How Muc You Know?

Northern Advocate, 30 January 1939, Page 4

How Muc You Know?

WHAT TO DO Five possible answers are given 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. «« thp correct answer. The number of this question is O; the nunilrf » B en placed ai the right of Oon the answer sheet. At the end v>f the Test -check your replies with the answers given on Page 3 and DON'T PEEP. (In our opinion, 10 fs a good score, 15 very good indood. There

are no prizes J., I m. Bonnet has been in the news once more. He is French: (1) Prime Minister: (2) Foreign Minister, (3) Minister of Internal Affaixs, (4) Chancellor of the Exchequex. (5) Minister of Education.

2—Well-informed people associate the name “Bren” with (1) army tanks; (2) sewing machines; (3) machine guns; (4) vacuum cleaners; (5) cutlery.

3—Nazis and Nationalist Spaniards have signed: (1) the entente cordiale; (2) a trade agreement: (3) an exchanged prisoners understanding; (4) a cultural agreement; (5) a non-intervention pact. «*-.•»'

4 —The Mayor of Akaroa has placed himself in the news by adopting: (1) a Jewish exile; (2) a tuatara; (3) a great horned ant-eater; (4) a pet lamb; (5) an injured albatross. v if >/ *

s—This week Lord Galway paid his first official visit to: (1) Christchurch; 12) Dargaville; *l3) Dunedin; 14) Kaikohe; 15) Te Aroha.

6—Dr. Seipel and Dr. Dolfuss have been buried in common graves. They were Austrian; (1) Chancellors; (2) youth leaders; (3) churchmen; (4) medical authorities; (5) representative on League, * * * . «•

7 —Tremendous damage resulted from a heavy earthquake this week in: (1) Portugal; (2) Chile; (3) Japan; (4) Pompeii; (5) Ecuador, $ $ # ♦

8 — Wellsford is stated to be suffering from a shortage of: (1) male singers; (2) lorry-drivers; (3) elegible maidens; (4) fresh fruit; (5) water. v fc * # 9 The Governor-General-has agreed to open the: (1) Whangarei Winter Exhibition; (2) Northern Wairoa Show; (3) Matamata races; (4) Dominion musical contest;. (5) Centennial exhibition. « >• • •

10 —The war in Spain seemed at a more decisive point this week with the fall of: (1). Vitton'a; (2) Barcelona; (3) Burgos; ,(4) Gerona; (5) Madrid. 1 .«* * •

11—The Spanish Rebels are said to be receiving more supplies of German y (1) clothing; (2) newspapers; (3) guns; (4) submarines; (5) vegetables. ip, 3

12—It is an American, of course, who hopes to improve marital relations by his invention of: (1) a “lie detector”; (2) a cushioned rollingpin; (3) unbreakable plates; (4) an osculator; (5) a “love detector.” j*. * « »

13 —Commercial station IZM is to discontinue broadcasting: (1) the Friendly Road; (2) race reviews; (3) classical music; American murder plays; (5) political .propaganda, . . * * * *

14_The Whangarei Harbour Board is to finance a building scheme for

the: 11) racing club; (2> rowing club; (3) cruising club; (4) Salvation Army; 15) A. and P. Association, j '

15—Mr C. W. Boswell has resigned from his profession following his election to Parliament. He was a; (1) doctor; (2) lawyer; (3) shop assistant; (4) schoolmaster; (5) farm manager.