2011 willowbank nz a thon yr 5 & 6

NZ-a-Thon

Years 5 and 6

Week 1

1. Yes please, take me on a gondola ride in 3 different places. Where would I be?

2. Real? Tell me more.

3.Where in the world….

4. The Volcanic Lake

5.We once used British currency. Tell me more.

6. One of our cities was ranked in the

top ten as one of the best places to

live in the world. Which city was it?

7. I’ve had my name changed.

What are my two names?

8. Spell the name of the piece of water between our bottom 2 islands.

9.The Maori name for my city is….

10.Chosen to be the first capital city of NZ. Where and why?

11. I want to visit the sports

adventure capital of the world.

Where should I go?

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14. Our website

15. What do we mean?

Week 2

16. He is a famous New Zealand

movie director. He knows Gollum.

What is his name?

17. Interview someone who has recently

moved to New Zealand. Find out why

they chose New Zealand to be their

new home.

18. World famous motorcycle

man. Who was he and where    

would you find his famous bike?

19. NZ wins Olympic gold. Give 4 examples.

20. World War ll

21.Hone Heke.

22. He won the Billy T award.

23. I am named after my famous inventor . Who was that?

24. Why Me?

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26. New Zealand was the first country in the world to give women the vote, when and why did this happen?

Who was the most famous New Zealand suffragette?

27. Fantastic here comes another holiday!

28. When can I ……?

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Week 3

Research... Dark days for New Zealand. Choose one and write a paragraph explaining what happened.

30. Translation please

31. What’s the next line?

“If it weren’t for your gumboots where would you be? …”

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42. Who lived here?

Research-Government

Research-I’m moving from the United States to

New Zealand. I’d like to bring my dog.

Research

Activities (each activity is worth 5 stamps)