Do You Know?

Cue (NZERS), Issue 10, 31 October 1944, Page 21

Do You Know?

; 1. How do a cow and a horse differ when rising to a standing position? 2. Can you name the signs,of the Zodiac? •( /'' < 3. What are the English names for these signs? 4. What is the oldest of all living reptiles? 5. For ( which monarch was NZ claimed by Capt,. Cook in 1769? 6. When was the hedge-sparrow introduced to NZ? > 7. When was the kiwi first seen and where? S 8. Which American commander in the Pacific is Mr. Churchill's cousin ? 9. What is the load capacity of an Egyptian felucca? 10. How many electors may nominate a candidate? . ti. Are‘aliens and undischarged bankrupts eligible for election? 12. What is a photosynthesis? 13. How many furlongs does a racehorse cover in a mile? 14. What do the initials AMGOT mean? 15. Is ozone poisonous? 2 ; . 16. Which province in NZ has defended the Ranfurly Shield most times? 17. What is the technical name for the RAF's recognition symbol? 18. Is an anchorite just another term, for a sailor? , 19. What is the Army rank equivalent of: (a) Group Captain; (b) Flying officer in the RAF. ' 20. How did the broad arrow become the mark of Army property? 21. When was gold first discovered in NZ? 22. Trial by jury was introduced into England-when? . 23. Give the date of America's discovery by Columbus. 24. What are the popular names for i (a) B 17; (b) P6l; (c) PBY Consolidated; (d) P 38. / 7 < 25. What is Marshal Tito's real name?

1. Cow get up hind legs first—horse forelegs first; 2. Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricornus,- Aquarius, Pisces; 3. Ram; Bull, Twins, Crab, Lion, Virgin, Scales, Scorpion, Archer, Goat; WaterCarrier, Fishes; 4. The tuatura lizard found in a few rocky islands round New Zealand coasts; 5. George III; 6. Liberated in Auckland in 1867; 7. In Tolago Bay, East Cape, in 1827; 8. General MacArthur. Eighth cousin; 9. 30 to 40 tons; 10. Two; 11. No; 12. Process by which plants make use of the sun to make carbohydrates with the aid of chlorophyll; 13. Eight; 14. Allied Military Government of Occupied Territories; 15. Twenty parts in one million —Yes. One part in four millionNo; 16. Hawkes Bay —28 times; 17. Roundels; 18. No—it means a hermit; 19. (a) Colonel (b) Lieutenant; 20. Crest of the Earl of Romney, mastergeneral of ordnance in the 17th Century; 21. February, 1857; 22. 1267; 23. May 6th 1506; 24. (a) Flying Fortress (b) Black Widow (c) Liberator (d) Lightning; 25. Josip Broz. v