General Knowledge Questions
Otat weekly prize of one guinea for the best thirteen Questions submitted is awarded this week to Miss C. M. Davis, 8 Adair House, Oakley Street, London, S.W. 8, for the following :-
Questions on Names of Various Birds
Give the author and reference of tho following quotations : 1. " Hark ! hark ! the lark at Heaven's gate sings, And Phoebus 'gins arise." 2. "He who shall hurt the little wren Shall never be beloved by men."
3. "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength ; they shall mount up with wings as eagles." 4. "The chaffinch sings on the orchard bough In England—now ! "
5. " Quoth the raven, 'Nevermore '."
0. "The sparrow hath found an house, and tho swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young."
7. "When the Sacristan saw On crumpled claw Come limping a poor little lame jackdaw ! " 8. "Let the long contention cease !
Geese are swans, and swans are geese." 9. "The moping owl does to the moon complain." 10. "The blackbird plays but a boxwood flute, But I love him best of all."
"That's the wise thrush ; he sings each song twice over, Lest you should think he never could recapture The first fine careless rapture ! " 12. "The self-same moment I could pray ; And from my neck so free The Albatross fell off, and sank Liko lead into the sea."
13. "I do but sing because I must.
Anfi pipe but as the linnets sing25
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Answers will be found on page viii.
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