The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-20
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

Q. How many violins did stradivarius
make? E. J.
A. 1t is believed that he made about
1000 violIns, but of these only about
$40 are known to be in existence.
@ Why was the word "butternut"
applied to the Confederate soldiers dur
ing the Civil War? d. S. b,
4. This term was applied to soldiers
Of the South in allusion to the coarse
brown homespun cloth dyed with but
ternut dye, often worn by them.
Q. At what age do most boys and
girls leave school? ]. f. G.
A. The greatest percentage of boys
and girls drop out of school when they
are between 16 and II years Of age.
The bureau Of education says that, ac-
cording to the last census, 81 per cent
Of the children Il years of age were in
school; 6S per cent of those Is years
of age; 81 per cent, is years; IS per
cent, II years, and % per cent, Is
years,
Q, If child were born to American
couple travelling in Europe would the
child be a citizen OF the United States ?
A A child born outside the limits
OF the United States under such con-
ditions would be citizen Of this coun-
try The law on this point is very ex-
phNi'' II reduS. All Cnlldren mere
tofore born or hereafter born out of
the limits and jurisdictions of the Unit
ed States, whose fathers were or may
be at the time Of their birth citizens
thereof are declared to be citizens of
the United States but the rights of
citizenship shall not descend to chill
dren whose fathers never resided in
the United States"
=. What picture may be said to be
the most famous in the world? a. T.
A. Raphaels "Sistne Madonna" is
generally regarded as the most famous.
The original is kept in a gallery bv
itself, in Dresden, Germany.
., What are the seven bibles of the
world? A. NJ. \.
A. The books which are called the
seven bibles of the world are the Koran
or the Mohammedans, the Eddas of the
Scandinavians, the Try Pixies of the
Buddhsts, the Five Kings OF the Chi
nese the Three Nedas of the Hindoos.
the Zendavesta of the Persans. and the
Scriptures Of the Christians.
9. What is the language Of the Llth-
uanians? A. NJ, n.
A. While in no sense a pure Lam
guage that which is spoken by the
lhthuanians IS the nearest to the an
cicnt Sanskrit OF any modern language
and Is practically the same as that in
which the Nedas or the sacred books
OF India are written. The Lithuanians
are probably the best preserved exam
pies of the Indo- Europeans who formed
the most important basis of the races
of West Europe.
G. What is the ella Monster? De
scribe it, r. X
A, The ella Monster, the only poison
Gus lizard inhabiting the United States
is found in the deserts of Arizona and
New Mexico, Its form and skin are
unlike that Of other lizards The bod,
is covered with like points in
| place of scales, and is short and thick
! \ full grown ella Monster measures
from foot and a hal ITO two feet long
| The usual color is salmon pink spotted
with black. Its movements are SLOW
and clumsy, and its bite is likely tc
| cause death,
@ what is the longest word in the
+ English language? A $.
A, The longest word in the Engisl
| language is Observation-Disclosures
! employed by the Farnellites at the
! time Of the d,sesta blishment Of the Irish
church in 1871.
Q How many people were with Pres
Ident Wilson in Paris? II, J.
! \ The presidents immediate party
| consists OF himself and Mrs Wilson
|
! nographers, six secret service men anC
! a messenger. The entire American dele,
! cation in Paris, including all attaches
experts and clerks, numbers 1854
., What has become OF the horse.
OF st Marks OF Venice? A. NJ n
A, The four bronze horses we're re.
moved during the war and hidden IL
| the basement Of the castle Of St An
| gelo, beside the Tiber at Rome fo
/ faar nj their Hing n hu mr. -
| the Austrians They have often beer
spols OF war. haying been brought {,
| Rome from Chos about 3. C. 400. anC
carried by Constantine to Byzantium il
| A. y 35A They were taken by The
! Nenetans in l20i. In 1897 Napoleon re
moved them TO Paris but they wer,
restored to Venice in 1915 They hay,
recently been again placed at the en-
trance TO st Marks said by many {,
he the most beautiful church in tn
world,
., what is the origin OF the tern
| COB AS used in the American navy
f r. G
A. The theory of the origin of th
term which seems most probably cor
rect is tina! 1t comes from the chimes
| word COB meaning sailors, and va
introduced into the navy through tn
| far eastern fleet II has been usel
among the men in the navy for Ion,
time. but has found its way into prin
| only during the present war,
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