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11.

i: What were the pipe-cleaners stolen from Uncle Jim?
ii: Why might the jay wrongly be seen as more precious than the lark?
iii: What characterised the little men apart from coloured jacket and cap?
iv: What was the crest of Blind John, adopted by the victorious leader after the battle in 1346?
v: What, developed by Rex and Cromie, owed its name to Harold, and brought immediate success for Geoff?
vi: What, in addition to the Yellow Jacket did the British commander receive after victory at Changzhou Fu?
vii: In what tale does David, living with his parents at Firetown, receive a rifle for his 14th birthday?
viii: In what tale did Joseppi stumble out the Musoline Overture on a zither in Wadi Halfa?
ix: Which scarecrow was created by a pipe-smoking New England witch?
x: Which clandestine group saved Ran on the edge of Exmoor?

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[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

and ii. is apparently a famous bit of Shakespeare from The Taming of the Shrew:

"What, is the jay more precious than the lark, Because his feathers are more beautiful? Or is the adder better than the eel, Because his painted skin contents the eye?"