"DO YOU KNOW?"

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 29, 3 February 1928, Page 15

"DO YOU KNOW?"

1YA GENERAL KNOWe _. LEDGE COMPETITIONS The "Do you know?" general know~ ledge conmipetition, the first of a series at 1YA, Auckland, closed on Saturday, January 21, and was a very great success, Hundreds of children from all parts of the Worth Island and some from the South Island competed, and many of the papers sent ‘n were exceedingiy good. ‘The following were the questions — (1) Who is Ethel Turner? (2) Who was the father of King George V? . (3) In what play did Shylock appear? (4) What is the highest mountain in the world? (5) Who wrote "The Quality of Mercy’? ? (6) Who was Sir George Grey? (7) In what book does man Friday appear? (8) Who is the Minister of Hducation ? (9) What is the height of Mt, Cook? (10) Which is the largest lake in New Zealand? . (11) Which was the first capital of New Zealand? : (12) What part of New Zealand is called ‘‘Wonderland’’ ? The winner of the competition was Josie Travers, of ‘te Kauwhata, Waikato, who receives a beautiful book as

her prize, and the rumer-up was Selma Burrows, of Hobhbsonville, Auckland. The decision was announced by ‘Genial Jimmy" from 1YA on Saturday afternoon, the 21st instant, and he highly praisel the work of these two girls, but also a number of others for excellent writing, and for specially good papers. He also advised the children in future contests to:(1) Put their name and address at top left-hand corner of their paper. (2) Write on one side of the paper only. (3) Write in ink, if possible. (4) Make the answers brief, while at the same time giving as much information as possible. (5) Always be as neat as possible in their writing, and not to use torn, ragged pieces of paper. Other children’s competitions are now going on, and later there will be another ‘Do you know?" paper.