10 DECEMBER 1927, Page 32

General Knowledge Questions

1. From v, hat bird does one obtain marabou feathers ?

2. Which part of England is forever Scotland ? -3. When was the first known pianoforte made ?

4. Who said of his .wife after thirty years of marriage, "She has never given me a dull moment."

5. What was first used for the making of the ribs of an umbrella ? What weight is a `.* room" of coal ? 7. How did the Black Death get its name ?

S. From what did the term" Blue Hiband " arise ? • • _

9. What two important events. does one associate with La

Calorie des Cltices . . _ .

10. Which English monarch was particularly interested in art,' and possessed a superb colleCOon ?

• II. What is the MeldWeseit ?

12. What was the name of the inventor of camouflage? 13. Up to what amount can one purchase a Money Order ?

Answers will be found on page 1067, .