HOW DUMB ARE YOU

Cue (NZERS), Issue 13, 15 December 1944, Page 25

HOW DUMB ARE YOU

1. In what country are the police fined for every broken law ? 2. Why does a cow always move her off-hind leg at the seventh chew of the cud ? •, . ' . . k 3. If the upas of the zwieback were moved to the anterior lobe, what would • res-ult. (For doctors, sisters, etc., only). • 4. What famous general insisted on sitting back to front, on his horse in a charge ? . ' 5. If seven men did a piece of work in four days, what would be the parabola described by a Nazi paratrooper descending in a defective parachute, assuming, of course, that x remains constant? 6. Which well-known golfer invariably used a hockey-stick ? 7. " A famous prima donna was both deaf and dumb—who was she ? 8. Who invented the Xanthippe, and how is it played ? < : 9. What animal,sleeps with its beard under the blankets ? , 10. . What river starts at the coast, ends in the hillsand flows backwards ? 11. What disease, if any, is prevalent among the genus, sloid ? \ 12. What cereal crop grows downward and has to be mined at harvest-time ? 13. In what part of the world are hens’ teeth used as currency ? 14. What .bird persistently builds its nest in blast furnaces ? 15. What great artist never did a picture in his life ? / 16. Complete the quotation: « And they ne’er ... . »

Give yourself 4 marks for each question. > (No. 3 question is purely voluntary and is not included in the score). t. If your total is:— - , None: There is faint J hope for you yet. .‘ ■ 4 - 16: You are definitely dumb—but perhaps a glimmer if proper care is taken of you, - . T.'. . 20 - 40:\Not a chance, permanently 14/- in the pound (N.Z.). 44 - 56: ; Stark, staring crazy. r ■'-•■ / - ; All correct: A.P.R. If you think the whole thing is.just damsilly, you’re as sane as we are. ■ - "——L 1 "" . "" .■ ' \