The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-01-18
WHAT DO you KNOW

2. Name the treasurer of the
United States.
3. Name the conductor of the
New York Symphony orchestra.
L. Name the leader of Tammany
Hail.
g. Name your congressman.
6. Who is Hugo Munsterberg?
7. Who was Sir Christopher
Wren?
8. Who was Ali Bahia?
3. What is the Pentateuch?
10. What is a seismograph?
H. What is a clevis?
r. How many Justices are there ON
the bench of the Supreme Court OF
the United States?
49, Name five of them.
a. Who said, "The child is father
of the man."
Is. Who said, The groves were
Gods first temples?"
16 Who said, "Once more unto the
breach, dear friends, once more?'
II. Who was Mommsen?
IS. Who is president of the Lake
Shore railroad?
10. What is the fourth city in size
in the United States?
90. What is a proposition?
The News intimates, and in this
The Banner agrees, that some of
these questions ought not to be in
the list because there is no reason
why they should be matters OF gen
eral information. For instance the
18th question might well be dis
placed by the question, What is the
largest railway system, in mileage,
in the United States?"
To aid possibly in Willing away a
long winter evening, The Banner has
prepared a list of twenty questions
relating, in the main, to Vermont and
New England. Some OF these ques-
tons may be a little difficult, but
most of them well informed citizen
of Vermont ought to be able to
answer Here is the list
l. Name the members of Presi-
dent Tafts cabinet.
q Name the governors Of the six
New England states.
3. Name the six largest towns in
Vermont
4. Name six of the principal nat
ural products of Vermont.
5. Name six of the principal man
ufactured products of Vermont
6. Name the FIVE largest rivers OF
Vermont.
7. Name the Ave highest noun
tain peaks in Vermont.
s. Name the five largest lakes In
Vermont.
3. Name the presidents of the
United States who were born in New
England
10. Name the six largest cities In
New England.
IL. What was the Brook farm
community and who we're some OF
the men who made it famous?
10. What poet of national reputa
ton was a Vermonter?
10. Name one OF the greatest
American naturalists whose hons
was in New England.
IA. What great New England think
er and writer is said to have failed
of election to an important college
professorship because he dressed sc
poorly?
10. Name five great American
poets who were either born in Mass
achusetts or lived much In that
state.
16 Who served longer in the U. s
Senate than any other man and how
long was his term OF service?
II. Name three of the greatest OF
American editors who were natives
OF New England
IS. In what important feature Of
government do the New England
states differ from all the other states
OF the union?
10. From what country was de
rived the New England common
school system. which has come into
use throughout the United States?
20. Who was the greatest American
orator and of what state was he q
native?
AS a possible encouragement e
the boys and girls to seek to becom,
intelligent and we'll informed, TIL,
Banner will give prize of two dol
lars to the first correct set Of answ
ers to these twenty question:
brought to The Banner Office by I
pupil OF the public or parochia
schools of the town Of Bennington
and one dollar each for the next TIVE
correct lists OF correct answers.
In answering the fourth and fftl
questions there may be some differ
ence of opinion and to these quest
ions comprehensive intelligent ansv
ers will be accepted even II they d
not agree exactly with the opinion