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 12). 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.
- Which two countries are completely surrounded by Italy?
- What popular soft drink was originally called “Brad’s Drink”?
- What is the stage name of Dylan Kwabena Mills?
- In architecture, a gargoyle is a sculpted creature with a spout for water to run through. What are gargoyles without a spout called?
- What was the magnitude of this morning’s earthquake?
- Taranaki, Ruapehu and Ngarahoe are all what type of volcano (as in their shape), stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes or compound volcanoes?
- Which HBO current affairs comedy show does British comedian John Oliver host?
- Who authored The Catcher in the Rye?
- In which country are the Nazca Lines?
- Which beloved Wellington restaurant right next to the urban Motorway has had to permanently close due to Covid-19?
Answers for 25 May 2020
- San Marino and the Vatican
- Pepsi
- Dizzee Rascal
- Grotesques
- 5.8. But I’ll accept anything in the 5.6-6.0 range.
- Stratovolcanoes
- Last Week Tonight
- J. D. Salinger
- Peru
- The Bresolin (RIP)
