Competition Corner
BOYS AND GIRLS NINE YEARS OF AGE AND OVER I think you will find this competition quite easy, children. What vou have to do is say whether each of the following sentences is True or False. (1) There are five stars on the Australian flag. (2) The plural of young swans is goslings. (3) Ben Jonson was buried in an upright position in Westminster Abbey. (4) Rome is further north than New York. (5) The Pacific Ocean is bigger than the Atlantic Ocean. (6) A benedict is a blessing. (7) A sea lion is a kind of seal. (8) Mycology is the study of beetles. (9) Icebergs are sometimes
made pf salt water. (10) The name Mars means “the bright and burning one.” BOYS AND GIRLS EIGHT YEARS OF AGE AND UNDER Your competition this week is called “The Ark,” because the answers to these questions all end with the letters “ark.” (1) The fire’s ark. (2) The bird’s ark. (3) The fish’s ark. (4) The car’s ark. (5) The listener’s ark. (6) The night’s ark (7) The speaker’s ark. (8) The footballer’s ark. (9) The dog’s ark. (10) Man Friday’s ark.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S COMPETITIONS Wheat, Heat, Eat, At. Sheep, Crocodile, Elephant, Horse, Giraffe, Zebra, Leopard, Gorilla, Moose, Bison.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 12 March 1949, Page 3
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