Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1875 – No. 32

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  1. What are the general characteristics of rivers in New Zealand? Which of them are navigable? What rivers would a traveller cross in a journey from Blenheim to Timaru?

  2. At what places might a vessel call in sailing from the Bluff through Cook’s Straits to Manukau?

  3. Describe the situation of the following places:—Marseilles, Khiva, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Antwerp, Batavia, Archangel, Hayti, Aden, Lisbon.

  4. From what countries are sugar, cotton, wine, timber, and tobacco exported?

  5. Draw, and fill up as well as you can, a map of South America.

  6. How is the Continent of Asia bounded? Give the names of its various political divisions, and their chief towns.

  7. What islands or groups of islands lie on the east coast of Asia?

  8. Describe the course of the St. Lawrence, or of the Mississippi, mentioning any rivers that fall into it, and any towns situated on or near its banks.

HISTORY—SACRED AND BRITISH.

Class B.

  1. State briefly what you know of Caleb, Achan, Abner, Shimei, Mordecai.

  2. Give a short account of the fall of Jericho, the death of Samson, the destruction of Sennacherib.

  3. What occasioned the revolt of the ten tribes? Who was the leader of the rebellion? By whom were the ten tribes carried into captivity?

  4. Mention two special occasions on which Christ restored sight to the blind.

  5. What events in the Gospel history took place at Cana, Capernaum, Bethany, Bethesda?

  6. Write a list of the English Sovereigns named Henry; stating of each the date of his accession and death, the family to which he belonged, and, very briefly, the ground of his claim to the throne.

  7. Explain the circumstances that led to the passing of Magna Charta, and mention its chief provisions.

  8. Between whom and under what circumstances were battles fought at Lincoln, Neville’s Cross, Lewes, and Shrewsbury?

  9. What circumstances in English history are connected with Canterbury, Acre, Carnarvon, Troyes, Sedgmoor, La Hogue?

  10. What led to the flight of Mary, Queen of Scots, into England? How was she treated by Elizabeth?

  11. Who was Queen Anne? Give the dates of her accession and death. Name any eminent statesmen and literary men who lived during her reign.

  12. Describe the attempt made by the Stewarts in 1745 to regain the Crown.

  13. Give the names of any three English generals, stating what has rendered each of them famous.



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History, Sacred History, British History, Biblical Figures, English Sovereigns, Historical Events