29 JUNE 1929, Page 32

General Knowledge Questions

Ova weekly prize of one guinea for the best thirteen Questions submitted is awarded this week to Mr. Charles Spurrell, Fro Wen, Carmarthen, for the following :- Questions from Thackeray.

I. What is the origin of " Three Castles Tobacco" ?

2. Where was Queen Elizabeth entertained with some fine beer for breakfast ?

3. Who was " Blue-beard " ?

4. What was Miss Grigsby's real name ?

5. Where is Sir Wilmot Crawley of Queen's Crawley mentioned ? 8. Whose father called her " Fetch and Carry " ?

7. What Parliamentary candidate was described as a " Man and a brudder " ?

8. What General passed a letter to his commander-in-chief on the point of his sword ? 9. Who said " Here's the Belle Savage kissing the Saracen's Head " ?

10. Who said " D—d awkward ' is a d—d awkard expression " ? 11. Where are the " Battles of Assaye, Seringapatam and Mulli- gatawnay " spoken of ?

12. Who said " Seniores priores " to the peer who told him to go to Tartarus ?

13. What was Father Holt's assumed name ?

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