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  • What name did Dutch cartographers originally give to New Zealand?
    Nova Zeelandia
  • What year was New Zealand the first country to give women the right to vote?
    1893
  • What was the last area on Earth to be inhabited by humans?
    New Zealand
  • Which British explorer anglicized the name "Nova Zeelandia" to "New Zealand"?
    James Cook
  • What are some features of New Zealand’s landscape?
    Mountains, glaciers, lakes, rivers, forests, and volcanoes
  • What did the ancestors of the Māori people name New Zealand?
    Aotearoa
  • What is New Zealand’s national sport?
    Rugby
  • What type of bird is the kiwi?
    A brown flightless bird unique to New Zealand
  • What are the two main islands of New Zealand called?
    The North Island and the South Island
  • How long ago is it thought that people first traveled to New Zealand?
    Over eight hundred years ago
  • Who was the first European explorer to reach New Zealand?
    Abel Tasman
  • What is the capital city of New Zealand?
    Wellington
  • What is New Zealand's longest glacier called?
    The Tasman Glacier
  • What is the name of New Zealand’s rugby team?
    The All Blacks
  • Approximately how many smaller islands are part of New Zealand?
    About six hundred
  • Name two other species unique to New Zealand.
    Kakapo and Hector’s dolphins
  • What does "Aotearoa" mean?
    Land of the long white cloud
  • What is the informal name for New Zealanders?
    Kiwis
  • Which island is more mountainous, the North Island or the South Island?
    The South Island
  • In what year did Abel Tasman arrive in New Zealand?
    1642
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