DID YOU KNOW? by Noemie Lemaire
Did you know these slang words?
Banger: sausage
Box of budgies: cheerful, happy, very good
Candyfloss: cotton candy
Cheerio: good-bye
Cuppa: cuppa tea, cuppa coffee, cuppa Milo
Fizzy: soda pop
Footpath: pavement or sidewalk
Get off the grass: equivalent to "stop pulling my leg"
Jandal: thongs, flip-flops
Kiwi: New Zealander
Mate: buddie
Naff off: get lost!
Pinky: little finger
Plod: friendly term for local policeman
Rellies: family, relatives
Skint: short of money
Sprog: a child
Togs: swimsuit, bathing suit
Vegemite: spread for toast or bread
Whinge: complain
DID YOU KNOW ?
Did you know.....that?
New Zealand has its position on the edge of two tectonic plates. The boundary between the Pacific Plate and the Indian/ Australian Plate bisects the north and south islands of New Zealand, resulting in extensive mountain range uplift and volcanic activity.
Do you know New Zealand's National Hymn?
Thomas Bracken wrote his poem in the early 1870s, and. In 1940, the Government declared God Defend New Zealand to be the National Hymn. In 1977, with the Queen's consent, God Defend New Zealand has been given equal status with God Save the Queen as one of New Zealand's national anthems.
How much do you know about endangered species in New Zealand ?
There is loads of endangered species that only live in New Zealand like the Tuatara, many birds like he Kakapo, many bats like the Hawaiian hoary, many insects like the Karner blue and many more.
Do you know what are the mineral resources of New Zealand ?
The mineral resources of New Zealand are iron, coal, gold, sand, hyper power, limestone, timber and natural gas.
http://www.greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/new_zealand/new_zealand_geography.html
http://www.chemistry.co.nz/new_zealand_national_anthem.htm
http://eelink.net/EndSpp/lists-u.s.endangeredandthreatenedspecieslists.html
http://www.chemistry.co.nz/kiwi.htm
http://www.chemistry.co.nz/new_zealand_facts.htm
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