Quiz of the Week

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﻿We've just experienced some of the coldest days of the year. So warm up your brain with a temperature quiz.

The Figure-Friday quiz: oh the weather outside is frightful but this quiz is so delightful

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How much do you really know about the things you disproportionately hate?

The Figure-Friday quiz: some things are meant to be hated

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It's too bloody cold to go outside so stay in and take this chill quiz instead.

The Friday-Figure Quiz: warm up your cold heart with this toasty quiz

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There are only five days until 2017's shortest day, and we're celebrating the oncoming slide towards summer with a quiz about all things short and small. It's not a big thing, but we think you should take it. 

The Friday-Figure quiz: Just five short days until the shortest day

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The British Lions are here and the UK is counting votes in a momentous general election. This week, it's got to be a quiz about Great Britain and Ireland. The best of British luck to you!

The Figure-Friday quiz: Britain decides, and so do you

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It's Queen's Birthday weekend and what better way to celebrate than by dusting up on your Commonwealth knowledge.

The Figure-Friday quiz: by order of her majesty the Queen, take this quiz

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With the release of #Budget2017 this week, it's the perfect time to test your knowledge of government spending.

The Figure-Friday quiz: What exactly is the government spending money on?

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In 1987, an election was held, petrol was cheaper, and people were fewer. But how much has really changed in New Zealand in 30 years? Take the quiz to test your knowledge of 1987.

The Figure-Friday quiz: have things really changed since 1987?

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There's no denying it now: autumn is here, and with it shorter days and cooler temperatures. But then again, feijoas! Test your knowledge of all things autumn below.

How many weeks till we move the clocks forward again?

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Today we're celebrating Rent Week with some cold hard facts and figures.

How many New Zealanders spend more than 40% of their income on rent?

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To celebrate Pi Week (Pi Day was 3/14 of course), here's a quiz all about numbers.

The Figure-Friday quiz: it’s Pi Week, so get counting

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House prices have apparently gone down in Auckland, but does that mean the average worker can afford a home?

The Figure-Friday quiz: can an average NZ income fund an average NZ home?

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It's all over Instagram but how much do you really know about food?

The Figure-Friday quiz: following food from the field to the ‘gram

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Summer's almost over but that never stopped Kiwis from travelling before. Take the quiz on Kiwis in flight.

The Figure-Friday quiz: where and how are Kiwis flying?

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Old McDonald had a farm and wants you to know exactly how many animals are on it.

The Figure-Friday quiz: What’s happened to all our sheep?

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Head back to school with books so cool and test your knowledge of education in New Zealand.

The Figure-Friday quiz: the under and overachievers in NZ schools

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Test your knowledge of New Zealanders and our great outdoors with this friendly Friday quiz.

The Figure-Friday quiz: how fit and adventurous are New Zealanders?

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Test your knowledge of New Zealand's important numbers.

The Figure-Friday quiz: colour New Zealand by numbers

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Road trip through New Zealand's most impressive towns.

The Figure-Friday quiz: a fun fact road trip across New Zealand

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It's costing more and more to live in New Zealand. But just how much more?

The Figure-Friday quiz: the true cost of living in New Zealand

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Madeleine Chapman rounds out Death Week on The Spinoff with a final recommendation.

The Weekend: If in doubt, go to the funeral

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There's not a single dud in this dazzling collection of essays, which touches on everything from weaving to seagulls to Meccano enthusiasts.

Rich and rare: Bad Archive by Flora Feltham, reviewed

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'Mainly I just love the musical frisbees he throws out into the world, and this is one of those.'

‘Possibly the best live gig I have been to’: TRiPS’ perfect weekend playlist

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Celebrating our quadrennial opportunity to become experts in a bunch of sports we never normally watch.

Every sport at the Paris Olympics, ranked from least to most fun to watch

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The photograph is striking and beautiful, but also disturbing – a reminder that my love for John was often entangled in shame.

The Sunday Essay: Remembering my brother

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Imagine Aaron Smith yelling at forwards and that's how our dog of the month would sound chasing a ball.

Dog of the month: Babushka, who is notorious in Newtown

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If you haven’t started watching yet, we beg you to reconsider.

Why this season of The Traitors is the best reality TV NZ has ever made

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The Friday Poem: ‘The clothes of the dead’ by Fiona Kidman

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A spicy new romance series heats up the charts. 

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending July 26

It’s late on a Friday afternoon and the weekend beckons – what better time to test your knowledge of occupations and employment in New Zealand?

The Spinoff

Quiz of the WeekOctober 14, 2016

The Figure-Friday quiz: Working hard or hardly working?

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Quiz of the WeekOctober 14, 2016

The Figure-Friday quiz: Working hard or hardly working?

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