Louis Quiz
‘THE District Quiz at. 1Zb, being *"" of these telephone affairs, is a game ' of chance rather than skill. The questions are mostly of a tantalising *simplicity, but the odds against making (continued on next page)
(continued from previous page) telephone connection with the studfo are h@vy. Yet the listener’s fun comes mainly from some of the wild answers that do get through. Epsom and Remuera , Were tieing for winning place the other night, so the final question was made a little Marder and limited to residents of those districts. This, punctuated by much patter and ringing of bells, is what we heard: "Who ruled France after Napoleon was defeated? Ah, here they come! Louis XIII.? No, sorry. Louis XIV.? No, sorry. Louis XV.? No. Any advance on Louis XV.? Hullo, yes, you've got the right answer, but you're the wrong district, sosry. Louis XVI? No. Napoleon’s brother Henry? No. The Directory? No, sorry. Louis IV.? No sorry. Hullo, yes, you're right, Epsom! You say you've had the Tight answers all the evening and haven’t been able to get through? Yes, I know, that happens * to a lot of people." Anyone who is left feeling a little ‘smug and superior after listening to these doings is recommended jto restare his humility by tuning in to the A.T.C, * Quiz on a Sunday evening. Here representatives of various Air Training Corps are assembled at each ZB station and put through their paces. With a very dignified and serious enthusiasm they answer the most fearsome questions. No guessing here-swift and sure come the eee
answets, whether it be a matter of aircraft recognition, the parts of a Brown‘ing gun, or equivalent ranks in army, navy and air force. This is a game for professionals; people like myself, who never know any of these answers, will probably tire of having our ‘ignorance brought home to us, and drift back to the foolishness of the District Quiz.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 314, 29 June 1945, Page 8
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