How Much Do You Know?

Northern Advocate, 29 July 1939, Page 2 (Supplement)

How Much Do You Know?

TVHAT TO DO

Five possible answers are given f. or 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. EXAivTPLE —O; The Prime Minister of New Zealand is r .l) Coates. (21 Holland, »3) Semple, (4) Savage, (5) Forbes.

Savage is the correct answer The number of this question is O; the number 4 (meaning Savage) has been placed at the right of O on the answer sheet.

At the end of the Test check your replies with the answers given on Page 6 and DON’T PEEP.

(In our opinion, 5 is a good S"ore. 7 very good indeed. There

are no prizes

1— In connection with the Centennial, interest is focussed on what i:r stated to bo the oldest oak tree in New Zealand, which may be seen at: (1) Kerikeri; (2) Waitangi; (.3) Waimate North; (4) Whangaroa; (5) Okaihau. * 2 Northland young men have responded well to the Territorial enlistment campaign. It is the present aim of the Defence Department to increase the number of soldiers in Northland to: (1) 22,000; (2) 2200; (3) 1250; (4) 1100; (5) 97G. 3 Britain is reported to have reached agreement with Japan on the Far Eastern question. Prominent part in the negotiations was played by the British Ambassador to Japan: Cl) Sir Edmund Ironsides; (2) Mr Chamberlain; (3) Mr Anthony Eden; (4) Sir Robert Craigie; (5) Viscount Halifax.

provide farmers with free: (1) beer; (2) trees; (3) cowsheds; (4) motor-cars; (5) fertiliser. 8— A branch of the British service showed its force in France this week, being comprised of: (1) destroyers; (2) tanks; (.3) infantry; (4) artillery; (.0) aeroplanes. 9 G. Make has been in the Davis Cup tennis news this week. He plays for: (1) U.S.A.; (2) France; (3) Japan; (4) Germany; (5) Belgium. 10—Fighting has occurred on the wellknown Beersheba-Hebron Road, this highway being in; (1) Egypt; (2) Palestine; (3) Arabia; (4) Tur-

4 —lnterest in the cricket world this week has centred on the Test between England and: /1J South Africa; (2) Australia; (3) Cuba; (4) East Indies; (5) West Indies.

key; (5) French Morocco

11—Britain has guaranteed £8,000,000 in credits to assist the defences of (1) Germany; (2) France; (3) Italy; (4) Poland; (5) China.

s—The Prevention of Violence Bill has been introduced into the British Plouse of Commons by Sir Samuel Hoare, well-known as: (1) Minister of Defence; (2) Secretary of Foreign Affairs; (3) Home Secretary; (4) Lord Chief Justice; (5) Government Whip.

12—Whangarei ratepayers this week voted in favour of a storm-water drainage loan. The last poll of ratepayers in this centre was on the questions of loans for the new public library and Victoria Bridge, this being in: (1) 1936; (2) 1935; (3) 1925; (4) 1938; (5) 1930.

G—This Bill has been brought about as the result of the activilies of the (!) S.P.C.A.; (2) 1.R.A.; (3) W.C.T.U.; (4) R.S.V.P.; (5) U.S.S.R.

13 —In this week’s poll the proposal was carried by a voting margin of: (1) 176; (2) 158; (3) 457; (4) 16; (5) 292.

-7—ln connection with the Centennial, the Hon. H. T. Armstrong has stated that the Government cannot

14—A new Bill introduced into Parliament this week deals with the control of the: (1) dairy industry; (2) wool industry; ' (3) flax indus-

try; 14) meat industry; (5) shoo manufacturing industry. 15 —In the last few days the United States have been suffering from; (]) a snow storm; (2) a heat wave; (3) noeds; >4) earthquakes: (5) duststorms.

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