Pim Crossquiz No. 61

Solution on Page 113.

Across

l._\vho wrote that classic of English literature “Gulliver’s Travels”? 7. —Of what royal line was Elizabeth I the last reigning monarch?

8. Who is acknowledged as the most celebrated French sculptor of recent days? 9. What is the term ap plied to the lowest point of the tide? 10. —Which American golfer won the Open and Amateur championships of both Eng land and America in 1930? 11. —What style of architec ture features high pointed arches and clustered columns? 13.—What type of insect builds papier mache nests produced by chewing wood? 15.—Who was the Greek god of love? 17. —At what Crimean port did the charge of the Light Brigade take place? 18. —What is the national drink of Russia? 19. —What American coin is equivalent to l-100th of a dollar? 20. —What would a person be without if you could apply the term “edentate” to him? 21. —Which river of India rises in Tibet and empties into the Arabian Sea?

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1. —For what invention is Sir Frank Whittle famous? 2. —What term is used to indicate the absence of crystalline form in any body or substance? 3. —What narcotic drug is prepared from the gum extracted from Indian hemp?

4. is mixed with sulphur ani charcoal to make gunpowder? 5. —Who was the President of the Unite States during the 1914-18 War? 6. —With which English explorer is til little boat “Tom Thumb” associated? *

12.—What metal used in bombs is believe to be many times more destructive thsj the hydrogen bomb? 14.—what was the name of the first ligfrJ house ever built, situated at the Entrant to Alexandria harbour? 16. —Of what department of France Lyons the capital? 17. Who composed the wonderful S Matthew and St. John Passions?