Crossquiz -No. 29

(Solution on Page 78)

Across

I. —Which is the most southern county of England? 7. —What musical in strument is used for military signals? 8. —Of which country is Managua the capital city? 9. —What is the name of the duration or terms of tenure? 10. —Which is the most famous cricket ground of England? 11. —What word would describe an act contrary to nature, reason or common sense? 14.—What energy is released in the fission of an element? 16. —What is a period of time remarkable for important events? 17. —Who is the gloomy dean? 19. —Which great Eng lish poet wrote “The Ring and the Book”? 20. —Prom a religious point of view what is a wilful violation of law?

Down

I.—What is the standard unit of luminosity? 2 - —Which old musical instrument can fulfil the office of a magistrate? 3. Who was the chief of the “Lake Poets”? 4. What system of calculation was in vented by Napier? 5. What was the name for the ancient Irish writing?

6. —What is the name of a musical composition set to a poetical story? 7. what island group does Majorca belong? 12. —Which planet was discovered by Sir William Herschel? 13. —Who wrote “The Sentimental Journey’’? 14. —What was the name of a stuffed leather jacket worn under a coat of mail? 15. —ln what sarcastic form of speech or writing is the real meaning contra dictory to the expression? 18.—What international organisation re placed the League of Nations?