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Degree-Level Examination Paper for Irishmen.
(Time allowed - Three Fortnights)
1. What language is spoken by French Canadians?
2. Discuss the important characteristics of the ancient Babylonian
Empire with particular reference to Architecture, Literature, Law
and Special Conditions - OR - Give the first name of one of the
Beatles.
3. What religion is the Pope? Jewish, Catholic, Hindu or Anglican.
(Underline ONE only).
4. Would you ask the Playwright William Shakespeare to build a bridge,
sail the ocean, lead an army or WRITE A PLAY?
5. What is a SILVER DOLLAR made of?
6. What time is it when the big hand is on TWELVE and the little hand
is on ONE?
7. How many Commandments was Moses given? (approximately)
8. Spell: LONDON, DUBLIN, BRADFORD, SUSSEX, BORRIS-IN-OSSORY.
9. What country is the Queen of England queen of?
10.What are the people who live in England's NORTH called?
A) Easterners
B) Westerners
C) Southerners
D) Northerners? (ONE ONLY).
11.Six Kings of England have been called George, the last being
George 6th. Name any three of the previous five.
12.What does SYSOP stand for? (Get this one wrong and you could have
some answering to do!!)
A) Stupid Young Son Of Paddy
B) Sympathetic Soprano
C) Sophisticated Yorkshire Standard Operating Procedure
D) Systems Operator
E) Systems Sophist (dictionaries provided).
F) Sorry You're Sitting On Packet
G) Send YAXPAK your Shillings Or Pennies.
13.Who won World War II?
14.Who came second?
15.Where does rain come from?
A) Supermarkets
B) Harrods
C) U.S.A.
D) The sky
E) BBSs.
16.Who invented STEPHENSON'S ROCKET?
A) Winston Churchill
B) Fanny Craddock
C) Kenny Everett
D) STEPHENSON.
17.Can you explain Einstein's theory of Relativity? YES or NO.
18.The song "O Canada" is the National Anthem of which country?
19.Either explain Le Chataliers principle of dynamic equilibrium
forces, or spell your last name in block capitals.
20.What is a Coat Hanger?
21.Where is the basement in a three-storey building?
22.When operating on ham radio, is it normal practice to speak into
the front or the back of the microphone?
23.Which holiday falls on 1st January?
A) Christmas Day
B) New year's day
C) Good Friday
D) Thanksgiving
When you have finished, hand in your answers to your sysop and
put a chalk mark on the screen to get his attention.
If sysops have trouble marking answer papers, then pass them on
to me and I will refer to my Irish Special Edition of Encyclopaedia
Billtannica for help.
De Billy G1WRG, (@ G4CLI) in Bradford, M.A. Hons in the above exam.
(Ex G5MVH & EI2VEL).
Original source unknown.