<p>Mount Ngauruhoe, on New Zealand's North Island, served as Mount Doom in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy.</p> <p><b>Did You Know?</b> Sir Edmund Hillary was a beekeeper in New Zealand before becoming one of the first men to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Learn more about <a href="http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/road-trips/new-zealand-north-island-quiz/" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> with our ten-question quiz.</p>

New Zealand's North Island

Mount Ngauruhoe, on New Zealand's North Island, served as Mount Doom in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

Did You Know? Sir Edmund Hillary was a beekeeper in New Zealand before becoming one of the first men to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Learn more about New Zealand with our ten-question quiz.

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