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The Quarantine Quiz for the 15th of May 2020

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 02). 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.

  1. What was unusual about the Reliant Robin car?
  2. In what year did Wellington Regional Stadium (Now Sky Stadium, nee Westpac Stadium, nee WestpacTrust Stadium) open? 1996, 1998, 2000 or 2002?
  3. Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams starred in what 2004 film based on a 1996 novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks?
  4. How many protons are there in a molecule of water (one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms)
  5. Speaking of water, Something in the Water is a 2010 hit song by which Wellington-born singer songwriter?
  6. The flags of Austria, Peru and Singapore all use which two colours?
  7. Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, is a special territory of which South American nation?
  8. According to legend, which hero pulled the North Island and the Islands of Hawai’i from the ocean?
  9. Who was allocated more money in yesterday’s budget; students or race horses?
  10. Which NBA team does Michael Jordan own?

Answers for 15 May 2020

  1. It had three wheels, to avoid road tax
  2. 2000
  3. The Notebook
  4. 10 - one in each hydrogen atom and 8 in the oxygen
  5. Brooke Fraser
  6. Red and white
  7. Chile
  8. Māui
  9. Race Horses
  10. The Charlotte Hornets
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