Did You Know...

What is Market Square called now?
Victoria Square – was the hub of the City
Where is Rhododendron Island?
Avon River by Hereford Street Bridge
His wife sculptured his statue. Who is he and what was her name? What year was the stature erected?
Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Kathleen Scott 1917 unveiled
What do these names have in common Fitzgerald, Bealey, Rolleston and Moorhouse?
They were all First Superintendents of Christchurch
What river was the Avon River named after?
Kilmarnock River in Scotland
What do we now call our Winter Gardens?
Cunningham House
Name the first 6 roads that were essential to early Port Hills travel?
Sumner Road – Nov 1850, Bridle Path – Dec 1850-51, Ferry Road – Early 1851, Port Hills Road
Christchurch was judged Overall Winner of Major Cities, in the Nations in Bloom International Competition, to become the official 'Garden City of the World'. In what year was this?
1997
How many steps up to the top of the Christ Church Cathedral?
134 steps
Who from Christchurch was in the Guinness Book of Records, as being the Worlds Greatest Linguist?
How many languages did they speak fluently?
Harold Williams, 58 languages fluently, He was the Foreign Editor of The Times
Where is the Friendship Corner located?
At the end of Cashel Mall near Bridge of Remembrance
Where are the Sister City's Gardens?
Halswell Quarry
What lit the way on the corner outside the Canterbury Club in 1882?
An original Gas Lamp lit the way to Worchester Street Bridge
Where would you find the first brick library building (1875)?
Library on Hereford and Durham Street.
What were the Victorian Gothic Revival buildings, situated on the corner of Gloucester and Durham Streets home to?
Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings
Where was the first Post Office in Christchurch situated?
Market Square (Victoria Square)
Name 5 festivals held in Christchurch each year?
Festival of Romance, World Buskers, Christchurch Arts, Jazz & Blues
Where would you find the statue depicting The Four Winds?
Clyde & Fendalton Road intersection – Four Heads depicts the Four Winds
If you went to Port Cooper, where would you be going, and what is it called now?
Lyttelton Harbour
In what historic building would you find the i-Site Visitor Information Centre?
Old Post Office Building
Where is the ancient burial site for the Waitaha people, 'Tuawera' located and what is it called as now?
Cave Rock - Sumner
What is octagonally-shaped with a copper dome and tall columns located on the banks of the Avon River?
Edmonds Band Rotunda
Where would you have found the Bricks Wharf?
Over the Madras Street Bridge near Barbadoes Street
Maori called it 'Otakaro' – 'the place of play'……. what is this?
The Avon River
A heritage rose garden was planted here in August 2000 to commemorate the Millennium and 150 years of European settlement in the area. Where is this?
Beverley Park, Avonside
Where would you find a 'Tribute to Firefighters'?
Corner of Madras & Kilmore Streets
What memorial sculpture would you find located on the cnr of Madras and Kilmore Streets?
911 Firefighters Memorial to Firefighters from around the World
What was built in 1974 for a specific sporting event in Christchurch?
QEII Stadium
In the garden plot on the east entrance to the children's play ground in the Botanic Gardens, there is a brass Gnome. Placed there to mark the International Year of the Gnome. What is inscribed on the sash around his shoulders?
Guarding Naturally Over Mother Earth
What covers 161 hectares and was declared a public reserve in 1856?
Hagley Park
Where in Christchurch would you find the last lowland podocarp forest remaining in Canterbury?
Riccarton Bush
What historic Victorian homestead and gardens date from 1899?
Mona Vale
What is now located where the former Bells Motors Works was?
His Lordships Lane
Where is the 'Chalice' sculpture located?
Cathedral Square
Who was known as 'The Father of the Atom'?
Ernest Rutherford
Where is the oldest lecture theatre in New Zealand?
The Arts Centre
Where would you go to look at Rutherford's Den?
The Arts Centre
If you walked along Rolleston Avenue, by the Botanical Gardens, what three of the four Canterbury Provincial Council Superintendants would you pass?
Fitzgerald, Moorhouse & Rolleston
Who is the fourth Canterbury Provincial Council Superintendants?
Bealey
Where would you find the Pioneer Women's Memorial?
At the summit of the Bridle Path
Where would you find the Queen Victoria's Jubilee memorial, which was moved to its present site in 1930?
Corner of Victoria & Montreal Streets
Which direction does the hot dry wind come from that make people crazy/grumpy?
Nor West (NW)
What would you find in the centre of the Rose Garden, in the Botanic Gardens?
Sun Dial
Where in Cathedral Square would you find the Four Ships Court, which lists and commemorates the settlement of the region by both Maori and European?
Southwest Corner of Cathedral Square- in front of the Old Post Office (i-SITE)
This is believed to be the only purpose built memorial in the world, which commemorates the loss of life of nurses in wartime. What is it?
Nurses Memorial Chapel
Where is Nurses Memorial Chapel found?
In the grounds of the Christchurch Hospital
Ada Wells, of Christchurch is one of the six women depicted in the Kate Shepherd memorial, where is it?
Behind Our City O-Tautahi on the banks of the Avon River
What was the Governments Domain?
It is now the Botanic Gardens
Where was the original University of Canterbury?
Where the Arts Centre is now located
Where would you find a sculpture that rotates with the phases of the moon?
Outside the Christchurch Art Gallery
Do you know where Tautahi pa site is?
Cambridge Terrace by the Madras Street Bridge, over Barbadoes Street
How many carved pou are on the Tautahi pa site and what do they signify?
3 carved pou, signifying the three waves of migration
The Timeball Station is a unique Lyttelton landmark, and one of only two purpose-built maritime Timeball Stations remaining in the world today. Why is the Timeball Station important to navigators?
The Timeball drops at exactly 1.00 pm daily
What year did Christchurch become a city by Royal Charter?
31 July 1856 – Making Christchurch the oldest established city in NZ
How many parks, covering approximately 3,000 hectares (7,500 acres) does Christchurch have?
740 Parks
What does the Maori name of the Christchurch Art Gallery mean?
'Te Puna' honours Waipuna – the well spring – an artesian spring on the site of the Christchurch Art Gallery. 'Waiwhetu' refers to the nearby tributary of the Avon rover and can also be translated into 'water' in which stars are reflected
Who laid the foundation stone at Christ Church Cathedral in 1864?
Bishop Harper
When did the BNZ, on the corner of Hereford and Colombo Streets and Cathedral Square open?
1967
When is the Ellerslie International Flower Show going to be held in Christchurch's Hagley Park?
11-15 March 2009
The hub of the city moved from Market Square to Cathedral Square in about 1879. Why?
The Post Office was opened
How many hotel rooms are there within 10 minutes walking distance of the city centre and Hagley Park?
More than 2000
What does SOL Square stand for and why would you go there?
South of Lichfield – bars and restaurants
A specialist department store since 1872 is a Christchurch landmark. It is famous for its Christmas window displays. What is the name of it and where is it?
Ballantynes – Corner of Colombo & Cashel Streets
What fountain was first installed in 1911, in a pool adjacent to where the Robert McDougall Art Gallery now stands. It was moved to the eastern end of the Archery Lawn in 1932. The fountain was dismantled and stored for many years. In 1996 the fountain was reinstated in the Botanic Gardens next to the Canterbury Museum.
The Peacock Fountain – to honor the Hon. J T Peacock
The Sign of the Takahe, on the Summit Road is an outstanding monument to the memory of a conservationist, who was ahead of his time. What was his name?
Harry Ell- Henry George Ell
The Sign of the Takake is the first rest house encountered as travelers leave Christchurch by Dyers Pass Road. The rest houses are spaced at easy intervals on the walking tracks, along the summit of the Port Hills. Name the other three rest houses?
Sign of the Kiwi, Sign of the Bellbird, Sign of the Packhorse
One of these rest houses was a tearooms from 1916 to around 1940 and is now a welcome and well-used shelter above Kennedys Bush. Can you name it?
Sign of the Bellbird
What name did the store originally have, that stands on Gloucester Street, now known at Farmers?
Hays (the friendly store)
Who was the founder of the store?
James L Hay (later known as Sir James Hay)
What year was the Christchurch Town Hall opened?
September 1972
When did the last of the old trams cease operating on the various routes in Christchurch?
1954
What happened on 26th August 1992?
The BIG snow
What height is the Christ Church Cathedral, from ground level to the top of the spire/cross at the top?
63 Metres
Harewood Airport, now known as Christchurch International Airport was opened in what year?
1940
Name two picture theatres that were found in Cathedral Square?
Savoy, Tivolie, Regent
What is the statue of Sergeant Henry James Nicholas on the banks of the Avon River, looking towards?
The Bridge of Remembrance
Where would you find the Northern Rata, in Christchurch City?
On Rhododendron Island