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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1959Vol. XXX, No. 2

Crossquiz

p. 84 · Read in the full issue

(For Solution see 97)

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I. —Who is famous for his paintings of ballet dancers? 4.—What bird is noted for the song it sings as it soars high in the sky? 8. —What person in Australian criminal history had the highest price on his head? 10.-—On what river is the great Assuan dam? 11. —What symbolises Scotland on the royal arms? 12. —ln which bay in Italy was Shelley drowned? 13. —What discovery was made by the German scientist Rontgen?

15. —Who was Prime Minister of England when Edward VIII abdicated? 16. —From which opera by Puccini does the aria "The Heavens Blaze With Stars" come? 17. —ln what room attached to a church are the garments of the clergy put on and stored? 20. —What is the capital of the Philip pines? 21. —What is taken from the famous pitch lake in Trinidad?

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1. —Which book of Cervantes is a satire on chivalry?

2. —What mountain is next in height to Everest? 3. —What is the terri torial designation of a bishop called? 5. —Who played Hans Andersen on the screen? 6. —What promontory is the most westerly part of England? 7. —What important physical theory was first put forward fay Ein stein? 9. —What instrument was used by the ancient Greeks as an accom paniment to spoken verse? 12—What plants fall into the A'gae division?

M.—What is the medical term for the shou'der-blade? 18. —What is the capital of Latvia? 19. —What animal can locate objects by means of supersonic wtH '•'?ve t ‘?