Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-20
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New Questions

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1. Was it found possible during
the war to stop the braying Of mules?
2. Does the trade rat actually
leave something for everything it
takes.
3. Tell me when the house fly
came into existence?.
4. What is rhinestone?
5. Why are holly and other greens
used at Christmas time?
6. What is an Aladdin window?
7. What does the word Alps
mean?
8. What is the population Of
Mexico City?
9. What is the insignia Of the
American army of occupation in
Germany?
10. Should potatoes be cooked in
sailed or unsalted water?
Questions Answered
10. When a horse is hitched to
a wagon in the regulation manner,
does he pull the wagon, or push it?
A. The department of agriculture
says that both the pushing and pull
ing movement are involved when. a
horse draws wagon forward. r
20. What is meant by the 5-5-3
and 10-10-7 ratio for the navies?
A. The navy department says that
55-3 is the proportion of naval
strength based on tonnage to be al
lowed to Great Britain, United States
and Japan in an effort to limit arma-
ments. This taken on a basis of 100
for Great Britain, 100 for the Unit
ed States, and 60 for Japan. Japan
asks that the ratio be 10-10-7 or 100.
10070, basing the request upon the
representation that the present
naval strength is this proportion.
SO. Is it true that voting. is
compulsory in Argentina?
A. The Argentine embassy says
that every man on reaching army
age in the Argentine is given book
with registration number and other
statistics. Every vote is recorded
in this book and if not recorded or if
the man does not vote, a fine IS i'm
posed Varying according to the
judgment of the court. Women do
not vote in Argentina.
10. Why are lucky days called
Red Letter Days?
A. In the old calendar Saints
days were marked with red letters.
SO. What is a Barmecide feast?
A. Barmecide, character I'M Ara
bian Nights, asked a starving beg
gar to dinner and set empty dishes
before him.
Go. Was Mother Goose's name
real, Mrs. Goose?
A. 1t is not known for certain
that Mother Goose was a real char
acter. 1t is supposed that possibly
the name is derived from Queen
Goosefoot, or Berthe au Grand Pied,
Mother Charlemagne. The queen
was special patron for children.
20. How does a motorman on a
street car throw the switch on a
turn?
A. The switch is thrown, due to
a current of electricity passing
through an electromagnetic which is
energized by current controlled
from a point in advance of the
switch. If the motorman passes
this point with the current on, the
switch is thrown. If he coasts by
this point the switch is not thrown.
+ SO. How many stores does
Woolworth own?
the F. w. Woolworth corporation
owns or controls ILL stores in the
United States, Canada and England.
90. How is Los Angeles pro-
nounced?
A. Los Angeles may be pronounc-
ed los angeles, long o, short a,
short e's; or los an'-jel-es, short o,
short a, short e's. The Spanish pro-
nunciation is los an'-has-las, long o,
first a broad, the others bit shor-
er. st. Louis may be pronounced
either SAINT loo'-is or SAINT loo'-i.
100. What was the total num-
Der of men engaged in the World
war.
A. The total number of men mo-
bilized by all nations during the
World war has been given as 59,-
1864.