QUIZ: Canterbury Show Day / Canterbury Anniversary

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Our November quiz looks at Christchurch Show Day and Canterbury’s official anniversary. Test your knowledge of the annual show.

Here are some resources to help you answer this month's questions:

What year was the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral (A&P) Association founded?
How many years was the Canterbury Show held in Addington?
When was the first agricultural show held in Canterbury?
The first time the show was held at the Addington site, it included a leaping match? Who competed in this match?
What decade was first woman elected onto the Canterbury A&P Association committee?
From 1863 to 1886 the show was held in land bought by the A&P Association on Colombo Street. After the show moved to Addington the land was sold. What is on the land now?
Originally Canterbury’s anniversary was celebrated around the 15th of December. In what decade did Canterbury’s official anniversary shift to November?
Early settlers advertised shows of farm animals and produce in Canterbury's two earliest newspapers, what were the newspapers?
Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the New Zealand Agricultural Show did not go ahead in 2020. When was the last time the show had to be cancelled?
The A&P show has a long association with Addington. Where did the suburb of Addington get its name?
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