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We don’t need to tell you that girls rock; you know it already. So we thought we’d test your knowledge of girl power with
questions about some awesome Kiwi
girls and their achievements!
1. Jean Batten was the first woman to:
a) Fly a plane
b) Fly direct from England to New Zealand
c) Design and build a plane
2. Katherine Mansfield was a famous: a) Writer
b) Actress
c) Sports woman
3. New Zealand was the first country to allow women the right to vote.
a) True
b) False
4. New Zealand's first female prime
minister was:
a) Helen Clark
b) Jenny Shipley
c) Elizabeth McCombs
5. Keisha Castle-Hughes was the youngest person ever to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
a) True
b) False
6. How many Olympic gold medals has Sarah Ulmer won?
a) None
b) One
c) Two
7. Bic Runga's album Beautiful Collision is the best selling album in NZ history.
a) True
b) False
8. The Silver Ferns became world
champions in 2003 after beating:
a) England
b) America
c) Australia
1. b) This was just one of many records and
achievements for world famous aviator Jean Batten.
2. a)
3. a) True – it was in 1893, and was achieved with the help of Kate Sheppard, NZ’s most famous
suffragist.
4. b) Helen Clark is our current prime minister.
Elizabeth McCombs was NZ’s first female MP in 1933
5. a) True – but unfortunately she didn’t win; she lost out to Charlize Theron for her role in Monster
6. b) Sarah won the 3000 metres cycling Gold Medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2004, setting a new world record in the process!
7. a) True! It spent more than 100 weeks in the NZ chart and went 11 times platinum!
