HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

Northern Advocate, 19 June 1937, Page 8

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

What To Do =====——= possible answers are given for each question. You H select what you think is the correct answer, and put its 1 1 number on the line at the right of the number of the question on the answer sheet. ' Example: 0. The Prime Minister of New Zealand is (1) Coates, (2) Holland, (3) Semple, (4) Savage, (5) Forbes. Savage is the correct answer. The number of this ; question is 0 ; 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 j: given on Page 14. AND DON’T PEEP. In our opinion, 20 is a good score, 25 very good indeed. There are no prizes.

I—The Hon... H, T. Armstrong, New Zealand, figured in a lively scene at Geneva on the question of the 40-hour week with a delegate from: (1) Britain; (2) Japan; (3) France; (4) Russia; (5) The United States.

4—The amount raised by Whangarei for the King .George V Fund was: (1) £402; (2) £364; (3) £329; (4) £517; (5) £458.

2 —The seeded players for the tennis championships at Wimbledon are headed- by J. D. Budge, of the United States. In second place is: (1) F. J. Perry; (2) H. W. Austin; (3) J. H. Crawford; (4) R. Menzel; (5) G. von Cramm.

3—The first New Zealander to score a century during the cricket tour of England was: (1) Moloney; (2) Wallace; (3) Weir; (4) Lowry; (5) Carson. - - —'• - •

8— A film star last week collapsed on the set with influenza and has been ordered a complete rest. The victim is: (1) Norma Shearer; (2) Erroll Flynn; (3) Dick Powell; (4) Grace Moore; (5) Herbert Marshall. 9 It is stated that a move is on foot to establish cement works at: (1) Napier; (2) Gisborne; (3) Oamaru; (4) Palmerston North; (5) Blenheim, 10— The leader of the New Zealand Legislative Council is: (1) The Hon. Mark Fagan; (2) The Hon. T. Bloodworth; (3) The Hon. Sir Walter Hall-Jones; (4) The Hon. H. McCullum; (5) The Hon. M. Connolly. 11 — Haile Selassie is suing Signor Mussolini to recover shares in the railway from Djibouti to Addis Ababa, The amount ihvolved is: (1) £1,000,000; (2) £100,000; (3) £5,000,000; (4) £600,000; (5) £300,000. 12— The number of connections in the Whangarei borough electric reticulation scheme is: (1) 2310; (2) 1945; (3) 2262; (4) 1250; (5) 3928. I 13— The Postmaster-General, the Hon. F.-Jones, stated that more radio

s—The5 —The city which claims that it raised the highest per capita contributions to the same fund is: (1) Auckland: (2) Palmerston North; (3) Christchurch; (4) Wellington; (5) Dunedin.

6—The latest land of horror is reported to be: (1) Poland; (2) Yugoslavia; (3) Siam; (4) Brazil; (5) Rumania.

7—A \ process has been discovered by which the blind, it is claimed, can be made to see. The nationality of the discoverer is: (1)' British; (2) French; (3) American; (4) -German; (5> Russian-. - -•-

stations are to be established in New Zealand, and that a start would be made in Hawke’s Bay and: (1) Northland; (2) Taranaki; (3) Marlborough; (4) Westland; (5) Southland. 14— After discussions with the German Foreign Minister, the right to rearm has been claimed by: (1) Austria; (2) Turkey; (3) Hungary; (4) Holland; (5) Belgium. 15 — It is reported that Sir James Barrie is ill. Sir James is: (1) Politician; (2) Surgeon; (3) Educator; (4) Playwright; (5) Car manufacturer. 16— -Miss Mary Pickford is to marry Charles “Buddy” Rogers on June 26. Miss Pickford is older than her husband-to-be by: (I) Three years; (2) Six; (3) Seven; (4) Eight; (5) Eleven. 17 — Another Hollywood marriage which created a great deal of interest was that of Jeanette MacDonald to: U) Clark Gable; (2) Gene Raymond; (3) Robert Montgomery; (4) Clive Brook; (5) Basil Rathbone. 18— One of the New Zealand Cabinet Ministers has had to enter a private hospital for rest and recuperation. He is: (1) Mr Nash; (2) Mr Mason; (3) Mr Semple; (4) Mr Parry; (5) Mr Sullivan. .

19— The Pan-American Airways Clipper plane is to make another survey flight to Auckland, commencing on: (1) June 30; (2) July 5; (3) July 8; (4) June 26; (5) June 22. 20— The Whangarei Hospital Board has experienced a successful year. There was a surplus of £2146, compared with a debit at the end of the previous year of: (1) £118; (2) £270; (3)' £557; (4) £743; (5) £1126. 21— The European zone finalists in the Davis Cup contest are Germany and: (1) France; (2) Czechoslovakia; (3) Belgium; (4) Italy; (5) Yugoslavia. ,' 22 — An article claiming that the British Empire is in a state of decay, has been written by: (1) Mussolini; (2) Kemal Ataturk; (3) Hitler; (4) Ludendorff; (5) Franco, if 23 Soldiers using bad language will be fined in: (1) Russia; (2) England; (3) Spain; (4) New Zealand; (5) Italy. 24 The Australian women cricketers, who are touring England, won the only test match by a margin of: (1) 121 runs; (2) 31; (3) 48; (4) 79; (5) 86.

25 Two Ministers will be , visiting Whangarei shortly. They are Mr P. Erase? and: (1) Mr Parry; (2) Mr Webb; (3) Mr Armstrong; (4) Mr Langstone; (5) Mr Jones. 26 The German Minister who has been invited to visit Britain is: (1) General Goering; (2) Dr. Schacht; (-3) Dr. Goebbels; (4) Baron von Neurath; (5) Herr Nadolny. 27 For the eighth year in succession New Zealand is to be represented at the Canadian National Exhibition, which is held at: (1) Ottawa; (2) Vancouver; (3) Toronto; (4) Montreal; (5) Winnipeg. 28— I The new president of the North Auckland Associated Chambers of Commerce is: (1) Mr H. H. Tonkin; (2) Mr D. A. Williams; (3) Mr H. F. Guy; (4) Mr T. J. V. Dunlop; (5) Mr J. D. Mitchell. 29 Another boxer who has been suspended, following failure to meet a challenger, is: (1) Farr; (2) Ross; (3) Garcia; (4) Braddock; (5) Foord. 30— The eight Northern counties contain l-23rd of the population of New Zealand on an area, equal to: (1) l-16th; (2) l-32nd; (3) l-20th; (4) l-27th; (.5) l-13th„

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