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 28). There’s a meta puzzle too, see if you can piece it together from the 3rd to the 22nd of April. All previous quizzes can be found here.
- What is the name of the sumo wrestler character in the Street Fighter franchise of video games?
- In ancient Greek mythology, what kind of creature was Pegasus?
- What is the name of the RNZAF airforce base half way between Palmerston North and Whanganui?
- W is the symbol for which chemical element?
- What kind of animal is the titular character in the Dr Seuss book Horton Hears a Who!?
- Which country’s flag features a silhouette of a two-headed eagle on a red background?
- Who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate factory?
- Who founded the US media company Harpo Productions?
- Wellington Zoo and the Wellington Hockey Stadium are positioned on which Wellington mountain?
- What is the top level domain name of Switzerland? (New Zealand is .nz)
Answers for 22 April 2020
- E. Honda
- A winged horse
- Ohakea
- Tungsten
- Elephant
- Albania
- Roald Dahl
- Oprah Winfrey (Harpo is Oprah backwards)
- Albert
- .ch (Confoederatio Helvetica, the Latin name for Switzerland)
