23 JUNE 1928, Page 24

General Knowledge Questions

Questions on Bunyan and his "Pilgrim's Progress."

Ourtweekly prize of one guinea for the best-thirteen Questions submitted is awarded- this week to Miis Bertha J. Fisher, 4 Lansdown Road, Clifton, Bristol, for the following :--

1. What was Bmayan by trade and habit ?

2. To what incident did he owe his change of thought ?

3. Bunyan was imprisoned for his religious opinions. What (a) strong Churchman; (b) Presbyterian suffered for theirs in the same way about the same time ?

4. Where was he imprisoned ? - 5. What famous (1) book, (2) picture, are named after place or perSon jn this book ? 6. Whose son is Civility ? 7. Who'laid the dust that Law raised, and how ? _ .

8. WhoSe. (1) rod, (2) hammer, (3) pitchers, (4) ex-gbad, (5) jawbone, -are shown to Chriatian as " engines of the' Lord's

servants "1 - -

9. Who-took-special pride, in his " scales like a fish " ? 10. When does 'giant Pope bite his nails" ?

11. Who'is a "-saint abroad, a devil at hoine " ?

12. Who took his 'Medicine in " half a quarter of a pint Of tears • of repentance " ? _ _„ 13. Of -whom is it said, So he passed -over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side ' ? ,

Answers will be found on page viii.