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1. Vanilla is extracted from: (1) The bark of a tropical tree; (2) Fruit of a tropical tree; (3) Leaves of ,a Javanese plant; (4) Stem of an Indian plant; (5) Trunk of a tropical tree. 2. —A dinar is: (1) A coin; (2) A prehistoric animal; (3) A French meal; (4) A reaping hook; (5) A fruit. 3. —Princess Marina’s previous title was: (1) Princess of Hungary; (2) Princess of Greece; (3) Princess of Yugoslavia; (4) Princess of Greece and Denmark; (5) Princess of Denmark. 4. —The largest lake in New Zealand is: (1) Wanaka; (2) Te Anau; (3) Wakatipu; (4) Taupo; (5) Waikaremoana. 5. —The number of peaks in the Southern Alps exceeding 10,000 feet in height is: (1) 4; (2) 12; (3) 17; (4) 23; (5) 9. 6. —The number of introduced plant species in New Zealand is: (1) 350; (2) 700; (3) 670; (4) 7000; (5) 1500. 7. —New Zealand was constituted a Dominion in: (1) 1910; (2) 1911; (3) 1898; (4) 1907; (5) 1901. 8- —The Rt. Hon. R. J. Seddon died in: (1) 1906; (2) 1910; (3) 1889; (4) 1897; (5) 1902. 9- —Hitler has been Chancellor and Fuehrer since: (1) 1933; (2) 1932; (3) 1936; (4) 1934; (5) 1935. 10. —The Louvre, in Paris, is: (1) The headquarters of the Paris police; (2) An art gallery; (3) Residence of the President; (4) The houses of Parliament; (5) An opera house. 11. A sark is: (1) A kind of fish; (2) A shirt; (3) A tree; (4) A tidal creek; (5) A river which twists in its course. 12. —Kapok, used for pillows, etc., is .a product of: (1) Russia; (2) Canada; (3) U.S.A.; (4) South Sea Islands; (5) Norway. 13. —During the war of 1914-18 the Britsh Empire put into the field more than: (1) 5,000,000 men; (2) 3,000,000; (3) 9,000,000; (4) 15,000,000; (5) 4,000,000. 14. —The planet Neptune was discovered in: (1) 725 A.D.; (2) 625; (3) 1910; (4) 1254; (5) 1846. 15. —A flag lieutenant is: (1) The commander of a cruiser; (2) The admiral of the fleet; (3) officer of a flagship acting as the admiral’s aide-de-camp; (4) a lieutenant in charge of sgnals; (5) A standard bearer in the army. (ANSWERS APPEAR ON PAGE 11).
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Northern Advocate, 4 May 1940, Page 10
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381How much Do you Know? Northern Advocate, 4 May 1940, Page 10
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