HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

Northern Advocate, 8 January 1938, Page 9

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

What To Do - F»IVE 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; question on the answer sheet. Example.—o : 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 given on Page 12. AND DON’T PEEP. In our opinion, 20 is a good score, 25 very good indeed. There are no prizes.

I— “ The slump was an angel in disguise.” That statement was made this week by: (1) Mr. Hamilton; (2) Mr. Savage; (3) Mr. Coates; <4) Mr. Semple; 15) Mr. Langstone. 2 Britain is uneasy about violent anti-Semitic measures in: 11) Rumania: (2) Poland: '3) Egypt; (4) France; 15) Turkey. 2 The British Government is (o sot up a Royal Commission to investigate: (1) Health; (2) Maternal mortality; (3) Palestine Partition: (4) Trade with the United States; (5) Unemployment. 4._Several places in New Zealand have claimed Captain J. W. Burgess. commander of the Centaurus, as a native. However, he was born in: (1) Lyttelton; 12)

B—A batsman scored a century in each, innings of the Plunkel Shield match between Auckland and Otago. He was: (1) Whitelaw; (2) Carson; (3) Uttley: (4) Chettleburgh; (5) Flmes. 9—After three year's of semi-dictator-ship, a general election is to be held in: (1) Brazil; (2) Mexico; (3) Japan; (4) Holland: (5) Bulgaria. 10— The Duke and Duchess of Kent have gone to Athens to attend the wedding of Crown Prince Paul to Princess Frederika Louise, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of: (1) Hesse; (2t Bavaria: (3) Brunswick; <4) Palma; <ftl Luxemburg, 11 — Two men dropped from the Auckland team which is playing Christchurch in the Plunket Shield fixture are Sale and; (1) Weir; (2) Jackman; (3) Pearson; (4) Scott; (ij) Edmonds. 12— 200 snapper in two hours was the good catch of a party of fishermen at: (I) The Hen and Chickens; <2) Pahi; (3) Waipu; (4) Houhora; (51 Mangawai. 13— The Kensington bowling tournament was won by the rink skipped by: (1) Whitelaw; (2) Davey; (3) Brewis; (4) Curtis; (5) Everejtt.

Dunedin; (3) Wellington; <4» Hawcra; 15) Hamilton. s—Blame for the delay in the inauguration of the Empire air mail plan is attributed to: (1) Imperial Airways; 12) Pan-American Airways; (3) Now Zealand: 14) The British Air Ministry: <5) Australia. i;—The British statesman who visited the Duke and Duchess of Windsor at Cannes was: (1) Mr. Winston Churchill; (2) Mr, Lloyd George; (3) Mr. Duff Cooper; 14) Mr. Eden: 15) Mr. Attlee. 7 —The Hon. F, Langstone stated that the available supply of white pine in the Dominion would last for: (1) 27 years; (2) 31; (3) 19; (4) 15; 15) 11.

14— The Great Northern Derby at the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting was won by: d) Gay Rose; (2) Courtcraft; (3) The Crooner; (A) Hot Box; (5) English Knight. 15— A well-known entertainer who received the C.B.E. in the New Yea" Honours was; (1) Noel Coward; (2) George Arliss; (3) Miss Grade Fields; (4) Jack Buchanan: (5» Miss Gertrude Lawrence, 16 — Mr. H. C. Mackley, who was; awarded a C.M.G. in the New Year Honours, and who is at present General Manager of Railways, was formerly stationed in the North at Kaikohe and: (1) Onerahi; (2) Tauraroa; (3) Te Hana; (41 Towai; (5» Kawakawa. 17— A Cabinet; Minister is at present on a holiday tour in Northland. He is: O) Mr. Savage; (2) Mr. Webb; (3) Mr. Fraser: (41 Mr. Coates; <sl Mr. Leo. 18— It. was reported that International Jewry is to establish a fund to hit back at the countries which specialise in persecution. The extent of the fund is stated to be: (1) £100,000,000: (2) £10,000,000; (31 £1.000.000,000; (4) £500.000.000: (5) £75,000,000.

19— Whangarei beat Mangonui in the Dargaville Shield cricket match last week-end. Top scorer in the match was; (1) Kelly; (2) Madden; fS'* Cole; <4l Rogers; (51 Hewlett. 20— A recount of votes in the Rumanian election showed that M, Titulescu, former Foreign Minister, had been elected. M. Titulescu is at present in exile in: (1) Austria; 1.2) Switzerland: (3) France; (4) Italy; <5) Belgium. 21— A native woman has given birth to quadruplets at Livjngstonia. which is situated near: (1) Victoria Falls; D Lake Nyasa; (3) Johanesbitrg: (4> Alahabad; (5) Singapore. 22 Queen Victoria’s grand-daughter. Grand Duchess Kyra, has become engaged to a favourite grandson of: (1) King Victor Emmanuel; (2) President Roosevelt: (3) The exKaiser; (4) King Christian: <5) Grand Duke Cyril, 23 An Italian airman claims the long distance seaplane record. He flew non-stop a distance of: (1) 0.700 miles; (2) 3.400; (3) 7,375: (4) 4.375; (5) 2,890. 24 The latest countries to recognise the Italian conquest of Abyssinia are Rumania and: (1) Holland: (2) U.S.: <3> France; (4) Russia; <5) Egypt,

2n—An impressive ceremony will lake place at Totara Point. Holdanga. to celebrate the centenary of the arrival of Bishop Pompallier, who landed there in 1838 on: (1) March 9; (2) January 10: (3) February 3; (41 May 7; 15) February 28. 26 The death occurred recently of Ivor Gurney who,was regarded as a genius comparable with; G) Lord Byron; (2) Dickens: (3) Schubert; (4) Caruso; 15) Beethoven. 27 An aerial expedition to the Antarctic is planned by a party of (1) Englishmen; (2) Americans; (3) Italians; 14) Russians: 15) Germans. 28— At present in New Zealand is a trade mission of business men from: (1) Sydney; (2) Ottawa: 13) Calcutta: (4) Singapore; 15) Osaka. 2!) ihe amount invested on total is ator on racing and trotting meetings during the Christmas and New Year holidays in New Zealand' totalled: (1) £1.012.439; (2) £369.955; (3) £891.560; (3) £782,337; (4) £619.659; (5) £2.438.210. 30—The British defence staff is to send a mission early next month to: (1) Australia: (2) Canada; (3) Portugal; (4) Morocco; (5) Greece. •

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