PETER SIMPLE'S POSERS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 232, 30 September 1944, Page 7

PETER SIMPLE'S POSERS

1 There are flags, and flags; the piece of bunting that is-a standard or signal; there is the plant like an iris- and one is said to flag when one droops or languishes. Builders are interested in yet another flag. What is it? 2. In what country was a nobleman called a grandee? _ 3 Heliotherapy has something to do with the sun. Definitely. But what does the word mean? 4. What exactly is force-meat? • 5. A lobster is a decapod, because it- Turns red when cooked; has a hard shell; is a 10-footed crustacean? 6. We know a delightful old gentleman who is a campanologist, which means that he: Knows all about military campaigns; is an enthusiastic camper-out; knows a vast amount about bells? 7. What is a Crown colony? 8. Which of these words properly describes the hall of a theatre in which the audience may promenade between acts: Facade, foyer, lounge?

9. In the early days of motoring the word honk was often used to describe the sound of a motor car horn. A familiar bird is also said to honk. Can you name it? 10. Which of these animals is noted for its keen sight: Lynx, leopard, Jaguar? ..'.'■ 11. A pedant is: One who over-rates mere knowledge; one.who knows a lot and says little; one who is learned in the. classics? . 12. What is the meaning of the Latin phrase semper fidelis? (Answers on Page 8)