and Zeeh
2. Heemskerck and Zeehaen
3. Tonga and Tasman
Tasman called the Golden Bay
1. Murderers' Bay
2. Sailors' Bay
3. Māori Bay
Tasman first called New Zealand
1. Lost Islands
2. Staten Bay
3. Staten Landt
In 1839, the ................... announced its plans to establish colonies in New Zealand.
1. New Zealand Company
2. New Zealand Society
3. New Zealand Government
On February 6, 1840, Hobson and about forty ..... signed the Treaty of Waitangi.
1. Zulu chiefs
2. British chiefs
3. Māori chiefs
Many settlers came from
1. Britain
2. France
3. Poland
4. Spain
Because of the vast distances involved, the first settlers were .......... farmers.
1. poor
2. dependent
3. self-sufficinet
In the 1840s, large sheep ranches were exporting large quantities of ....... to England's textile mills.
1. wool
2. cotton
3. silk
Gold was discovered in ......
1. Wellington (1861) and Westland (1865)
2. Auckland (1900) and Wellington (1905)
3. Tasmania (1900) and Wellington (1905)
4. Otago (1861) and Westland (1865)
............. children didn't have to attend schools.
1. Before 1910
2. Before 1900
3. Before 1877
..............................caused a fall in the Māori population from around 86,000 in 1769 to around 70,000 in 1840 and around 48,000 by 1874, hitting a low point of 42,000 in 1896.
1. Diseases, land loss and war
2. Climate changes and influence of immigrants
3. Poverty and European education