How Much Do You Know?

Northern Advocate, 2 December 1939, Page 10

How Much Do You Know?

I—Mount Ararat is (1) an observatory in California; (2) where the ark came to rest after the flood; (3) site of a battlefield in Greece, (4) where Roman gods dwelt; (5) highest peak in Turkey. * n= * *

2—London’s biggest park is: (D Hyde Park; (2) Kew Gardens; (3) Richmond; (4) Hampton Court, (5) Buskey.

3 The Prime Minister of Britain when the Great War broke out war (1) Mr Lloyd George; (2) Mr. Bonar Law; (3) Mr. Asquith; (4) Sir Edward Grey; (5) Sir Eric Geddes. # ❖ * 4 Belgrade is the capital of (1) Rumania; (2) Hungary; (3) Yugoslavia; (4) Albania: (5) Slovakia. * * * 5 A millimetre is (1) 2 miles; (2) .75 in.; (3) l/25th in.; (4) 14m.; (5) 1.065 in. * * * —Trafalgar Bay is situated (1) in the Mediterranean, near Gibraltar; (2) on the North coast of Spain; (3) off the S.W. coast of Spain; (4) opposite Lisbon; (5) in Sardinia. * ❖ * 7Le beau monte means (1) a beautiful world; (2) the world’s lover; (3) a hair ribbon; (4) the fashionable world: (5) a fine day. =;•■ * * 8 — The ex-Kaiser was, in relation to King George V., (1) second cousin; (2) first cousin; (69 no relation; (4) cousin by marriage; (5) half brother. .'■ * * * •' * 9 Dr. Emil Hacha who is reported to have been arrested is: (1) Czech Foreign Minister; (2) Premier of Rumania; (3) former President of Czechoslovakia; (4) German Minister to Brazil; (5) Hungarian War Minister. * * ❖ ❖ 10 — Britain’s offer for N.Z. butter equals: (1) 174/- N.Z. currency; (2) 139/7J; (3) 141/2J; (4) 137/7i; (5) 136/2§. i'jt * ❖ * 11— Port Lagunillas, where a disastrous oil fire occurred last week is in: (1) Eucador; (2) Brazil; (3) Chile; (4) Venezuela; (5) Colombia. * * 12 — Romie fibre, which it is stated would grow well in Northland, is at present mainly grown in China as well as (1) India; (2) Malaya; (3) New Guinea; (4) Java; (5) Queensland. * * * * 13— Who or what is Messei’schmitt? Does the name represent (1) Germany’s Minister of Propaganda; (2) a purge against Jews; ;(3) a high speed aeroplane; (4) a war soup made of cabbage; (5) a Berlin newspaper. ili * >l* *

14— A Labour M.P. said last week: “There could be no greater lunacy than financial orthodoxy.” The man who said this was: (1) Mr. Savage; (2) Mr. Nash; (3) Mr. Richards; (4) Mr. Lee; (5) / Mr. Barclay. * # * * 15— The chief settlement of the Chatham Islands is (1) Port Talbot; (2) Waitangi; (3) Chatham; (4) Whakatiti; (5) Port Stanley.

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Extensive damage has been done to tobacco crops in the vicinity, some plants being washed out altogether and others silted. Record Flood In some instances whole crops have been destroyed. If plants are available it will be possible to replant some of the areas, but on some properties the actual top soil has been washed away. There was a record flood in the Appleby district when the water rose to a heigh sufficient to go through the Travellers’ Rest Hotel, and a number of houses on both sides of the river. One farmer reported that an acre and a half of potatoes ready for digging had been washed away.