The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-05-03
LIST OF QUESTl0NS:-

~ 'AOl.OWiHS are Tue QucStlOno'
(which is further from the center OF the
earth, Lake Superior or the mouth Oh
the Amazon?
2-Wbat Vice-Presidents of the United
States became Presidents. and winch
of our Vice-Presidents died In omcef
S-One meaning of "Let' Is to permit an
other is to rent or hire out. without
changing any words make In the lollow.
ing sentence the necessary amehoiissns
to show that the latter meaning Is al! III,
tended: Do not let the hen roost ID 'ne
yard.
4-Write a sentence. not exceeding twenty
five words, in which the same wor Us 10
useo as often as possible. each TINS
with an entirely different meanihs, 10.
(Which expresses the more reguia.
currence, often or frequently an.
Gin which of Thackeray's novels oo 's,,, on
principal character marry the M eath
whom he first sought to make ms h'o'''-
er-in-law? 49,
T-Give the names of the members ~ state
electoral commission of 1871, anu $50
what circumstance caused q promlnen.
man. who was expected to be ne.i'oe'
of the commission, to be omitteo ~, "a.
ga grocer wishes to ascertain Tue uov-
pacity in gallons of a certain casK. las s.
ing no liquid measure, how can oe es''
accomplish his purpose? -, g.,
9-Who was the author OF the n.y. "
which Tittlebat Titmouse appears!
10-An advertisement reads: Last n.oll ,.n
we took one-third off the price OF our
four dollar shoes; to close out the ssoch
we now offer them at further reouc
ton of 100 per cent" What is the price
of the shoes under this offer? a.,
lin a certain presidential election .n nc
two leading candidates we're citizens oi
adjoining states and the defeated canol-
date carried the home state OF ms sue
cessful opponent by plurality OF x less
than one hundred and fifty votes WIN
were the candidates?
12-Give the derivation of the names OF the
days of the week
13-Trace the line of descent of Queen VIC
toria from William the Conqueror.
14-What kings, ruled in Europe during the
year 100 and over what countries dld
they reign?
IA CIRCULAR steel ring twelve inches IN
diameter is weighted until its vertical
diameter is reduced TO eleven inches,
it's horizontal diameter being lat the
same time elongated; is the area en-
closed by the ring enlarged, diminished
or unchanged?
16-A Philadelphia newspaper in January,
1741 announced the birth of a child on
December 3d. 1740. This child grew to
manhood and the New York papers re-
ported his death as occurring on the
last day of February. 1900. How many
days over fifty-nine years was his age?
I7-What American cities of more than
fifty thousand Inhabitants have their
names concealed IN the following ana
grams: divorce Pen," 'Oil stain u.s."
pride HfngS, ana TT Harrod!
1s-Which expresses the stronger emotion:
Sorrow or grief?
19-Add together the weight of the gold in
one thousand quarter eagles of the COIN
age of 1880; then that of the silver in
two thousand United States half dollars
of 1885, and of the silver in two thousand
United States standard silver dollars
Give to the nearest thousandths of q
bushel the quantity of shelled corn at
f1fty-six pounds to the bushel that would
balance the above weight?
2O-A bird rises from the center of Sumatra
and flies in the direction of Constan-
tinople; passing that place. 1t continues
its course unswervingly dntil 1t reaches
the Equator. Another bird starts from
/ the same place, fires in the direction
+ of Honolulu and continues beyond with
\ out changing It's direction until it also
k reaches the Equator. How many de-
= grees apart are the points on the
6 Equator reached by the birds?
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