QUIZ TEST YOUR General KNOWLEDGE

Cue (NZERS), Issue 33, 15 October 1945, Page 41

QUIZ TEST YOUR General KNOWLEDGE

1. How many flags are there in the International Signal code—26, 35, 40, 32? 2. Which is the highest building in the world—Empire State Building, Palace of the (Soviets, of the Chrysler building? 3. The Governor-General of New Zealand lias ia salary per annum of:— L 2,000, L 20,000, L 7,500 or LI0,000? 4. Every soldier knows the meaning of A.W.O.L. but what do the following abbreviations stand for: —1.0.W., G.M.T., W,P? 5. Seven of the following comprise the ’’Wonders of the world". Which are they The Pyramids, The Leaning Tower of Pisa, The Hanging Gardens ef Babylon. The Tomi) of Mausolus, the Statue of Liberty. The Temple of Eliana at Ephesus, The Sphinx, The Colossus of Rhodes, Stonehenge, The Coliseum, The Statue of Jupiter by Phidias and the Phares (lighthouse) of Alexandria? 6. Which language is spoken by most people: —English, Russian, Chinese? 7. In England the monetary unit is the L sterling, in the U.S.A, the dollar, but what are the units in Burma, Denmark, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, Yugoslavia? 8. In Greek (mythology Damon’s name is most often linked with Agamemnon, Aphrodite, Hermes, Pythagoras, Pythias? 9. Who wrote — hope abandon, ye who enter here"? 10. Here is one for the topers. Which bdils at a lower temperature —alcohol or water? 11. If you drive a nail into a tree trunk how much higher from the ground will it be in five yearsassuming that the tree grows 1" per year? 12. Did Michelangelo classify himself as a painter, sculptor or architect? 13. Who was the last negro heavyweight boxing champion before Joe Louis? 14. Was Captain Kidd a fictional character or did he really exist? 15. If you were to stand on your head in the main street of Auckland or Dunedin with your nose pointing due North and your arms outstretched, in which direction, would your left arm be pointing?

(Answers tin Back Cover)

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