Sailing to Philadelphia

A boat load of stray cargo to amuse you today.

One

What is the young of a whale called?

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Two

What were the first names of Mason and Dixon, after whom the Mason-Dixon Line is named?

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Three

What eight letter word means ‘the study of Chinese language, history, customs, and politics’, and from what does the first three letters of the word ultimately derive?

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Four

In the northern hemisphere, what astronomical season ends at the vernal equinox and what three months form the equivalent meteorological season?

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Five

Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.

The opening words of which English novel, first published in Florence Italy in 1928, are quoted above. What is the novel’s title and who is the author?

Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.

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