At the time of NZ’s flag referendum in late 2015 we asked players several questions relating to the referendum process, and the flags and designs. The referendum was criticised for not engaging with the public. Our flag questions reached 291 participants, qualifying as a fairly good representation for the level of understanding of the referendum process. The average team score for our flag questions was 66.7% – well above the average score for these quizzes. For us, it didn’t seem to indicate uninformed or ambivalent voters. The final referendum turnout was 68% – much higher than pundits were expecting. But from our gauge, we knew that the public’s awareness had been under-rated.
