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I. —ln which book by Pearl Buck do the characters 0-lan, Lotus and Cuckoo appear? 8. —What is the largest State in South America? 9. —What Asiatic plateau is called "the roof of the world"? 10. —What does a depilatory remove? 11. —What can you reasonably expect from nimbus clouds? 12.—What is combined with copper to form the alloy brass? 14. —What sign of the zodiac is repre sented by scales? 15. —What term, now generalised some

what, originally only applied to a red, spotted handkerchief? —| n c ass j ca mythology, who was the goddess 0 f t he moon? 20.—What is the word book of an opera or musica caMed? 22.—From what is the Japanese drink, sa made ? 23.—What book by Edna Ferber was made !nto a highly successful musical? c , D ,° WN T. . „ L 2.—ln Japan, what is called the "happy despatch"? 3.—From what city in Syria did Samson take away the gates? 4.—Joan of Arc was known as the

"Maid of "? 5. —What is the name of the day set aside for the celebration of Queen Victoria's birth day? 6. Who did the painting "Lesson in Anatomy"? 7. —What is a violent tropical storm called in the West indies? 13. —Who wrote "How to Win Friends and Influence People"? 14. —Who was the founder of antiseptic surgery? 16. —Who was the author of "The History of Mr. Polly"? 18. —What is the first stomach of a fowl called? 19. —What is the term for the water filled trench that usually surrounds a castle? 21. —How many years lapse between the flowerings of a bi ennial?