The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-01-10
HOW MANY OF THESE QUES-
TONS CAN YOU ANSWER
Thirty General History Questions for
the School Students Of Sny-
der and Vicinity.

school students or Snyder IL you
are one of the students Sou are In
visited to compete. You arc requested
TO not ask the aid of your teacher or
anyone else, but are supposed to
answer them yourself Hand in your
answers to The Signal, on or be-
fore Tuesday of next week. The near
est correct list, together with the
name Of the pupil furnishing same,
will be printed FIRST, with the second
and third following See what per
centage you can make.
/. What American was heralded by
Lord Byron MS "The Cincinnatus Of
the Wost?'
2. What solitary wonder OF Egypt
exceeded in cost and splendor all
the temples OF the Greeks put to-
gether?
3. What noted king addressed a
mountain and Informed II that II 1t
proved 80 presumptuous az TO put OBJ
stacles in his way, he woud cut II
from It's base and throw II headlong
into the sea?
4. What and where was the Par
thenon, and by whom erected?
3. In what locality did blades Of
wheat and barley grow to be four
fingers in breadth?
6. What charges OF heterodoxy were
urged against Socrates, the greatest
spirit Of the pagen world, whereby he
was compelled TO drink the fatal
hemlock?
7. What plucky American Ambas-
sador dlspelled a war cloud by re-
sponding. eve have millions for de-
Tense. but not a cent for tribute?"
3 What instruction was there for
Damocles I'm sword suspended over
his head by single thread.
Q. What is meant by the Retreat
of the Ten Thousand
10. Explain how It happened that
one OF our Thirteen Coloni-s was
made up mostly Of persons coming
directly from the jails Of England
What colony was this?
II. What was the decision Of the
Supreme Coutr in the bred Scott
case2
~. How we're silk worms first in
troduced into Europe.
10. why was the War Of the
Roses" so called?
IA. During what expedition was
the famous Rosetta stone discov-
cred and what benefit has it been
to students Of ancient history?
IS. What monumental structure
OF imperial Rome now a Catholic
church. once the temple of al. tn'
Gods is thus described by Lord Bye
ron: simple. erect, severe. austerc
sublime?'
16. What can you say OF che Man
I'm the Iron Mask"
II. we have met the enemy ana
they are ours" what general thus
reported
is. when Napoleon escaped from
Elba. what marshal, known as enc
"Bravest of the Brave said: 81 VIII
put Napoleon IN an iron cage and
bring him 10 Paris?" What was the
sequel?
10. What did it signify that "Cae-
sar crossed the Rubicon" the Rubi-
con was a small stream?
90. What we're the features of the
Omnibus bill introduced into Con-
gress by Henry Clay?
p. What was the tragic end OF
Cleopatra?
22. What great admiral fastened
10 the masts OF his ship for good
luck" a horseshoe. and for good
pluck" displayed from her pennant
the motto: England expects every
MGR to do his duty"
%. Who was known as "old HieK-
ory?"
%. What noted character in his
tory resigned a governorship TO h's
among the Indians. went to another
country. then struggling for freedom
helped defeat the enemy and became
the first ruler Of the country?
%. During what war did the Ia
nous Charge OF the Light Brigade
oeeur7
&c. What general told his men
that the enemy must be beaten or his
wife would be a widow?
q. What revolutionary hero Jump
cd outside his for to replace fall
en- flag. while the bullets fell like
hail around him?
qs. Who was old Rough and
Ready"
20. Where was the last battle OF
the Civil War fought?