Crossquiz

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I. —Around what commodity is the whole financial structure of the island of Nauru built? 7. —What stone is highly valued for cameo-cutting? 8. —Who was the author of "The Last of the Mohicans"? 9. —Which British air ace has since the war become prominent for his unceasing philanthropic work? 10. —Borodin composed an opera about this Pripee? 11. —ln which region did the. explorers • Franklin and Amundsen lose their lives? 12.—What- title has been borne by 13, different popes over the centuries? 17.^—Who created the character, Freddy Eynsford Hill?

21. —What Is the term for a Chinese temple of worship? 22. —" ... is love"? 23. —What emblems were used, by the Houses.of York and Lancaster? : 24. —The waters of Whi£h ' river have been harnessed to supply electric power to almost the whole 6f Eire?

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1. —Who composed ,"La Boheme"?, 2. —What is the largest fresh water lake on the globe? 3. —Which Greek hero had to perform "12 labours"? 4. —What js the term for transference of thought from one person to another? 5. —Which Greek dramatist of the sth

century BC wrote the tragedy “Oedipus Rex"? 6. —What is the term for a victory gained at too great a cost? 13. —Of which country is Stockholm the capital? 14. —What is the title of an officer ranking be tween a captain and a lieutenant-colonel? 5 15.—T0 whom has been ascribed the first five Old Testament books? 16. —What have Aus tra'ia and England been fighting for since the famous In Memoriam notice of 1882? 18. —Which golfer won the British Open Championship in 1953° 19. —Whom did Da mon Runyon team with "Dolls"? 20. —Who, in company with a swan, was fre quently the subject of ancient art?