Kiwi Trivia

1) Who was New Zealand’s third most searched person overall, beating Kim Kardashian's baby and Nelson Mandela after January 27^th, 2014?

A) New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key

B) God

C) Taranaki

D) Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O'Connor (a.k.a. Lorde)

E) All Blacks Head Coach, Steve Hansen

2) In the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, New Zealand Skier Jossi Wells came in 4^th in what event?

A) Slopestyle - Men

B) Halfpipe - Men

C) Freestyle - Women

D) Downhill - Men

3) Which New Zealand Prime Minister has been on The David Letterman Show?

A) Jim Bolger

B) Jenny Shipley

C) Helen Clark

D) John Key

4) Which New Zealand musician won an Oscar in 2012 for The Muppet Movie’s “Man Or Muppet” original song?

A) Neil Finn of Crowded House ("Don't Dream It's Over" and "Something So Strong")

B) Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords (Band and TV series)

C) Phil Judd of The Split Enz (“I Got You”)

D) Pauly Fuemana of OMC (“How Bizarre”)

E) Barnaby Weir of Fly My Pretties

5) In the movie Lord of the Rings, the bridge in Hobbiton was built by _______A_______ out of _______B_______.

A                                                                                                B

the New Zealand Army                                                            aluminum cans

bee keepers                                                                               limestone rock

N Zed Department of Transportation                                        paua shells

trained sheep                                                                             polystyrene

6) In 2010, Google announced $1 million US investment in what New Zealand company?

A) Fonterra (parent company for Mainland cheese)

B) Eurekster (computer and video games)

C) Weta Workshop (conceptual design/physical manufacturing facility servicing the world's entertainment and creative industries)

D) Monteiths Brewing Company

E) Shweeb, (product is part monorail and recumbent cycle)

- Meryl : )

1) D, Lorde, http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/more-interest-in-lorde-than-god-5820648  

2) B; and his younger brother, Beau-James, came in 6^th in the same event, http://www.olympic.org.nz/sochi-2014/team

3) John Key

4) Bret McKenzie

5) the NZ Army/polystyrene

6) Shweeb