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 7). 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.
- V-shaped valleys are normally carved by rivers, what are U-shaped valleys carved by?
- Who was the captain of the USS enterprise immediately before Captain Kirk?
- The Lanisters in the Game of Throne books and TV show are said to always what?
- Which Wellington suburb reaches further north, Mount Victoria, Mapuia or Melrose?
- How many seperate political parties are currently in New Zealand’s parliament?
- In which country did Jimi Hendrix die in 1970?
- In which year did New Zealand introduce $1 and $2 coins to replace the notes of the same value? 1987, 1989, 1991?
- Speaking of money, which bird features on New Zealand’s $50 bill, a piwakawaka (fantail), a kōkako or a tui?
- The flags of Malaysia and Liberia are dominated by what pattern?
- The USA has the largest number of reported Covid-19 case. Which country has the second most? Spain, Italy or Russia?
Answers for 19 May 2020
- Glaciers
- Captain Christopher Pike
- Pay their debts
- Mount Vic Massive
- 5 - National, Labour, Greens, NZ First and Act. I’d also accept 6 if you consider Advance New Zealand (Jamie Lee Ross) a party.
- The UK (London)
- 1991
- Kōkako
- Red and white stripes, like the US Flag
- Russia
