Here is the entire article, for those interested.

Having seen all the questions, they are all about Sport, Rugby Union, Association Football, Cricket and Athletics.

'Colours Men Only' refers to Sporting colours https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporting_colours

The Wheel is probably a Rugby Scrum.

Trotter wrote:

Having seen all the questions, they are all about Sport, Rugby Union, Association Football, Cricket and Athletics.

'Colours Men Only' refers to Sporting colours https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporting_colours

The Wheel is probably a Rugby Scrum.

I think you are right about rugby scrum - when players rotate the scrum, that's called "wheeling" I see.

It seems very clear that this article was written by a student/sports enthusiast (to me, at least), but I still feel strongly that the Section A questions are an indicator that those topics were actually being taught at the time - why else make sports jokes about them?

A "wheel" is also (together with a "bob") the metrical device that finishes each stanza in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight".

Beregond wrote:

A "wheel" is also (together with a "bob") the metrical device that finishes each stanza in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight".

Thanks, that's another good association. https://www.britannica.com/art/bob-and-wheel

All of this is highly reminiscent of the "College of Cretaceous Perambulators, Re-entrance Examination" in Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth.

Aelfwine wrote:

All of this is highly reminiscent of the "College of Cretaceous Perambulators, Re-entrance Examination" in Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth.

Definitely!

Well this entire thread was just a great read on a late october morning.