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 (Spaced Out Aotearoa Day 01). 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.
- The last government was the fifth National government. Including the current one, how many Labour governments have there been? 5, 6, 7 or 8?
- Platypus and echidnas are known as monotremes. What makes them different from other mammals?
- What is the gas that makes soft drink, beer and champagne bubbly?
- Which country on the coast of the Mediterranean has the shortest coastline?
- What Italian term, meaning “to the tooth”, is used to describe pasta that’s cooked so it’s still firm on the inside?
- How many years were the Beatles active?
- Who wrote the novel Moby Dick?
- Mad Max was released in 1979. What was the name of the Mad Max movie released in 2015?
- What was the name of the short-lived Friends spin-off show starring Matt LeBlanc?
- In which year are the next Commonwealth Games planned to take place?
Answers for 14 May 2020
- 6
- They lay eggs
- Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)
- Monaco (~3.8 km) like riding a bike from Houghton Bay to the Spruce Goose in Lyall Bay
- Al Dente
- 10 years from 1960–1970
- Herman Melville
- Mad Max Fury Road
- Joey
- 2022 (in Birmingham, England)
