CHRISTMAS QUESTIONS

Set by Six Fellows of St. John's College, Cambridge 1. What were the names by which the following were known before they succeeded were elevated or to peerages ?

a. Lord Grantchester of e. Lord Rugby.

Knightsbridge. f. Lord Quickswood.

b. The first Lord Tweedsmuir. g. Lord Cherwell.

c. Lord Strabolgi. h. Viscount Waverley.

d. Lord Soulbury. i. Viscountess Rhondda.

2. In what counties are a. Cam Beck.

b. Cam Brook.

c. Cam Fell.

d. Eccles.

e. Ecclesall Bierlo f. Eccup.

g. Hutton Scough h. Hutton Roof.

i. Hutton Hang.

3. Which corps or regiment of the British Army : a. Carries on its cap-badge the horse-shoe of the arms of Oakham ?

b. Holds the ship's bell of the troopship Warren Hastings?

c. Wears the Plume of Roussillon ?

d. Plays Handel 's March from Scipio at guard-mounting?

e. Wore swords in the officers' mess ?

f. Wears the device of Catherine of Braganza ?

g. Held a solid silver chamber-pot as a trophy ?

h. Wears a black flash ?

i. Wears the emblem described as " pansies resting on their laurels " ?

4. Of whom did these become the wives ?

a. Hendrickje Stoffels. c. Maria Bicknell.

b. Saskia van Uylenburgh. d. Isabella Brant.

e. Helene Fourment.

5. What is the source of each of the following passages ?

a. Oh I say gasped Bernard and laying the dainty burden on the grass he dashed to the water's edge and got a cup full of the fragrant river to pour on his true love's pallid brow.

b. " You like your wife for the first while," said the spider, " and after that you hate her."

c. Peal after peal of high squeaky notes rang out, each louder than the last ; they ended, suddenly, in a piercing scream. He had laughed himself into a fit.

d. Mr. Mountchesney and Lord Milford poured forth several insipid compliments, accompanied with some speaking looks which they flattered themselves could not be misconstrued.

e. Dry rot and wet rot and all the silent rots that rot in neglected roof and cellar—rot of rat and mouse and bug and coaching stables near at hand besides— addressed themselves faintly to my sense of smell, and moaned, " Try Barnard's Mixture."

f. In Paris, as none kiss each other but the men—I did what amounted to the same thing-1 bid God bless her.

g. Until he was nearly arrived at manhood, it did not become clear to — how it was that he had come into the care of an aunt and uncle instead of having a father and mother like other little boys.

h. Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show..

i. The cell door slammed behind Rubashov.

j. " Hole!" said Mr. —, and then, for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis : " 'Ole!" the following ?

j. Lox Yeo.

k. Loxbeare. 1. Loxhore. m. Piddletrenthide.

w. n. Wyre Piddle.

o. Pidley.

p. Zeal Monachorum.

q. South Zeal.

r. Zeals. 6. With what countries or areas do you associate the following specialities ?

a. Waterzooi. e. Cassoulet.

b. Gaspacho. f. Zabaglione.

c. Kedgeree. g. Sukiyaki.

d. Blinis. h. Bacalao.

7. Who called what or whom ?

a. Solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.

b. A modern Babylon.

c. A change from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity, to a definite, coherent heterogeneity.

d. The image of war without its guilt.

e. A man who has found something more interesting than women.

f. Two countries separated by the same language.

g. A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

h. The best thing in fiction the English have ever done.

i. This old, blind, mad, helpless, weak, poor worm.

j. Mere English.

k. The false Achitophel.

8. What is the origin of the following inn-signs ?

a. Pack Horse and Talbot. g. Trouble House.

b. Maund and Bush. h. Red Lion.

c. Cupid and Torch. i. Old Fox with his Teeth d. White Hart. Drawn.

e. Bush. j. Marquis of Granby.

f. Dolphin.

9. What have the following in common ?

a. Dedans, grille, chase, tambour, penthouse.

b. Royal, imperial, colombier, atlas, antiquarian.

c. Lafite, Latour, Mouton-Rothschild, Mouton d'Armailhacq, Pontet-Canet.

d. Craig, McDonald, Tallon, Ring, Benaud.

e. Mumps, measles, poliomyelitis, typhus, foot and mouth disease.

10. When are the following ?

a. Candlemas. e. Old Christmas Day.

b. Plough Sunday and Monday. f. Beltane.

c. Rogationtide. g. Mothering Sunday.

d. Hocktide. h. Mother's Day.

11. What have the following in common ?

a. Peking, Kanam, Swanscombe.

b. Perm, Oxford, Island of Lewis.

c. Lichfield, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Maidenhead.

d. Finland, Estonia, Hungary.

e. Angkor, Borobudur, Anuradhapura.

f. Thetford, Ramsbury, North Elmham.

12. Which English cathedral has ?

a. A copy of Magna Carta sealed by King John.

b. An Angel choir.

c. The greatest length.

d. A lantern.

e. A famous map of the world.

f. Three spires.

g. An inverted arch.

13. Arrange the following institutions according to the centuries of their foundation : The British Academy, the Royal Academy of Arts, the the London Gazette, The Times, the British Association Royal Institution, the Royal Society, Winchester College, for the Advancement of Science, the Morning Post, the Observer, the Spectator, White's, the British Gazette. 14. What is or are, was or were ?

a. An Indian summer.

b. A Spanish worm. c. A German comb.

d. A Greek gift.

e. Brazilian grass. f. Dutch clocks.

g. Turkey rhubarb.

h. The Pornocracy.

i. Pepper's Ghost.

j. The Thunderer.

15. Of which States or countries were the following the rulers ?

a. Joanna the Mad. d. William the Silent.

b. Philip the Fair. e. Charles the Hammer. c. Augustus the Strong. f. Pepin the Short.

16. Who wrote the following books ?

a. The Silent World. d. Old Men Forget.

b. Eastern Approaches. , e. Crusade in Europe. c. The Struggle for Europe. f. The Bombard Story.

17. Which are the following Amdrican States ?

a. The Empire State. e. The Tar Heel State. b. The Nutmeg State. f. The Sooner State.

c. The Sucker State. g. The Old Dominion.

d. The Show Me State. h. The Pelican State.

18. Who created ?

a. The Wizard of Oz.

b. The Goblin Market.

c. Puck of Pook's Hill.

19. What historical incidents or personages are alleged to be the subject of the following nursery rhymes ?

a. " Mary, Mary, quite contrary."

b. " Little Jack Horner."

c. " Sing a Song of Sixpence." d. " Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been ? " d. The Happy Prince, e. The Reluctant Dragon. f. The Witch of Endor.

20., Who built ?

a. The Horse Guards.

b. The Crystal Palace.

c. Castle Howard.

d. The Imperial Hotel, Tokyo.

e. New Delhi.

f. The Reform Club. g. St. Pancras Church.

h. Keble College. i. Euston Station.

j. Haymarket Theatre. k. University College, London. 1. Buckfast Abbey.

21. What distinctions do the following initials indicate ?

a. C.S.I. e. L.Th.

b. F.R.P.S. f. M.B.O.U.

c. M.I.E.E. g. F.L.S.

d. F.I.R.E. h. T.D.

22. Who painted ?

a. The Artist in his Studio.

b. The Miraculous Draught of Fishes.

c. A Banquet of Officers of the Civic Guard of St. Adrian. d. The Anatomy Lesson of Prof. Nicolaus Tulp. e. The Roth of San Romano.

f. The Ancient of Days.

g. The Rokeby Venus. h. The Night Watch.

i. The Land of Cockayne.

23. Of which of the following wines would you be suspicious if they were offered to you at dinner ?

a. Château Lynch Bages.

b. Château Ivrogne. c. Clos de Tartine. k. Le cabinet de la 1. Monte Bebino. cathedrale.

m. Château Ivtesse. d. Domaine des Trottieres. n. Clos de Tart. e. Château La Gaffeliere o. Chateau Climens, Naudes.

p. Château Petrus. f. Château Canon. q. Château Beausejour. g. Domaine des Trottoirs. r. Château Beauregard. h. Lachryma Tosti. s. Hochfraumilch Melba. i. Domaine de l'abb6 t. Château homme de Skinner. l'aube. j.' Le clos de I '6glise