Kiwi Trivia I

1) Who did the All Blacks play in the World Cup in 2011?

A) Australia

B) France

C) South Africa

D) England

E) Samoa

2) Who won and by how much?

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 this year 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) France; 2) All Blacks, 8-7; 3) John Key; 4) Bret McKenzie; 5) the NZ Army/polystyrene; 6) Shweeb

New and Old NZ Students Get Opportunity to Interact

2012 New Zealand Summer Study Abroad Students 

We met for the second time today to go over logistics for our trip this summer.  This time we got to meet students who went on last year's adventures and get inspired. We also got put to the test with some NZ trivia (see next post to see how you fair and learn more). - Meryl

Remembering the past while sustaining the future...

  Christchurch suffered a massive earthquake,  
  September 3, 2010 and since then over 10,000   
  earthquake events/aftershocks have been recorded. 
  As a result, the historical landscape of Christchurch is 
  changing.  The challenge is how to both remember
  the past and move forward, hopefully to a more
  sustainable future.  To this end, our dear friend and
  colleague, Dr. Colin Meurk, continues to set the stage
  for how to do things right.  His demonstration garden 
  won gold at the Ellerslie International Flower Show 
  for showing how sustainable plantings can rise from
  the rubble of the Christchurch earthquakes to create a
  beautiful memorial and future for us all.
  - Meryl