Pim Crossquiz No. 53
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Solution on Page 84.
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I. Which gem has the largest range of lustre and colour? 5 What was the name James Hargreaves gave to the spinning frame he invented? 8. Wnat title of r&nk comes between that of Earl and Baron? 9. —What disciple was known as “the big fisherman”? 10. —What were the universal musical instruments of classical Greece and Rome? 11. —What was the name of the “little” character in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”? 12. Who composed “La Traviata”? 13. —What is the name of
the Mohammedan religion? 14—What does the “A” stand for in the abbrevia tion A,D. ? 15.—What is the general name for all the woody, climbing and twining plants in tropical forests? 18.—Of, what is the smooth, hard outer cohering of the teeth made? 20. —What do the Chinese celebrate some time between January 21 and February 19? 21. In which Mediter ranean principality is Monte Carlo situated? 22. —What is the imagin ary line on which an object revolves?
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1-—Where was Dreyfus originally condemned to im prisonment for life? 2. —What country is England’s biggest customer for motor vehicles? 3. —Which American animal is physically unable to retreat when danger threatens and falls over in a dead faint?
4- — By what name is the first part of the Divine Comedy known? g—What short piece of music for the piano was invented by John Field? 7 .—What is the term for a young horse in the seCo nd year of its age? 9.—Who is the most famous Russian uni»-vn y.» P n ba |l en ™ the f wor ; d known? , , 16 - The „ *? uts ° f J blCh ge *i US °l are chewed b y the Malays and make their m ?^ th l rr f ed? 17 - What movable parts of an air craft increase its lift and act as a braking effect in landing? 19.—Who wrote “Das Kapital”?