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No.54 - January 2003 | Contex HOME

THE KNOWLEDGE London Brain Teaser No 45

A series of "Connections" this time - they are quite tricky and require some careful thought. Even I can't do the first one!

1. What is the wartime link between the son of the sculptor of Captain Scott's statue in Waterloo Place and a son of the sculptor of Boudica's statue at Westminster Bridge?
2. What is the link between a blade of light, a gherkin and a car's headlamp?
3. What is the City of London link between a billhook and a hatchet, six horseshoes and sixty-one nails?
4. What is the relationship between the Royal Engineer, Colonel Lane-Fox and the archaeologist, General Pitt-Rivers?

The solution