MANY CALLED, BUT FEW WERE CHOSEN
UST on 80 Wellingtonians applied to undergo, the other evening, written and microphone tests with the ultimate object of getting into the team of four who represented Wellington in the AllNew Zealand Quiz on Saturday, October 2. The quiz, which started simultaneously on Saturday, September 25, in all four main centrés, will end on Saturday. October 30. Whether at the last moment their courage failed, or a quick stocktaking of their general knowledge yielded disappointing prospects, only about 55 of the 80 put in an appearance at the Congregational Hall for the written test and at the studios for the oral test. And nobody, even on the promotion side, has the answer to why no women got into’ the representative four. On the opening night in Wellington 2ZB scored 12 points to 2YA’s 10 points. The team which emerged from the first round consisted of A. D. Davidson and
R. H. Thompson, of 2YA, and E, R. Dearnley and J. W. Winchester (who have "been heard before in this type of entertainment), of 2ZB. Every province in New Zealand has put up a team and the sixth and final round will produce the holder of the New Zealand Quiz title and a cash prize. Here are two sample questions taken from the written and oral tests in the 2YA_ preliminaries: In what country was the Encyclopaedia Britannica first published? (Scotland). Who was the sculptor of, Eros in Piccadilly Circus, London? (Sir Alfred Gilbert). Next week’s contests, which listeners will hear on Saturday, October 16, at 7.30 p.m. from all Main National and Commercial stations will be,- in the North Island, Wellington-Auckland v. Hawke’s Bay-Gisborne-New PlymouthPalmerston North; and Southland-Otago-Canterbury v. Nelson-West Coast in the South Island. ge 4
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 485, 8 October 1948, Page 11
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