The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-24
FIFTY QUICK REPLIES
Questions Quickly Answered by
Bright Pupils.
THE SHOTGUN EXAMINATION.
high school Scholars Contend for an
Extended Trip as Prfze-A
Pe,fect Paper.

The shotgun examination" for which
the pupiIs of the High school have been
preparing for months, was held yesterday
afternoon.
Some time ago Mr.. l.. s. J. Hunt an
nounced that at the end of the year he
would give an examination to the school
on questions which he should choose from
any subjects with which he thought the
brighter students should be familiar. The
questions were to be read off, and the an
swcrs written down at once. The prize
for the most successful competitor was to
be q trip through the Eastern states,
and in case girl won the
expenses of her chaperone were to be
paid. In order to stimulate the lowest
class in the school to special exertions the
promise was made that should a member
of the jnnior B grade be the lucky one,
the trip would be extended to Europe, and
the girl could take her chaperone there.
The pupils have been in fiutter ever
since. and the more jealous have put in
countless hours of extra work, in order 10
be perfect If possible in the subjects
taught or touched on in the schools cur
ricufum.
Atf:30 yesterday-the hour set for the
frial-every one was in a fiutter; each
member of the three upper classes had his
ambition fixed on trip to the East, while
the Junior Bis hoped not only to surprise
their seniors. but to go to Europe as well.
When the 40 pupils-eighty of them in
the Junior B grade-gathered in the big
assembly hall in the top of the Central
school building, a number of parents and
interested spectators were present. The
judges Of the contest were Mrs. A. b. Stew
art. Mrs. Thomas Burke. Mrs. NJ. ]. Car
keek. Mrs. Maurice McMicken, Judgec. II.
Hanford and Professor Frank ]. Barnard.
Each of the pupils was given sheet
Of clean paper and pencil. Then Mr..
Hunt read the following fifty questions:
/. Time OF regular meeting of congress-
2. How many feet in mile?
2. Spell inflammation
{ Who WINS commander n-chief of our forces
during the Mexican war?
3. Mark ga in ssall.
s. who is governor OF our state, and for how
!. Who wrote bridge of sighs?"
s. What In the cube of X
.. VINO Is president Of France?
10. spell "cxcel.'
IL How many more United States senators has
fexnx than Rhode island
II. What Is the oldest settlement in the state
Is. Who was second president OF the United
States
H. Write plural of valley
10. Who was chief justice OF supreme court In
tine OF bred Scott decisiong
rs. Change 30 to decimal
u. Who wrote s.Thanatopsisg'
Is. Where was the battle OF Gettysburg fought?
Give state and county.
n. Spell ssingenious," "equal." 'sskillful"
% How many square miles in Washington.
n. In lunar eclipse which of the three bodies.
earth. sun and moon, Is in the center7
- How many states In the Union in 1883?
* What il the weight of cubic foot OF water?
- What is the latitude of Seattle?
5 Who is the secretary OF the United States
treasury nCwg
IS Give the lowest common multiple of 6, II
and Is.
"a. Mark the accent in obligatory"
Is Locate the fibula.
- Give date OF Indian massacre at Seattle.
80. How many judges In the United states su-
81 Write an example of concrete number.
& Mho wrote last Days of Pompeii7"
q; Multiply with an exponent of 4 by A
IS II Il ! buy coat for ss25 and sell it for $50,
what per cent is gained?
s6 In what part of the body are the metacar-
81. Who commanded the Confederate forces at
Atlanta
as To what nation does Cuba belong?
~ Give the maiden name OF your grandmother
on your mothers side.
g. In what year did the United States consti.
tuition go into effect?
81. What is 49, per cent. OF 90?
q Which was the FIRST Southern state to
secede9
g Which is further north. Seattle or London I?
A. sum of ST. aud 2-i0?
Is Who was the first secretary OF the United
States treasury?
- As general rule, which blood vessels
carry blood 70 the heart?
II. What Is 100 per cent. of 251,eo1 expressed
decimally?
a. Who is our minister to England?
~. In what mountain range Is Mount Everest I?
right" -
Each of the contestants had to nut down
his answer at once when the question was
given. The difficulty of the examination
was greatly increased by the fact that the
questions were propounded in such Quick
succession that there was no time for any,
one TO stop and think of the answer. He
must know it and put it down instantly.
or the next question would be crowding
on him. The rapidity with which the
work is done is shown by the fact that
every query was put, the answers writ
ten and the papers gathered up in exactly
9 minutes and % seconds. That is an
allowance of little over ten seconds for
each question.
The papers were turned over To the corns
OF examiners whose task il was to deter.
mine which was the best. This work
occupied several hours. A number OF the
papers were poor, but many were excel
lent, ranging above 90 per cent. The prize
will go TO the bright pupil who actually
got 100 per cent. answering every question
correctly rs follows:
l. First Monday in December.
Tra.,S.u.,3o-
{ General Winfield Scott
s. Two dots under "a.
G. Governor Z. Z. Ferry--four years
:. Thomas Hood
g. One twenty seventh.
o. Garnet.
10 Excel
IL walia walla (Tumwa,erD.
IS John Adams.
IA Valleys
Is. Roger B. fancy.
16. rs
Il. Bryant
is. Pennsylvania. Adams county.
u. Ingenious.
20 69,9a1
81 The earth.
-. Eleven.
"a CHI lbs.
81 ~ deg, IS min
IS C. J. Foster.
81 Sc
z. Obligatory.
Is In lower limb.
- 1856.
80 Nine.
A. -Four hooks, etc.
- BulwerIytton.
81 A, with exponsntoorL
IS 20 per cent
81 In the hand.
&. General Hood.
IS Spain.
40 i7ss.
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