New Zealand Milestones Quiz (Grade 7)
Free printable multiple choice quiz for Grade 7 on New Zealand's modern milestones, from the 1893 suffrage world first to Anzac Day and the 1981 Springbok tour.
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New Zealand Milestones Quiz
Circle the correct answer for each question about the milestones that shaped modern New Zealand.
- 1.ANZAC stands for:
- a) Allied Naval Zone Attack Command
- b) Army of New Zealand and Canada
- c) Australia and New Zealand Athletic Club
- d) Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
- 2.The 1981 Springbok tour caused huge protests because:
- a) The matches clashed with Christmas
- b) South Africa's apartheid laws separated people by race
- c) Ticket prices were too high
- d) The stadiums were too small
- 3.ANZAC forces landed at Gallipoli on:
- a) 19 September 1893
- b) 6 February 1840
- c) 24 June 2022
- d) 25 April 1915
- 4.The leader of New Zealand's suffrage campaign was:
- a) Queen Victoria
- b) Jean Batten
- c) Kate Sheppard
- d) Katherine Mansfield
- 5.In 1893, New Zealand became the first self-governing country where:
- a) Voting was made compulsory
- b) Only landowners could vote
- c) Elections were held every year
- d) All women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections
- 6.Te reo Māori became an official language of New Zealand in:
- a) 2022
- b) 1840
- c) 1987
- d) 1893
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Accuracy and sources
These references support the historical wording and answer key on this worksheet.
- NZ History: New Zealand women and the vote: brief history — supports the Electoral Act becoming law on 19 September 1893, the world-first status, Kate Sheppard's leadership and the petition of nearly 32,000 signatures
- NZ History: The Gallipoli campaign — documents the 25 April 1915 landings, the eight-month campaign and the 2,779 New Zealand dead remembered on Anzac Day
- NZ History: The 1981 Springbok tour — records the 56 days of protest, more than 150,000 participants in over 200 demonstrations, and the abandoned Hamilton match
- NZ History: Te reo Māori recognised as official language — documents the Māori Language Act 1987 making te reo Māori an official language
- Te Ara: Matariki, Te Tau Hou Māori — explains Matariki as the midwinter rising of the star cluster marking the Māori New Year, first marked with a public holiday in 2022