Aussi & Kiwi Food QUiz

1. On his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean, did James Cook first visit Australia or New Zealand?

2. What is the name of the series of travel books aimed at backpackers and low-budget travelers first published in Footscray, Victoria in the early 1970s?

3. Known for its sauvignon blanc, pinot noir and chardonnay, which region produces 77% of New Zealand’s wine?

4. What was the name of the former Governor of New South Wales who was overthrown in Australia’s only successful armed rebellion and who is also known as being the captain of the mutinous HMS Bounty seventeen years before?

5. In 2013, which singer-songwriter became the youngest New Zealander to win a Grammy Award?

6. What is the generic name of the utilitarian footwear worn for warmth made popular by 1960s and 70s surf culture then becoming a worldwide fashion trend in the late 1990s to mid-2000s?

7. Sir Edmund Hillary, who along with Tensing Norgay became the first to climb Mount Everest, appears on which New Zealand banknote?

8. Located off the Queensland coast, what is the name of the world’s largest sand island?

9. What is the main setting for New Zealand’s longest-running soap opera, Shortland Street?

Which Australian scientific agency is noted for the invention essential components of Wi-Fi, the first successful polymer banknote and the insect repellant Aeroguard?