Puzzles
Quote Quiz
Quotes selected and edited and quizzes created
by William Phillips, GCR Deputy Coordinator
Today's Quote
Sharade
My first is what my second was to King James the 1st, and you tread on my whole.
Sharade on James I from The History of England
Austen's youthful sharade is a bit mis-stated. See if you can solve it anyway. (1) Answer the question; (2) check the hint, and you can probably solve the sharade. Question: Who was the "first"? Hint: James I created a "second," the 1st Earl of Somerset, whose surname is the "first."
