General Knowledge Questions
Oust weekly prize of one guinea for the best thirteen Questions submitted is awarded this week to Mrs. W. de H. Birch, River View, Quenington, Cirencester, for the following :- Questions on the History of London I. What is the oldest relic in London ?
2. What is the only authentic relic of the Danes found in London ? 3. What is the trial of the Pyx ? 4. How many times was Dick Whittington Mayor of London ? 5. Where were the red and white roses, the emblems of the rival Houses of York and Lancaster, first plucked ? 6. In what part of the City of London has the Lord Mayor no jurisdiction ?
7. When was Temple Bar removed from the Strand ? 8. How many boroughs are there in London ? 9. What is the oldest bank in London ?
10. When was the last Tournament held in London ?
11. What person is the first to be informed of the death of the Sovereign ?
12. Which two artists lived on London Bridge ? 13. Which regiments have the right to march through the City with fixed bayonets and colours flying ?
Answers will be found on page 288.
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