How Much Do You Know?

Northern Advocate, 15 July 1939, Page 2 (Supplement)

How Much Do You Know?

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I—Mr Nash, New Zealand Finance Minister, has been in consultation with Mr Montagu Norman, who, most people know, is: (1) British Finance Minister; (2) Governor of the Bank of England; (3) chairman of the Meat Board; (4) leader of the 1.R.A.; (5) British Labour leader.

2—A German diplomat in Australia, Herr Biasing, is receiving repercussions for his criticism of Britain’s policy in: (1) France; 12) the Pacific; (3) Danzig; (4) China; (5) Czechoslovakia.

3 —Herr Biasing is consul-general in (1) Sydney; (2) Adelaide; (3) Perth; (4) Melbourne; (5) Hobart.

13— H. M. Milliken, of Auckland, has been selected as a member of the New Zealand League touring team. Milliken formerly played Rugby in: (1) Wellington; (2) Otago; (3) Westland; (4) Taranaki; (5) Canterbury. 14— over the length of each island. New Zealand Boy Scouts plan to conduct a race for: (1) runners; (2) cyclists; (3) hikers; (4) hitch-hikers; (5) wheelbarrow pushers. 15— Difficulty of making financial arrangements is embarrassing a party of New Zealand sportsmen who wish to visit the United States. The party is comprised of: (1) cricketers; (2) runners; (3) tennis players; (4) bowlers; (5) golfers.

4 —Strong support for New Zealand defence services is forthcoming from: (1) civil servants; (2) returned soldiers; (3) Hon. Adam Hamilton; (4) railway workers; (5) boy scouts.

s—Ten cars were destroyed in a fire this week which took place at: (1) Dargaville; (2) Wellsford; (3) Kaiwaka; (.4) Warkworth; (5) Helensville.

6—Flying boats of the Yankee Clipper class are to be employed on the United States-New Zealand air service. This machine weighs: (1) 15 tens; (2) 23 tons; (3) 24 tons; (4) 42 tons; (5) 98 tons.

7 —Germany is believed to have the largest air force in Europe, her aeroplanes being numbered at: (1) 34.000; (2) 2000; (2) 20,000; (4) 43.000; (5) 39,000.

g—A disastrous explosion was reported in Salamanca this week, this city being in; (1) Spain; (2) Italy; (3) Greece; (4) Turkey; (5) Arabia.

9-—“ Mussolini cheated me,” states Queen Geraldine, of; (.1) Rumania; (2) Albania: C 3) Belgium; (4) Italy; (5) Greece.

10—The British Air Ministry is a very young organisation, having been created in: (1) 1918; (2) 1925; (3) 1914; (4) 1918; t 5) 1910.

11--And the first Secretary of State for Air was: (1) Bert Hinkler; (2) Mr A. Duff Cooper; (3) Captain Aleock; (4) Lord Rothmcrc; (5) Earl .Tellicoe,

12—It is stated that this summer Germany plans to send an expedition into an area claimed by the United States in: (1) Alaska; (2) Greenland; (3) Antarctica; (4) the Arctic; (5) South America.