St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-02-04
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l. Who discovered the continent of
North America ?
John and Sebastian Cabot.
2. Who was the first Englishman
who attempted to find the northwest
passage to China and when7
Martin Frobisher, the first person of
English blood, in 1876. Sebastian
Cabot in 1893, born in England, but
of Italian parentage.
3. How many distinct governments
are there in American Name them.
Twenty -one Independent states, viz. ::
l. United States of North America 2,
Columbia 6, Ecuador or Quito; Z.
Peru 8, Bolivia or Upper Peru; 8,
Chill 10, La Plata or the Argentine
13, Patagonia; IA, Costa Rica; Is,
Mosquito; Is, Guatemala F.; IL, Hon
duras 15, Nicaragua; 10, San Saliva
dor; 20, Hayti; 81, San Domingo.
4. What European governments
own possessions in America
Great Britain. Denmark. Sweden.
Holland. France. Spain.
5. Name the oldest city in the Unit
ed States and when foundedq
st. Augustine; Florida. 1865.
6. What is the national language
of Brazil
Portuguese.
Z. Who was the first great scientist
of America, and when did he live9
Benjamin Franklin. I7O6-I790.
8. Name a distinguished foreigner
who became the foremost scientist of
America and the country of his birth.
Louis Agassiz. Born in Switzerland.
9. Name the muses. and the depart
ment each presided over.
Calliope,-Epic poetry. Clio.-His-
tory. EratO,-Amatory poetry. Eu-
terpe, Lyric poetry. Melpomemene,-
Tragedy. Terpischere,-Choral song
and dance. POlyhymnia, - Sacred
poetry. Thalea,-COmedy. Urania,-
Astronomy.
10. Name the authors of the follow
ing:
II love it, love it, and who shall dare
To chide me for loving the old arm chair 2"
Hover it be, it seems to me,
IT'S only Noble to be good.
Kind hearts are more than cOrOnets,
| And simple faith than Norman blood"
a Eliza Cook. The Old Arm Chair.
b Alfred Tennyson. Lady Clara
We're de We're.
IL. How does it happen that the
9th, 10th, lIth, and 18th months of the
calendar, instead of the 9TH, 8th 9th
and 10th are named Sept, Oct, Nov,
and Dec.q
Old Roman year began in March.
10. Who discovered the cape OF
Good Hope and when 2
Bartholomew Oiaz. Portuguese. 1886
10. What body of water is nine
| times salter than the ocean?
Dead sea- Possibly Lake Elton.
IA. Give in statute miles the differ
ence between the equatorial and polar
diameter of the earth.
81 2-5 miles. (Fay's geography
Is. Give in statute miles the differ
ence between degree of longitude al
the equator and at the poles.
69.l6
l6. Name the largest city in the
United States not on navigable waters
Indianapolis.
II. What CART of the United States
territory was most recently acquired
and when
/ Alaska. 1867. The Island of SAL
Juan, was by arbitration. awarded tt
U. s. by Emperor of Germany October
1872, but was claimed by U. S. prior tt
this.
ID. Who was the first governor o
New England
Sir Edmund Andres.
l9. Which is the highest monu
mental structure in the world and it
height
Washington monument, Washing
ton, d. G. 555 feet.
20. Who was the first English chill,
born in America When and where
Virginia Dare. Roanoke Island
Aug. I6, 1887.
81. What social delusion occasione,
. great excitement in New England il
the latter part of the 18th century
? What mischief praw ont of II