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Test your general knowledge by supplying answers tb the following fom questions. The correct answers wdl be published m our next issue and a comparison should prove interesting. A further series Of questions and answers will be published daily.
(1) Who is this ••4h•«( s £ . . . .
(2) What was the name of the ship that took the first contingent of >ew Zealand soldiers to the South African War, and when did they sail? (3) What is a lascar? (4) What is meant by a “light-year” in astronomy? Answers to yesterday's questions; (1) Captain F. L. Barnard, the aviator who was recently killed. (2) Admiral Vernon (1684-1757) Ordered thaf, the rum served to the sailors should be mixed with water and not issued neat. The Admiral always wore a cloak of grogram cloth (a mixture of silk and mohair) and was nicknamed “Old Grog” by his men. The name "grog’’ was transferred to the diluted liquor, and has remained (3) The Province of Hawke’s Bay was established on November 1, 1858. (4) Gothic arches are pointed and the Norman are rounded.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 208, 17 August 1927, Page 4
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182Do You Know ? Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 208, 17 August 1927, Page 4
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