The Archive · 1922

A Few Questions

Intelligence Test at) Tsingtao The Tsingtao Institute is conducting a series of intelligence tests to ascertain how much boys of high school age know about general affairs. The tests cover the fields of science, history, religion, music, art, business, et Ten questions are given in each test, and each must be answered exactly to be correct.

The school has found out that the boys in its high school department. do not have a very extensive knowledge of the things that one docs not usually get from school books. They are taking advantage of this information by giving the students further tests and discussions of the subjects included in these tests.

In the first test given, the highest mark was 70 per cent., or seven questions answered correctly. James Collins of Tsingtao was the successful The average of all was 33 per cent.

The questions are given below 1—What is a caravan?

does "*Y.M.C.A."" mean?

3. 10 is the Vice-President of the United States?

4.—What province is Shanghai in?

Where is the liver?

'What does "mixed diet'? mean?

Vhen did the Great War start?

What is a "bill of lading"?

9.—What is the chief religion of Japan?

10.—How many notes in an octave?

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