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Show ? A General Quiz H . (v. fw fv. (v. f. cv. O-. (v. p.. fv. O" fv. f (v. p The Questions 1. Why was the son of Edward III of England called the "Black Prince"? 2. What U. S. President was a tailor, by profession? 3. What does "begging the question" ques-tion" mean? 4. What is the oldest royal family fam-ily in the world? 5. Is the butterfly a dainty eater? eat-er? 6. What is a peccadillo? 7. What silent and beautiful bird is supposed to burst into song just before its death? 8. What is a nuance? 9. Who was known as "The Sage of Concord"? 10. What does the "right of angary" an-gary" mean? The Answers ; 1. Because of the color of his ' armor. 2. President Johnson. 3. The taking for granted of the : point to be proved. i 4. The Japanese, dating from - 660 B. C. 5. No; it consumes the equal of . half of its weight each day. !6. A slight offense, 7. The swan. 8. A shade of difference; a subtle variation. ; 9. Ralph Waldo Emerson, j 10. The "right of angary," which jis both a constitutional and inter- national law, allows any belliger-.ent belliger-.ent or neutral nation, either in time of peace or war, to seize 1 foreign ships and materials within its territory, subject to adequate 'compensation. |