What D'You Know?

Radio Record, 9 December 1938, Page 18

What D'You Know?

Here’s something to keep you calm during these last few hectic days before Christmas. Count five points for each one you get right70 points shows you’re pretty intelligent, 50 is just average. Youll find the answers on page 48-BUT DON’? PEEK!

1. If a child were born to French parents on an American battleship in German waters its nationality would be: German American French None at ali 2. Which of these men are bachelors? Mr. Hore-Belisha Mr. Noel Coward Ri. Hon. M. J. Savage | Mr. Hector Bolitho Mr. Beverly Nichols Mr. C. G Scrimgeour 3. The Lambeth Walk, which is sweeping New Zealand like an epidemic, originated in a London musical . comedy called: The Merry Widow Balalaike Going Greek On Your Toes Me and My Girl | No, No, Nanette. 4, In which opera by Gilbert and Sullivan do they sing: (a) Tit Willow (2) Modern Major-General (6) Willow Willow Waly (e) Is Infe a Boon? (c) Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes (f) The House of Peers. 5. Jezebel was queen of: Egypt Assyria hd Babylon Judah Tsrael Parthia 6. The smailest army in the world is in: Andorra Luxemburg Liechtenstein Uruguay Samoa | West Indies 7. Radio listeners in the United States pay the following licence fee: Two dollars Nothing at all Four dollars Fifty cents a month — 8. The first King of England and Scotland was James the First of England. Which James of Scotland was he? 9. The "’Dark Ages" were called such because of: Debased morals Solar eclipses Slavery Supremacy of coloured people . darkness Short hours of daylight 10. Professor James Shelley is: Controller of Commercial Chairinan of the Broadcasting, Radio, Board. Director of Broadcasting. General Manager of the N.BS. Minister-in-charge of Chief announcer at 2YA. Broadcasting. 11. The last king to be buried at Westminster Abbey was: . Henry VI George II Henry VIII William IV Charles I George V 12. Which of these planets comes nearest the earth: Mercury Venus Mars Neptune 13. Which of these lived in the reign of Queen Victoria: Jane Austen Walter Landor "4 Coleridge Charles Lamb 14. This one for men only. Whai are: (a) Placket (d) Gusset (6) Bolero (e) Berthe (c) Jabot (f) Yoke 15. Which member of Parliament has had several novels: published in England: Adam Hamulion John A, Lee Robert Semple Harry Aimore Arthur Grigg W. H. Barnard 16. Those two screen finds, Charlie McCarthy and. Andrea Leeds, have appeared together in which of: the following films: The Goldwyn Follies Alexander’s Ragtime Band — Stage Door Letter of Introduction Come and Get It The First Hundred Years 17. Diana du Cane, the leading lady in "Balalaika,": which has just finished a New Zealand season, first. appeared in this country in: The New Moon Rose Marie Roberta Barreits of Wimpole Street Balalaika Mr. Pim Passes By 18.. Which of these rulers were once in prison: Hitler Napoleon III Napoleon I Charles IT Mussolini — Cromwell