QUIZ

Cue (NZERS), Issue 2, 30 June 1944, Page 13

QUIZ

(Answers Overleaf.)

1 Where did the name Brain Trust arise? BBC innovation; NZ Cabinet; Hitler’s intuition; Advisory body to USA President. 2 No. 10 Downing St. is familiar to you all. Who lives at No. 11? Mr. W.J. Jordan; Harry Lauder; Mr. R.A. Eden; Chancellor of the Exchequer. 3 Which country has the greatest percentage of illiterates over 10 years of age? India; Egypt; Turkey; China. ; ' .4 Longest ship canal in the world? Manchester; Panama; Suez; Gota. ' r 5 What is a geophone? A secret wireless set for listening to race meetings; a device for locating subterranean sounds; Gestapo’s special decipher. - ■ . ' . - 6 « Marriage is popular because it combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity.» Who made ( this statement? Dr. Marie Stopes; 5 Bernard Shaw; Oscar Wilde; Peter B. Shelley. . ‘ 7 Name the Nazi Party National Anthem: Deutchsland Über Alles; O Sole Mio; Horst Wessel Song; Oh, Fuehrer, My Fuehrer. 8 Who is President of the Turkish Republic? Kemal Ataturk; Inonu; Caliph of Constantinople; Konya; Milas. 9 « Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir.» Do you know the poem? Livy’s discourse On Hannibal; Ye Wearie Wayfarer; Cargoes; She Stoops to Conquer; Rabbi Ben Ezra. / • 10 How did the term to « Let the cat out of the bag» originate? »The opera, « The Ratcatcher’s Daughter »; Navy floggings; Cat and the Mouse fable; Napoleon’s mistake. 11 What is a White Paper? Carte blanche; a Bill which has become law; indication of Government policy; King’s speech; Army discharge document. . , < 12 School leaving age in NZ? 12; 15; 14; 16; none. • 13 The greatest amount for a civilian claim aJPin NZ can decide in court? L 100; LIO; L2O; L 400; LSOO. ’ 14 Who wrote « God Defend New Zealand» and «Not Understood ?» Ngaio Marsh; General Tojo; Tom Bracken; Nelle Scanlan. , 15 The highest waterfall in NZ? Huka Falls; Tangoio; Sutherland; Sterling; Arapuni. . . r w 16 Who wrote « The Brandenberg Concertos ? » Sir Henry wooa, Malcolm Sargent; Gounod; Bach; Gershwin. /../ 17 What is the OGPU organisation? Otago General Plumbers’ Union; Soviet Secret Police; Kremlin Executive. 18 What is the average time taken by a ship to pass through the Suez Canal? -Panama Canal? 13 hrs 30 mins; 11 hrs 31 mins; Bookra fil mish-mish; 8 hrs; 10 1/2 hrs; 16 hrs 40 mins. 19 How many peaks over 7500 ft are there in NZ? 42; 96; 12, 2, 223, V 468. 20 Who said « A little learning is a dangerous thing ? » Noel Coward; Alexander Pope; Wm. Shakespeare; John Milton; Daniel O’Connell. . ____ lAin 21 When was the first military aircraft flown in NZ? 1912, , 1919, 1913; 1908; 1923. . '/