Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-20
Friday, May 20, 1921.
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- The World presents herewith half the
famous Edison intelligence test ques-
tionnaire with the answers. The re-
.rnainder Of the questions with answers
will follow. At the Edison! plant yester-
day Mr.. Edisoh's secretary said the
Wizard of Menlo Park had prepared
IN entirely new; 'auestionnaire, consist
ing Of 113 questions. ,The first half
of the original one and the answers
follows:
What countries bound France? a
Spain, Switzerland, Italy. Germany,
Belgium, Luxembourg, Andorra.
Q. Where is. the River Volga? A.
Russia.
O. What country and city produce
the finest china? A. France. Limoges.
@. Where does the finest cotton
grow? A. Sea Islands
@. What country consumed the most
tea before the war? A England
@. What city in the United States is
noted for its laundry machine making?
A. Troy.
O. What city is the fur centre in
the United States? A. St. Louis.
@. What country is the. greatest tex
tile producer? A. England.
@. Is Australia larger than Green
land in area? "A. Yes.
@. Where is Copenhagen? A. Den
mark. =
@. Where is spitzergen? A Island
north of Norway3$4 !.
@. In what country other than Aus
tralia are kangaroos found? A. Tas-
mania, New Guihes, New Zealand.
@. What telescope is the largest in
the world? A. Lick.
@. Who was Bessemer and what did
he do? A. English engineer. Invented
a process for making cast iron by
burning out carbon and other impuri-
ties through the agency of q blast OF
air.
Q. Where do we get prunes from!
A. California. y
@. How many states in the Union?
A. Forty eight.
Q. Who was Paul Revere? A. Patriot
of the American Revolution.
@. Who was Hancock? A. Signer OF
Declaration of independence.
@. Who was Plutareh? A. Greek bi-
ographer and miscellaneous writer.
O. Who was Hannibal? A. Cartha-
genian general.
@. Who was Danton? A: French
Revolutionist.
Q. Who was solon? y. Athcnian
law giver.
q. Who was, Francis Marion? ~.
American Revolutionary General
@. Who was Leonidas? a. Greek
hero.
@. Where did we get Louisiana
from? A. France.
%. Who was Pizarro? A. Spanish
soldier. conqueror Of Peru.
@. Who was Bolivar? A. Fenezue-
Ian General and statesman.
@. What war material did Chile eN-
port to the Allies during the war? a.
Nitrates.
O. Where does the most coffee come
from? Brazil.
@. Where is Corea? a. Eastern coast
of Asia.
@. Where is Manchuria? A. North
Central Asia.
@. Where was Napoleon born? \.
Corsica.
Q. What is the highest rise of tide
on the North Atlantic coast? A. Bay
Of Fundy..
@. Who invented losarithms? a. Ma
pier.
@. Who was the Emperor Of Mexico
when Cortez landed? A. Montesuma.
O. Where is the Imperial Valley ana
what is it noted for? A. California.
Fruit and vegetables.
@. In what cities are hats and shoes
made? A. Hats, Philadelphia; shoes
Brockton, Mass.
Q. Where is the Sargasso Sea? A.
Equatorial Atlantic.
@. What is the. greatest depth ever
reached in the ocean? A. 32.0S9 feet.
O. What is the name Of u large IN
land body of water that has no outlet!
A. Great Salt Lake.
Q. What is the capital of Pennsyi-
vania? A. Harrisburg.
G. What state is the largest? Inc
next? A. Texas: California.
@. Rhode Island is the smallest state
What is the next, and the next? "A.
Delaware, Connecticut.
@. How far is it from New York 10
Buffalo via \. Y. c. r. r.? A. 43s.t3
miles.
@. How far is it from New York 10
San Francisco via rail?.A. $3.50 miles.
@. OF what state is Helena the capi-
tai? A. Montana.
O. What state has the largest copper
mines? A. Montana.
O. What state has the largest anne
thyst mines? A. Texas.
O. What is the name OF famous
violin maker. A. Stradivarius.