PETER SIMPLE'S POSERS
There is nothing highbrow or tricky about the six questions given below, and you should be able to answer some of them, if not the entire six. A score of 5-6 is excellent; 4, good; 3, fair; 2, average. • 1. The Greeks had a name for it: that fabulous plant which signifies slothful ease. Can you remember the name? 2. When the word "nee" is used to indicate a woman's maiden name, do you know what it means? 3. What is the name of the heavy wheel in an engine which regulates motive power? 4. In days of old when knights were bold, one who held land from and rendered homage to a superior person was called a varlet, vassal, knave? 5. D.C.M. after a soldier's name means that he has won the Distingushed Conduct Medal; but the same letters have a meaning that is much less pleasant for the soldier; in fact, demn'd unpleasant! Can you remember this meaning? 6. What woman was named by her husband? (Answers on Page 9)
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 99, 28 April 1945, Page 7
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