Every day of the nation-wide Aotearoa quarantine, I’m posting a quiz as something for people to look forward to. Here’s today’s (Aotearoa Rāhui Day 9). There’s a meta puzzle too, from today on. See if you can piece it together from today until the 22nd of April.

1. Which planet in the Solar System has the highest density?
2. What is the lowest natural point of elevation in Australia?
3. Which came first, beer or wine?
4. Who wrote the Hunger Games book trilogy?
5. In the movie Office Space, the character Milton is obsessed with which piece of office equipment?
6. Which island was Napoleon exiled to?
7. Who succeeded King Henry the Eighth?
8. The CSI: Crime Scene Investigation series of TV shows all feature a theme song by whom?
9. The first Final Fantasy video game was release on which game console?
10. Which volcano erupted on June 15 1991, producing the second largest eruption in the 20th century?

Answers for 3 April 2020

1. The Earth
2. Lake Eyre
3. Beer ~7500 BCE (Wine ~4000 BCE in Georgia)
4. Susanne Collins
5. A red Swingline stapler
6. Saint Helena
7. Edward VI
8. The Who
9. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1987
10. Mount Pinatubo