How Much Do You Know?

Northern Advocate, 22 July 1939, Page 2 (Supplement)

How Much Do You Know?

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Five possible answers are given for each question. You select what you think is the correct answer, and put its number on the line el the right of the number of the question on the answer sheet EXAMPLE—O; The Prime Minister of New Zealand is (1) Coates, (21 Holland, *3) Semple, (4) Savage, (5) Forbes. Savage is the correct answer The number of this question ic O; the number 4 (meaning Savage) has been placed ax the right of O on the answer sheet. At the end of the Test check your replies with the answers given on Page G and DON’T PEEP. ' (In our opinion, 5 is a good score. 7 very good indeed. There

are no prizes 1 I—Next week V/hangaroi ratepayers are to be asked to approve of a £33,000 loan which is for: (1) electrical extensions; (2) a new Town Hall; (3) municipal transport terminal; (4) staff salaries; (5) storm-water drainage.

2—-Often in the news these days is the ruler of Albania, who is: (1) Mussolini; (2) King Zog; (3) King Magog; (4) Prince Michael; (4) Queen Wilhelmina; (.5) the Duke of Plazatoro.

3—The Duke of Kent has been installed as Grand Master of the lodge of: (1) Foresters; (2) Druids; (3) Beef-eaters; (4) Rechahites; (5) Freemasons.

4 The ruler cf the Indian province of Hyderabad is a great man, and goes under the title of: (1) Pukka Sahib; (2) Potentate; (3) Nizam; (4) Maharajah; (5) Sheik. sln United States politics, President Roosevelt has been defeated on the question of: (1) employment relief; (2) re-armament; (3) external loans; (4) neutrality; (5) air defence.

C—Details of the Okaihau sensation 'wore heard in the Supreme Court this week. The principal charge in this case, as everyone knows, is of: (1) arson; (2) manslaughter; (3) robbery under ,arms; (4) treason; (5) murder.

7—A severe explosion occurred on the liner Narkunda a few days ago. This vessel sails under the flag of: (1) Britain; (2) Holland; (3) Germany; (4) the United States; (5) Greece.

B—Details of New Zealand’s defence programme were released in Parliament this week. The cost to the country will be -about: (1) £3,000,000; (2) £5,000,000; (3) £4,000,000; (4) £10,000,000; (5) £2,500,000.

9—Proceedings were held in Whangarei this week for the fixation of Northland’s costs of: (1) rail travel; (2) road transport; (3) electric power; (4) hospital treatment; (5) Centennial celebrations.

1'0 —Under ndw legislation, the Government has taken power to deregister unions for: (1) sedition; (2) drunkenness; (3) stop-work meetings: (4) strikes; (5) doss of membership. 11— There has been a “bullish” movement in Wall Street. You will be right if you consider this refers to: (1) cattle ranching; (2) the stage; (3) the financial stock market; (4) politics; (5) the wholesale trade. 12— The President of the British Board of Trade has stated that the Government could take no responsibility for insurance in cases of: (1) strikes; (2) floods; (3) national deflation; (4) railway breakdowns; (5) air raids. 13— And the President is that wellknown gentleman: (1) Mr Neville Chamberlain: (2) Mr Winston Churchill; (3) Sir William Seeds; (4) Mr Oliver Stanley; (5) Mr Robert Donat. 14— A new competition for young people at next year’s Whangarei Winter Exhibition will be for the growing of; (1) sweet peas; (2) potatoes; (3) tomatoes; (4) antirrhinums; (5) field carrots. 15— The Northland amateur open golf championship is to be held this week-end, the venue of play being: (1) Mt. Dcnby; (2) Kaikohe; (3)