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- What is the highest mountain in New Zealand?
- A) Mount Cook
- B) Mount Tasman
- C) Mount Ruapehu
- D) Mount Ngauruhoe
Answer: A) Mount Cook
- Mount Cook is also known by its Māori name, which is what?
- A) Aoraki
- B) Tongariro
- C) Taranaki
- D) Hikurangi
Answer: A) Aoraki
- Which mountain range runs through the South Island of New Zealand?
- A) Southern Alps
- B) Kaikoura Range
- C) Tararua Range
- D) Ruahine Range
Answer: A) Southern Alps
- What is the second highest peak in New Zealand?
- A) Mount Tasman
- B) Mount Cook
- C) Mount Aspiring
- D) Mount Ruapehu
Answer: A) Mount Tasman
- Which active volcano is located on the North Island of New Zealand?
- A) Mount Cook
- B) Mount Ruapehu
- C) Mount Taranaki
- D) Mount Wellington
Answer: B) Mount Ruapehu
- What is the height of Mount Cook?
- A) 3,724 meters
- B) 3,440 meters
- C) 3,155 meters
- D) 3,132 meters
Answer: A) 3,724 meters
- Which mountain is known for its symmetrical cone shape and is also an active volcano?
- A) Mount Ngauruhoe
- B) Mount Tongariro
- C) Mount Taranaki
- D) Mount Ruapehu
Answer: C) Mount Taranaki
- Mount Ruapehu is located within which national park?
- A) Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
- B) Tongariro National Park
- C) Fiordland National Park
- D) Abel Tasman National Park
Answer: B) Tongariro National Park
- Which mountain range separates the West Coast from the Canterbury Plains?
- A) Southern Alps
- B) Kaikoura Range
- C) Otago Mountains
- D) Tararua Range
Answer: A) Southern Alps
- Which mountain is often referred to as the “Matterhorn of New Zealand”?
- A) Mount Aspiring
- B) Mount Cook
- C) Mount Tasman
- D) Mount Ngauruhoe
Answer: A) Mount Aspiring
- Which mountain is famous for its stunning views and challenging climbing routes, located in the Mount Aspiring National Park?
- A) Mount Cook
- B) Mount Aspiring
- C) Mount Tasman
- D) Mount Ruapehu
Answer: B) Mount Aspiring
- What is the highest point in the North Island of New Zealand?
- A) Mount Ruapehu
- B) Mount Taranaki
- C) Mount Ngauruhoe
- D) Mount Tongariro
Answer: A) Mount Ruapehu
- Which mountain in New Zealand is known for its volcanic activity and is part of the Tongariro National Park?
- A) Mount Ruapehu
- B) Mount Ngauruhoe
- C) Mount Taranaki
- D) Mount Cook
Answer: B) Mount Ngauruhoe
- Which mountain range is located on the North Island and is known for its rugged terrain and hiking trails?
- A) Ruahine Range
- B) Tararua Range
- C) Kaimai Range
- D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
- What is the name of the mountain that is the centerpiece of the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park?
- A) Mount Aspiring
- B) Mount Cook
- C) Mount Tasman
- D) Mount Taranaki
Answer: B) Mount Cook
- Which mountain is the site of the popular ski resort known as Whakapapa?
- A) Mount Ruapehu
- B) Mount Hutt
- C) Mount Taranaki
- D) Mount Ngauruhoe
Answer: A) Mount Ruapehu
- Mount Taranaki is located near which city?
- A) Wellington
- B) Auckland
- C) New Plymouth
- D) Christchurch
Answer: C) New Plymouth
- Which famous hiking track in New Zealand traverses several mountain ranges, including the Southern Alps?
- A) Routeburn Track
- B) Tongariro Alpine Crossing
- C) Abel Tasman Coastal Track
- D) Te Araroa Trail
Answer: A) Routeburn Track
- Which peak is a prominent feature of the Southern Alps and is known for its glacier?
- A) Mount Cook
- B) Mount Tasman
- C) Mount Aspiring
- D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
- What is the volcanic mountain located in the central North Island, known for its colorful crater lakes?
- A) Mount Tarawera
- B) Mount Ruapehu
- C) Mount Tongariro
- D) Mount Ngurah Rai
Answer: C) Mount Tongariro
- What is the prominent feature of the Canterbury Plains near Christchurch?
- A) Southern Alps
- B) Mount Cook
- C) Mount Hutt
- D) All of the above
Answer: A) Southern Alps
- Which mountain in New Zealand is famous for its distinctive, almost perfectly conical shape?
- A) Mount Taranaki
- B) Mount Cook
- C) Mount Ruapehu
- D) Mount Aspiring
Answer: A) Mount Taranaki
- What is the significant geological feature found on the slopes of Mount Ruapehu?
- A) Crater lake
- B) Glaciers
- C) Volcanic craters
- D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
- Which mountain range forms part of the natural border between New Zealand’s North and South Islands?
- A) Southern Alps
- B) Ruahine Range
- C) Tararua Range
- D) None of the above
Answer: D) None of the above
- Mount Ngauruhoe is famously known for its role in which film trilogy?
- A) Harry Potter
- B) The Lord of the Rings
- C) The Hobbit
- D) Star Wars
Answer: B) The Lord of the Rings
- What is the significance of the Franz Josef Glacier?
- A) It is the longest glacier in New Zealand.
- B) It is accessible by hiking.
- C) It flows down to the rainforest.
- D) All of the above.
Answer: D) All of the above.
- Which mountain in New Zealand is renowned for its extreme weather conditions and is also a ski destination?
- A) Mount Hutt
- B) Mount Ruapehu
- C) Mount Cook
- D) Mount Tarawera
Answer: B) Mount Ruapehu
- What is the unique feature of the Southern Alps?
- A) They are all dormant volcanoes.
- B) They are the only mountains in New Zealand.
- C) They have numerous glaciers and lakes.
- D) They are all over 3,000 meters high.
Answer: C) They have numerous glaciers and lakes.
- Which mountain is located on the west coast of the South Island and is famous for its rainforests?
- A) Mount Cook
- B) Mount Aspiring
- C) Mount Tasman
- D) Mount Haast
Answer: B) Mount Aspiring
- What activity is popular on the mountains of New Zealand during the winter?
- A) Surfing
- B) Snowboarding
- C) Hiking
- D) Mountain biking
Answer: B) Snowboarding