14 JULY 1928, Page 31

General Knowledge Questions

Questions on Egypt

OUR weekly prize of one guinea for the best thirteen Questions submitted is awarded this week to Granville Paella, 45 Strada Genio, Valletta, Malta, for the following :-

1. Who built the Great Pyramid ?

2. What was the old name for Cairo ?

3. When did Islam come to Egypt ?

4. When did England first interfere in Egypt ?

5. Who were Abercromby, Fraser, Wolseley 6. When was the Suez Canal opened ?

7. What is the present rigime in Egypt ?

8. When was Egypt a British Protectorate ? 9. What was Denshe,wai ?

10. What is a Sheik, an Omda, a Mudir, an Effendi, a Bey, a Pasha ?

11. What is a fellah ?

12. When did Great Britain and Egypt establish a condominium In the Sudan ?

13. When did the condominium cease to be effective in practice ?

Answers_ will be found on page viii.