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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 Season 3, Episode 13). All previous quizzes can be found here.

1. The Stratocaster is a model of guitar made by which company?
2. Which grain is used to make bourbon?
3. Hiragana and Katakana are character sets from which language?
4. The Wellington Cable Car’s lower station is accessed from which street?
5. Who painted The Birth of Venus?
6. What is the second largest planet in the solar system?
7. What colours are on the Belgian flag?
8. Who is on the American $100 bank note?
9. What is the highest mountain in the North Island?
10. What is original Māori name for Christchurch?

Answers for 30 August 2021

1. Fender
2. Corn / maize
3. Japanese
4. Lambton Quay
5. Sandro Botticelli
6. Saturn
7. Red, yellow and black
8. Benjamin Franklin
9. Ruapehu
10. Ōtautahi

Do you remember the before times? The long, long ago? Quizzes ran freely through the grassy valleys. 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 Season 3, Episode 12). All previous quizzes can be found here.

1. Surfin’ Safari was a hit song by which 1960s band?
2. Memphis Tennessee is named after an ancient city in which country?
3. What is the second letter in the Greek alphabet?
4. In what part of Plamerston North is the Palmerston North Clock Tower?
5. Who designed the Sagrada Família cathedral in Barcelona, Spain?
6. Which planet is represented with this symbol: ♁
7. What is the national animal of Ireland?
8. What number US president was Bill Clinton?
9. What is the stage name of Marhsall Mathers?
10. In which year were New Zealand’s sesquicentenary celebrations?

Answers for 29 August 2021

1. The Beach Boys
2. Memphis in Egypt
3. Beta
4. The Square
5. Antoni Gaudí
6. Earth
7. The Red Deer
8. 42nd
9. Eminem / Slim Shady
10. 1990

Saturday morn at the Quizzies, who knows what questions there’ll be! 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 Season 3, Episode 7). All previous quizzes can be found here.

1. Odessa in Texas is named after the city of Odessa in which country?
2. In which year was Jacinda Ardern born?
3. Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears all got starts on which children’s TV show ?
4. The 1 km wide border between North and South Korea has what three letter acronym?
5. Who painted The Scream?
6. Which other planet gets the closest to Earth?
7. What is the National animal of Canada?
8. What number US president is Joe Biden ?
9. What is the stage name of Sean Combs?
10. In which year did Auckland host the Commonwealth Games?

Answers for 28 August 2021

1. Ukraine
2. 1980
3. The Mickey Mouse Club
4. The DMZ (demilitarised zone)
5. Edvard Munch
6. Venus
7. The Beaver
8. 46th
9. Puff Daddy / P. Diddy
10. 1990

Don’t pay the quizzer man. Don’t even fix a price. 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 Season 3, Episode 10). All previous quizzes can be found here.

1. What kills more people every year, sharks, coconut trees or hippopotamuses?
2. Who wrote the 2015 book The Girl on the Train?
3. Which do we observe longer in New Zealand, daylight savings or standard time?
4. What kind of radiation from the Sun causes sun burn?
5. Which actor plays Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
6. How many protons are in an atom of Oxygen?
7. What is the stage name of Stefani Germanotta?
8. How many states are there in the USA?
9. In which year was the first iPhone launched?
10. In which country was Freddy Mercury born?

Answers for 27 August 2021

1. Hippos
2. Paula Hawkins
3. Daylight Savings Time (176 vs 189 days)
4. Ultraviolet / UV
5. Scarlett Johansson
6. Eight
7. Lady Gaga
8. Fifty
9. 2007
10. Zanzibar / Tanzania

Ain’t no party like a quizzing party ‘cause a quizzing party just don’t stop! 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 Season 3, Episode 9). All previous quizzes can be found here.

1. Chinook, Citra and Columbus are all varieties of what?
2. What does the Japanese word dōzo mean in English? Thank you, sorry, or please?
3. The Chathams Island time zone is how many minutes ahead of NZ time?
4. What does the initial J stand for in J. R. R. Tolkien?
5. Which actor plays Doctor Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
6. Trey Parker and Matt Stone created which cartoon series?
7. What is the chemical symbol for Tungsten?
8. From which country was the first woman in space?
9. What was Michael Jackson’s pet chimpanzee’s name?
10. How many English kings have been named Henry?

Answers for 26 August 2021

1. Hops (for beer)
2. Please
3. 45 minutes
4. John (Ronald Reuel Tolkien)
5. Benedict Cumberbatch
6. South Park
7. W
8. The USSR
9. Bubbles
10. Eight

What even is time? 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 Season 3, Episode 7). All previous quizzes can be found here.

1. What are the colours of the Swedish flag?
2. Which state highway connects Bulls and Whanganui?
3. Approximately how many people live in the South Island / Te Waipounamu? 1.2 million, 1.4 million or 1.6 million?
4. Which actor plays V int he movie V for Vendetta?
5. How many degrees does the hour hand rotate between 3:20 o’clock and 6 o’clock?
6. What was the title of the first Discworld novel by Terry Prachett?
7. How many studio Albums did Nirvana release?
8. In which world cup quarter finals did Diego Maradona’s “hand of god” goal took place?
9. Which evolved first, trees, grass or sharks?
10. The milk of which animal is traditionally used to make feta?

Answers for 25 August 2021

1. Blue and Yellow
2. SH3
3. 1.2 million
4. Hugo Weaving
5. 80°
6. The Colour of Magic
7. Three - Bleach, Nevermind and In Utero
8. 1986
9. Sharks (then trees, then grass)
10. Sheep or Sheep and Goat

Pour some quizzing on me! 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 Season 3, Episode 7). All previous quizzes can be found here.

1. Our parliament takes place in the Parliament Buildings, which country does that in Christiansborg Palace?
2. What does the fifth word in the sentence Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo, buffalo Buffalo buffalo, mean?
3. If you are just about to start the penultimate lap of a race, how many laps are left?
4. Which is the odd one out of puma, leopard, mountain lion and cougar?
5. How many degrees does the hour hand rotate between 3 o’clock and 8 o’clock?
6. Krang was a villain in which late 80s cartoon series?
7. Which planet, apart from Earth, can be seen with the naked eye during daylight?
8. In Greek mythology, who was Zeus’s grandmother?
9. Which Formula One team did Michael Schumacher prior to joining Ferrari?
10. Which pop singer is the sister of Game of Thrones actor Alfie Allen?

Answers for 24 August 2021

1. Denmark
2. Bully
3. 2
4. Leopard, all the others are the same animal
5. 150°
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
7. Venus
8. Gaia
9. Benetton
10. Lily Allen

Picture yourself in a quiz by a river, with tangerine trees and marmalade skies. 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 Season 3, Episode 5). All previous quizzes can be found here.

1. In which country are the Deccan Traps?
2. Caldera, the sunken center of a volcano, is a Spanish word meaning what?
3. In the coat of arms, featured on the Mexican flag, a Bald Eagle is seen eating what other animal?
4. How many people have served as New Zealand Prime Minister? 30, 35 or 40?
5. Pinky and The Brain were characters in which children’s cartoon series?
6. What was the name of Taylor Swift’s debut studio album?
7. Which star is closest to the Solar System?
8. In Greek mythology, who was Zeus’s father?
9. What was the last home video game console released by Sega?
10. Rivers Cuomo fronts which long-running band?

Answers for 23 August 2021

1. India
2. Couldron
3. A snake (a rattlesnake)
4. 40
5. Animaniacs
6. Taylor Swift (self titled)
7. Proxima Centauri
8. Chronos
9. The Dreamcast
10. Weezer

Quaz, quez, quoz, quuz, quyz, quiz. Got there eventually. 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 Season 3, Episode 5). All previous quizzes can be found here.

1. In which country is the Coromandel Coast?
2. If Wario is Super Mario’s nemesis, who is Luigi’s?
3. How many colours are there on the Austrian flag?
4. At what speed does gravity travel?
5. In which Australian state are the towns of Dingo, Kia Ora and Banana?
6. Chris Cornell fronted which two successful bands?
7. Which company makes the A320 jet liner?
8. What kind of tea is used to make masala chai?
9. Which sequel is the highest grossing film of all time with a Z in its name?
10. Who wrote 2003 novel We Need To Talk About Kevin?

Answers for 22 August 2021

1. India
2. Waluigi
3. Two - red a white
4. The speed of light
5. Queensland
6. Soundgarden and Audioslave
7. Airbus
8. Black tea
9. Frozen II
10. Lionel Shriver

It’s as late as ever, it’s today’s quarantine quiz! 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 Season 3, Episode 4). All previous quizzes can be found here.

1. Kiwi Earnest Rutherford received a Nobel prize in which discipline?
2. Which Australian state is the smallest by area?
3. Twilight Sparkle is a characters from which children’s TV show?
4. Which historical figure is on the American ten dollar note?
5. What is the anti-matter version of an electron?
6. The three main members of Nirvana were Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and which other person?
7. Lepidopterology Is the study of what?
8. What is the second smallest planet in the solar system?
9. What is the English name for Te Pataka o Rākaihautū?
10. New Zealand, Australia and several Pacific nations connect to America through which internet fibre optic cable?

Answers for 21 August 2021

1. Chemistry
2. Tasmania
3. My Little Pony
4. Alexander Hamilton
5. Positron
6. Krist Novoselic
7. Moths and butterflies
8. Mars
9. Banks Peninsula
10. The Southern Cross Cable

Level up, it’s quizzing time! It’s the third of the restarted quarantine quiz! 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 Season 3, Episode 3). All previous quizzes can be found here.

1. Before embarking on her solo career, which ska band did Gwen Stefani front?
2. What is the most populous city in North America?
3. Who played James Bond before Daniel Craig?
4. In which year did the New Zealand Land Wars start? 1845, 1855 or 1865?
5. Which two particles are in the core of most atoms?
6. In technology, what does the acronym LED stand for?
7. First airing in 1992, what is New Zeland’s longest running fictional television programme?
8. Chien is the French word for which domestic animal?
9. Which three colours are in the flag of the Netherlands?
10. Tortilla are traditionally made from what kind of flour?

Answers for 20 August 2021

1. No Doubt
2. Mexico City
3. Pierce Brosnan
4. 1845
5. Protons and Neutrons
6. Light Emitting Diode
7. Shortland Street
8. Dog
9. Red, white and blue
10. Maize (AKA corn flour or masa)

Rock down with the lock down! It’s the second of the restarted quarantine quiz! 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 Season 3, Episode 2). All previous quizzes can be found here.

1. How many months was it between this current lockdown and the last (in Auckland)?
2. What is the most populous city in Africa?
3. Excluding the Ewoks movies and the Christmas Special, how many live action Stars Wars films have been released?
4. The I in IPCC, the UN’s climate change panel, stands for what?
5. What does the Māori word terewīhana mean in English?
6. Which bird features on the New Zealand $50 note?
7. Who was born first, Kim Jong-Il or Winston Peters?
8. Which two countries border Bhutan?
9. What is the 9th element of the periodic table?
10. What is 5 orders of magnitude more than 10?

Answers for 19 August 2021

1. Six
2. Kinshasa in the DRC
3. Eleven
4. Intergovernmental
5. Television
6. The Kōkako
7. Kim (1941, Peters 1945)
8. China and India
9. Florine
10. 1,000,000

It’s a new lockdown, and there’s new quizzes! 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 Season 3, Episode 1). All previous quizzes can be found here.

1. Which US University administers the Pulitzer Prize?
2. What is the most populous city in Europe?
3. At last count, how many series of Star Trek, including animated ones, have been aired?
4. The m in mRNA stands for what?
5. What is the name of the desert that the desert road goes through?
6. Who is the lead singer of the band The Smashing Pumpkins?
7. What does the German word schwarz mean in English?
8. How many of New Zealand’s five bank notes don’t feature white men?
9. Theropod dinosaurs walked on how many legs?
10. Which came first, Taylor Swift or Diet Coke?

Answers for 18 August 2021

1. Colombia University
2. Istanbul
3. Nine (see below)
4. Messenger
5. Rangipo Desert
6. Billy Corgan
7. Black
8. Three
9. Two
10. Diet Coke (1982, Swift 1989)