Date: 2006-07-21 10:11:00
Tags: geopoliconomic
geopoliconomic hint
I almost forgot to post the hint for this week's geopoliconomic question! The hint is that the answer relates to an upcoming change in New Zealand on 31 July.

I apologise in advance if this one ends up being too obscure. But I think the answer will be interesting in any case. Comments are enabled on this post, feel free to ask questions if you like.
[info]mduell
2006-07-20T23:25:54Z
Google makes that too much of a hint.

http://www.google.com/search?q=new+zealand+31+july+change
[info]ghewgill
2006-07-21T00:04:03Z
Great, you can google. But what do those countries have in common? :)
[info]ivo
2006-07-22T16:35:02Z
so, google says something with money... however, why is Spain yellow but the rest of the "Euro currency" countries are not?? ...
(anonymous)
2006-07-22T02:23:44Z
How many characters are there in the chinese alphabet?
[info]ghewgill
2006-07-22T11:08:22Z
About 5000. But it's not an alphabet because the characters don't represent phonemes.

I was sort of hoping for questions related to the quiz. :)
[info]ivo
2006-07-22T16:32:10Z
What is the meaning of life?
(anonymous)
2006-07-23T14:49:02Z
You're right, I stand corrected. I must say I've been reading all these quizzes you put up along with all the hints and stories about your travels and life abroad, and I can only think of one question. Is that your real hair?
[info]ghewgill
2006-07-23T21:24:29Z
It is indeed. More evidence can be found here. However, my hair only stayed that colour for a couple of weeks before it grew out and I cut it back. It sure was fun while it lasted, though!
Greg Hewgill <greg@hewgill.com>