Aoraki Victorious in Term 2

Alas, Toroa has relinquished the House Challenge Cup to Aoraki this term. Toroa were the Term 1 Cup holders after winning the Tug-O-War. 

Aoraki have claimed the cup this term after winning the Who Am I? Quiz. For three rounds, House Groups were delivered a new clue each day to guess what entity was being described and awarded points for correct answers. Special mention to Groups 3/3 and 3/5 who helped secure Aoraki’s win with an impressive first day guess! 

Final Placings in the challenge:

1st Aoraki   2nd Omimi   3rd Clayton   4th Toroa

Have a read of the clues below and see if you can work it out for yourself!

The next House Challenge Cup activity is to be announced early Term 3.

Round 1:

• I was invented in the late 19th century

• My name is often linked to pop culture, celebrities and Superbowl ads

• I’ve had several redesigns over the years, but my colours have consistently stayed red, white and blue

• My name comes from a digestive enzyme which was once thought to reflect my original purpose as a health tonic.

• I famously rival another cola brand and was originally called “Brad’s Drink”

Round 2:

• I am a famous person. One year recently Time magazine named me on their list of the 100 most influential people at the time

• The name you know me by wasn’t the one that I was born with. My parents divorced when I was young and I was brought up mostly by my mother

• I was born in Wellington and went to Victoria University. My mother was a teacher and my father an artist of Te Whānau-ā-Apanui descent. I have 2 children

• I am a filmmaker, actor, comedian and one of my movies won an Academy Award

• My first name rhymes with Haika and my wife’s first name is mentioned in a famous song by the Beatles about a lovely meter maid 

Round 3:

• I am a country that was originally colonised by the French

• I am on the continent that has the most landlocked countries in it. I am currently considered a dangerous country to visit.

• I am one of the least developed countries in the world. My name now wasn’t the one I have always been known as. 

• At the 1999 U17 World Championship tournament, I played all my games in Dunedin and was adopted by local schools including Logan Park High School

• I was formerly known as the Republic of Upper Volta. my internet domain names end in .bf