MORE “HOWLERS"

Evening Star, Issue 22723, 10 August 1937, Page 1

MORE “HOWLERS"

SCOTS SCHOOLBOYS Juno has proved a “ merry month ” for schoolboy “ howlers.” Here are a few collected in Scotland. Pupils were asked in a general knowledge paper: What part did tho Earl Marshal discharge in connection with the GoronaOue boy answered: The Earl saw that all the men taking part were mustard. Grace Darling was a girl called Grace. After a while she was called Grace Darling. Amen means ** that’s the lot. The cuckoo is a bird that lays other bird’s eggs in its own nest and vice ' C The fire of London burned down all the old residents, and after reigning five days Mr Christopher Wren put it out. The spine is a bundle of bones which runs up and down the back and holds the ribs together. The skull sits on one end and I sit on the other, i A republic is a country where no one can do anything in private. An active verb shows action, as “ he kissed her,” and a passive verb shows passion, as “ she kissed him.” I Matrimony is a place where souls ! suffer for a' time on account of their sin. j Tarzau is a short-name for the

American flag. Its full name is tho Tarzau. Stripes. ... If the Forth Bridge .collapsed .they would build a fifth. . The home of the . swallow-- is tb© stomach, . .