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