HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

Northern Advocate, 12 June 1937, Page 8

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

What To Do FIVE possible answers are given for each question. You select what you think is the correct answer, and put its number on the line at the right of the number of the C;v question on the answer sheet. Example: 0. The Prime Minister of New Zealand is (1) r Coates, (2) Holland, (3) Semple, (4) Savage, (5) Forbes. V Savage is the correct answer. The number of this * question is O; the number 4 (meaning Savage) has been placed at the right of 0 on the answer sheet. ' ; At the end of the Test check your replies with the answers given on Page 14. AND DON’T PEEP. \ In our opinion, 20 is a good score, 25 very good indeed. There are no prizes.

1— A'former French Prime Minister who is second to a barrister who has, challenged ,a Crown Prosecutor to a duel i's: (1) M. Flandin; (2) M. Herriot; (3) M. Blum; (4) M. Tardieu; (5) M. Paul-Boncour. 2 The first dairy company to release figures from its balance sheet for the first season under the guaranteed price was: (1) N.Z. Co-op.; (2) Hikurangi; (3) Tamaki; (4) Whangarei; (5) Maungaturoto. *. s • ; 3 When Miss Jean Harlow, the screen star, died, she. was working on a film with: (1) William Powell; (2) Nelson Eddy; (3) Clark Gable; (4) John Barrymore; (5) --- Errol’Flynn.- -

7 A vote against, the cession of any territory to meet Germany’s colonial demands has been passed in: (1) Canada; (2) France; (3) Turkey; (4) Yugoslavia; (5) Egypt. 8 — An attack was last week launched on the regimentation of youth by: (1) The Archbishop of Canterbury; (2) King George VI; (3) Lord Baden-Powell; (4) Mr/ G. Lansbury; (5) Mr M. J. Savage. 9 Public subscriptions to the King George V Memorial Fund, apart from the Government, totalled approximately: (1) £70,000; (2) £100,000; (3) £50,000; (4) £120,000; (5) £140,000. ,10—The Rev. Jardine, who performed t}ie religious ceremony at the wedding of the Duke of Windsor, is stationed at Darlington, which is in; (1) Sussex; (2) Wales; (3) Yorkshire; (4) Warwickshire; (5) Surrey. 11 — The Duke and Duchess of Windsor are honeymooning at Wasserleonburg, a castle in: (1) Albania; (2) Dalmatia; (3) Italy; (4) Sicily; (5) Austria. 12— The High Commissioner for Palestine is: (1) Sir Arthur Wauchope; (.2) Sir Nevile Henderson; (3) Sir William Birdwood; (4) Nahas Pasha; (5) Lord Trenchard.

4 A serious rival to wool is being manufactured in; Cl) Russia; (2) Belgium; (3) France; (4) Czechoslovakia; (5) Poland. 5Mr Savage did some straight speaking at the Imperial Confer- , ence during the week, on the subject of: (1) Trade; (2) Pacific shipping; (3) Air services; (4) Pacific pact; (5) Canada’s attitude, to foreign affairs. 6 Housing progress has been such in Britain that during the past year the number of people who moved into new houses was: (1) 20,000; (2) 100,000; (3) 750,000; (4) 1,000,000; 15> - 000,000;

13 — France was eliminated from the Davis Cup by: (1) South Africa; (2) Sweden; (3) Czechoslovakia; (4) Italy; (5) Germany. . . 14— The new Foreign Minister of Japan is: (1) Prince Konoye; (2) Mr K. Debuchi; (3) Mr Kaya; (4) Mr Hiroto; (5) Mr Baba. 15— The number of cases of infantile paralysis notified in the North to date is: (1) Six, (2) 13; (3) Three; (4) Eight; (5) 15. 16— Work has commenced on the new building for the Whangarei County Council, which is expected to be * completed in; (1) July; (2) August; (3) November; (4) Septem- . ber; (5) October. 17 — The “Yorkshire Evening News” professional golf tourney was won by: (1) J. Fallon; (2) J. J. Busson; (3) H. Cotton; (4) George Oke; (5) A. J. Lacey. IS —The new chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board is; (1) Captain Sergeant; (2) Hon. T. Bloodworth; (3) Mr R. T. Reid; (4) Mr W. B. Darlow; (5) Sir Ernest Davis.

19 — The percentage of increase in New Zealand’s butter production for the year ended April 30 is: (1) 6.21; (2) 5.47; (3) 7.69; (4) 1.90; (5) 8.71. 20— The annual cost of the National Health Insurance scheme is estimated at; (1) £5,000,000; (2) £2,800,000; (3) £4,000,000; (4) £3,500,000; (5) £6,750,000. 21— In the mid-week series of county cricket matches in England, York- , shire had a substantial win over: (1) Kent; (2) Lancashire; (3) Worcestershire; (4) Derbyshire; (5) Somerset. 22 New Zealand were beaten by Derbyshire by 202 runs. The highest scorer in New Zealand’s second innings was: (1) Weir; (2) Carson; (3) Donnelly; (4) Moloney; (5) Wallace. , 23—The captain of the English Ryder Cup golf team is: (1) P. Alliss; (2) H. Cotton; (3) A. H. Padgham; (4) C. A. Whitcombe; (5) A. Perry. 24—Hubert Opperman, the Australian cyclist, has recaptured the record for the trip between London and: (.1) Portsmouth; (2) Land’s End; (3) Birmingham; (4) Sheffield; (5) Yarmouth.

25 — A record totalisator turnover was ’ recorded on the King’s Birthday holiday at: (1) Auckland; (2) Ashburton; (3) Wanganui; (4) Dunedin; (5) Napier Park. 26 Over 100 members of Parliament held an emergency meeting during the week to deal with: (1) Situation in Spain; (2) National health; (3) Finance Bill; (4) Trade with America; (5) Foreign propaganda. 27 — Two people were struck by bullets from a shooting gallery at. a show at: (1) Hamilton; (2) Invercargill; (3) New Plymouth; (4) Gisborne; (5) Dannevirke. 28 — A visitor to New Zealand states that there is an opening for New Zealand to trade with: (1) Java; (2) New Guinea; (3) Burma; (4) Afghanistan; (5) India. 29 The estimated value of pensions paid out in New Zealand on Thursday was: (1) £5,476,210; (2) £4,309,097; (3) £2,398,521; (4) £6,723,901; (5) £3,472,614. , ■ 19 \ 30— Up to Friday the number of goals scored against the English Soccer team was: (1) None; (.2) Five; (3) Two; (4) Six; (.5) One.

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