Quiz Questions – National Party round
Had lots of fun last night running a quiz night at the Central North Island National Party conference. Was quite a challenge with 26 teams competing.
For those who like to show off their knowledge, here are the ten questions that I used for the National Party round. We also had a photos round, a New Zealand round, a sports round and a Parliament round.
- How many seats does National currently have in Parliament?
- Which current and former National MP have both been married to the same person?
- In what year was National founded?
- Which National MP’s religion is Muslim?
- Which two National MPs were voted sexiest in a poll by Durex?
- What year was it when National ran the Dancing Cossacks advertisement against Labour?
- How many National Party Presidents are still alive?
- In ten words or less, explain how Whanau Ora works.
- CNI is the only Region which has National every single seat. Has this ever happened before, and if so when?
- Who is the Minister of Women’s Affairs?
Half of them are pretty easy, That is deliberate. Quiz nights are about having fun, so my policy is each team should always be able to get at least half right easily. A few are more challenging.
Post your answers in comments if you want. Using Wikipedia or Google is cheating!
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May 16th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
In ten words or less, explain how Whanau Ora works.
Is that a trick question.
May 16th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
11. Which political system was the National Party founded to oppose?
May 16th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
12. Why aren’t we doing it?
May 16th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
13. Why is there a Minister of Women’s Affairs?
May 16th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
14. Why are we punishing our rural support base with an ETS when none of our trading partners have one (except the EU, who do 80% of their trading among themselves).
May 16th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
John – you’ve beaten me to the punch. Good questions
May 16th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
15. The Dancing Cossacks ad opposed communism. Why are we now selling our farms to the Communist Chinese?
May 16th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
16. In 2005, we ran the Iwi/Kiwi billboard. Why is it now more like Kiwi/Iwi?
May 16th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
17. By how much has the Tasman Wage Gap widened since John Key promised to close it?
May 16th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Muslim isn’t a religion. Islam is a religion.
[Islamic might work depending on the syntax, but not Muslim ... "which National MP is (a) Muslim?" would work =) ]
When has what happened before? CNI been the only region in which National held each seat? Or National held every CNI seat?
As you can see, it’s always better when I writing the questions rather than answering them.
Bloody lawyers
May 16th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
18. By how much has our productivity growth declined since John Key promised to improve it?
May 16th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
No, it was about introducing a generous National Super, which may cripple the economy.
May 16th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
11. How many electoral promises has National broken?
May 16th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
19. How much of the public’s money has been used to bribe the tribes since the government went back on its election promise to abolish the Maori seats (despite having no need to form a coalition with the Maori Party)?
May 16th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Extra apartheid welfare promising unauditable mismanagement and strengthened re-election prospects
May 16th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
12. Why did National’s minister Nick Smith is inflicting an ETS on New Zealand, which he (and Key) vehemently opposed in 2005?
May 16th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
13. Why does John Key plumb new depths when pandering to the racist Maori Party?
May 16th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
There was an anti-communist component in the Dancing Cossacks ad, Graeme. The cossacks weren’t dancing to represent superannuitants.
There was also a red wave spreading across the countryside, which would be more relevant today than then.
May 16th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Too many. The ruling party may have changed, but the self-serving behaviour disguised as ‘progressivism’ remains the same.
May 16th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
20. Which New Zealand prime minister recently said it’s fair enough for the Communist Chinese to buy farms in New Zealand because New Zealanders are able to buy land in China – even though that is not true?
May 16th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
“As you can see, it’s always better when I writing the questions rather than answering them.”
Bad time for a grammatical slip up.
May 16th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
No. They were Cossacks.
Cossacks opposed communism/Bolshevism.
May 16th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
This is a thread on fun quiz questions. Please take the rants to General Debate where they are on topic.
May 16th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Always happens, though!
May 16th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Fair enough DPF. I did wonder how long it would take you to intervene on this. You must have anticipated this tone though?!?
[DPF: Nope.]
May 16th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
How many seats does National currently have in Parliament?
Which current and former National MP have both been married to the same person?
In what year was National founded?
Which National MP’s religion is Muslim?
Which two National MPs were voted sexiest in a poll by Durex?
What year was it when National ran the Dancing Cossacks advertisement against Labour?
How many National Party Presidents are still alive?
In ten words or less, explain how Whanau Ora works.
CNI is the only Region which has National every single seat. Has this ever happened before, and if so when?
Who is the Minister of Women’s Affairs?
May 16th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
# David Farrar (1339) Says:
May 16th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
This is a thread on fun quiz questions. Please take the rants to General Debate where they are on topic.
DPF, really you cannot be serious. You must never have visited General Debate. Its full of idiots, nutters, and attention seekers with very little to add to the worlds knowledge and debate.
Have a look at todays, 150 odd posts mostly full of vitriol towards other posters.
While some of give you a bit of stick from time to time, being consigned to the mercies of that lot is too much.
Have compassion.
May 16th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
And John I noticed your question was like all others mostly avoided.
May 16th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
This is the funniest blog post for a long time. The sunlight disinfectant is starting to shine on the Nats.
May 16th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Why is the National party shitting on the people who voted for them?
May 16th, 2010 at 8:30 pm
Who is this Muslim National MP? I can’t figure it out.
May 16th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
Must agree with Viking2 5:45/46
Also with MikeG 6:26 and Muzza 7:50
Says it all really..
May 16th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
Chris Trotter: Open Letter to the National Party
http://bowalleyroad.blogspot.com/2010/05/open-letter-to-national-party.html
May 16th, 2010 at 8:49 pm
“This is the funniest blog post for a long time. The sunlight disinfectant is starting to shine on the Nats.”
Sunlight IS the best disinfectant, so I’ve heard anyway.
May 16th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
1. How many seats does National currently have in Parliament?
Too many
2. Which current and former National MP have both been married to the same person?
This would be more interesting if the questions was “Which current and former National MPs have slept with the same person?”
3. In what year was National founded?
Don’t know, but it’s getting past it’s Use By date.
4. Which National MP’s religion is Muslim?
John Key when he is visiting a mosque
5. Which two National MPs were voted sexiest in a poll by Durex?
Did you say slipperyist?
6. What year was it when National ran the Dancing Cossacks advertisement against Labour?
The year that Muldoon ruined a great superannuation scheme
7. How many National Party Presidents are still alive?
None
8. In ten words or less, explain how Whanau Ora works.
Obviously a trick question as the Minister couldn’t answer this, although Annette King was able to describe it in a paragraph.
9. CNI is the only Region which has National every single seat. Has this ever happened before, and if so when?
Not sure, but it won’t happen again
10. Who is the Minister of Women’s Affairs?
Murray McCully
May 16th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Why is the National party shitting on the people who voted for them?
Yep, I wouldn’t mind hearing the answer to that one too.
Also, since we’ve discovered a way to control the Earths temperature, by adjusting the amount of a trace gas in the atmosphere, shouldn’t we be yelling from the roof tops? I mean it’s got to be mans greatest achievement, right?
We can control the temperature of the planet by pumping or not pumping c02 and hardly anyones talking about it.
WHY NOT?
I think it would have to rank as mans greatest achievement so far, how bout you guys?
May 16th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Which constituency has the National Party given the two finger salute to?
a) Dairy farmers
b) Law abiding parents of young children
c) The retired
d) Beef and sheep farmers
e) Green tinged Urban Liberals
May 16th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
1.How many seats does National currently have in Parliament?
58, 4 short of a majority.
3.In what year was National founded?
1935, when United and Reform joined. But wait, United came from the ashes of the Liberal Party, so it really was closer to 1895.
4.Which National MP’s religion is Muslim?
Think it’s Bakshi Singh [sp].
5.Which two National MPs were voted sexiest in a poll by Durex?
Nikki Kaye & Simon Bridges?
6.What year was it when National ran the Dancing Cossacks advertisement against Labour?
1975.
9.CNI is the only Region which has National every single seat. Has this ever happened before, and if so when?
I’m guessing after the snap election of 1951… (Saw a cartoon about it somewhere.)
10.Who is the Minister of Women’s Affairs?
Pansy Wong.
…
11. Which political system was the National Party founded to oppose?
Socialism. And they’re hardly going to oppose it with the ire of Roger Douglas when they know many voted for them just to kick Clark out…when Key got the top job, not Brash.
13. Why is there a Minister of Women’s Affairs?
To deflect attention from glass ceilings, whether real or imagined.
15. The Dancing Cossacks ad opposed communism. Why are we now selling our farms to the Communist Chinese?
‘Cause they believe in “communism with Chinese characteristics” (code word for more capitalism, thanks).
Notwithstanding the oddness of Chinese nationals buying land in NZ and not vice versa.
May 16th, 2010 at 11:51 pm
He’s Sikh.
It’s Tim Groser. He converted to get married.
May 17th, 2010 at 7:26 am
Why is Prime Minister John Key nicknamed “Neville” by his party’s base?
May 17th, 2010 at 7:35 am
“Why is Prime Minister John Key nicknamed “Neville” by his party’s base?”
Because he returned from a meeting with his racist friends, the Maori Party, with a piece of paper in his hand and proclaimed: “More taxes in our time”.
May 17th, 2010 at 7:36 am
What makes you think they’re the base?
May 17th, 2010 at 9:11 am
Which current and former National MP have both been married to the same person?
Pauline Gardiner and Hekia Parata (both married to Sir Wira Gardiner)
Which National MP’s religion is Muslim?
Hon Tim Groser
How many National Party Presidents are still alive?
9, I think – Sir George Chapman, Sue Wood, John Collinge, John Slater, Lindsay Tisch, Michelle Boag, Judy Kirk, and Peter Goodfellow. Plus another one in the 90s who I can’t remember the name of.
In ten words or less, explain how Whanau Ora works.
Private providers helping people out of dependency using state resources.
CNI is the only Region which has National every single seat. Has this ever happened before, and if so when?
Never, regions were only established in the last ten years. Before they were called divisions.
May 17th, 2010 at 10:19 am
DPF: Who is the Minister of Women’s Affairs?
For the sake if this country I hope this was among the hard questions.
May 17th, 2010 at 10:27 am
“This is a thread on fun quiz questions. Please take the rants to General Debate where they are on topic.”
Sorry David, I probably should have been more respectful of your private property.
But I know a lot of National Party members are asking themselves the same questions.
May 17th, 2010 at 11:55 am
Why did John Key attend the Al Gore promotion of his Inconvenient Lies film when Mr Gore held a talk at Auckland University School of Engineering about 4 years ago, despite Mr Key having publicly stated at the time that he didn’t believe in man-made global warming. Now, John Key is a believer. Did Al Gore manage to convert John Key into becoming a believer?
May 17th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
It might’ve been a fun event for you, DPF. In the meantime, we are trying to get answers to real questions that impact real lives. These are real questions:
Why persist with ETS?
Why not pare govt spending properly?
Why pay lip service to economic growth?
When are the Maori seats going, and the treaty gravy train stopping?
When will you listen to those who elected you?
May 17th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Why is National shitting on every Kiwi let alone voters and especially businesses with the ETS?
Must agree with Viking2 5:45/46, MikeG 6:26 and Muzza 7:50, Manolo 7.35, John Ansell 10.57,
Says it all really..
Loved Silent Majority 10.18.
This is better than GD with none of the God haters viscious trolling and Botherers responding.
May 17th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
That went well David. Thread fucked in record time.
May 17th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
I wasn’t aware there was a religion called Muslim? Last time I check it was called Islam
Also, should be “ten words or FEWER”
Time for a National Standard for whoever wrote this quiz I think!
May 17th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
Better call MR Speaker.
May 18th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
4.Which National MP’s religion is Muslim?
Think it’s Bakshi Singh [sp].
He’s Sikh.
Good point. Looks like I’m not gonna be winning any quiz nights anytime soon…