PETER SIMPLE'S POSERS
1. Other days are suggested when one mentions the .frou-frou of milady's dress. Frou-frou means: Frilly hem; rustle; lacy? 2. When railwaymen speak of a light engine, they mean: Pilot engine; shunting engine; engine without a train?
3. In navy parlance, what is a liberty man?
4. What do our American friends mean when they employ the slang adjective lickety-split? 5. A nonagenarian is a person aged 90 years, but what is nonage? G. An opsimath is one who: Learns late in life; learns early in life but forgets; learns nothing?
7. In what part of the world must you dwell to become entitled to the term Orcadian?
8. What science is pomology? 9. Prescient means: Knowing things beforehand; being able to understand things quickly; thinking to yourself "This has happened before"?
10. How many pounds in a quarter? 11. Saccharin is an intensely sweet substance' got from: Highly concentrated sugar; coaltar; synthetic syrup?
12. In American sporting parlance what is a southpaw?
(Answers on Page 8.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 204, 28 August 1943, Page 4
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