The New York herald., 1921-05-13

ing countries-Germany Japan. Eng
land. Australia, Russia? Germany.
IS 900. 600: Japan, 100000: England
100000: Australia. 100000. and Russia,
le7 100000
Who discovered the south pole?
Amundsen.
What is a monsoon? Periodic wind in
the Indian Ocean and South Asia.
Where is Magdelena Bay? West coast
OF Mexico.
From where do we import figs?
Smyrna
From where do we import dates? Cal
ifornia and France.
From where do we get domestic sar-
dimes? Coasts of Maine and California.
What is the longest railroad in the
world? Trans-Siberian.
Where is Tallahassee? Florida.
Where is kenosha? Wisconsin.
How fast does sound travel per Sec
ond? One thousand and eighty-seven
feet.
How fast does light travel per second?
One hundred and eighty-si thousand
miles.
What planet has been measured re-
Gently and found to be OF enormous size?
No planet: but the star Beteigeuse.
Nnat large river IN INs United 9Idles
flows from south TO north? Red River.
Where are the Straits of Messina? Be-
tween Italy and Sicily.
In what country are earthquakes fire.
quent? italy and Japan.
What is the highest mountain in the
world? Everest
Where do we import cork from? North
i, africa, South Spain.
| Name six big business men in the
United States Rockefeller. Morgan.
! Schwab. Gerry, Ford. Edison.
Who is called the father of railways?
/ Vanderbilt
Where was Lincoln born? Kentucky.
Who said: -Four score and seven years
ago." Lincoln.
Name a few kinds OF wood used in
making furniture and the highest priced.
Mahogany. oak, birch, maple and
walnut. Walnut.
What kind OF wood is the lightest? +?
Cork.
What wood is the heaviest? Lignum
VITAE.
or what kind OF wood are AK handles
made? Ash.
I What part Of Germany do we get toys
\ from Nuremburg.
What States bound West Virginia?
Ohio Kentucky. Virginia, Maryland and
/ Pennsylvania.
/ Where do we get peanuts from? vir-
ginia. North Carolina. Tennessee and
| Georgia.
What is the capital of Alabama?
Montgomery.
Who wrote '-Ths Star Spangied
Banner? Francis Scott Key
Who wrote "Home, Sweet Home?
John Howard Payne.
Who composed "Il Trovatore" Cerdi.
Who was Cleopatra, Queen OF Egypt
Where are condors to be found? Andes
Mountains
What voltage is used in street cars?
Direct Current. 500; alternating current.
/ from 1900 to $4,000.
Who discovered the Law of gravita-
tion? Sir Isaac Newton.
What cereal Is used all over the worid7
Rice.
whore is tho Assuan Dam? Nile
River
What country produces tho most
nickel? Ontario. Canada.
seem. Incredible, whats
What Is the distance between the
earth and the sun? s2.sso.ooo miles.
| Who invented photography? Thomas
wedgwood and Humphrey Davy
| Where do We get wool from? Aus
/ tralia Is the largest producer.
What il felt? Cloth, OF matted fibres
OF wool. fur or hair.
What States produce phosphates?
Florida, Tennessee. South Carolina
Why is cast iron called pig iron7
Takes name from pig moulds in which
cast
Name three principal alkolies. Lime.
magnesia, sodium carbonate.
Name three powerful poisons. Prus-
sic acid. arsenic, bichloride OF mercury
who discovered radlum7 Marie Curle.
I collaborating with her husband, Pierre
Curic.
| Who discovered the X-ray7 Roentgen
4 WIRES Is platinum found1 Ural
Mountains. Russia
/ with what metal s radium associated
when found? Uranium.
4 Who discovered how to vulcanize rub
Der? Charles Goodyear.
Where do we get sulphur Texas.
Louisiana, Sicily, Italy.
1 Where do we import rubber from7
South America. Africa.
/ Who invented the cotton gin7 ELI
Whitney.
\ What Is the price OF IL grains OF
gold? About ffty cents.
what Is vulcanite and how nader
Rubber hardened by sulphur.
What is glucose and how nader
/ White crystalline fermentable substance
about half az sweet as cane sugar.
/ Chiefly made from starch by application
Of heats and acids
What Is the difference between an
thracits and hltuininous coal2 Anthra-
cito cont lins much. bitumiuous little gas.
Where DO we get benzol? From coal
tar.
or what is glass nader Sand melted
with lime
How IL window glass nader Rolling
melted glass into sheets.
What Il porcelain2 Fine earthenware.
more or less translucent
What Kind Of machine Is used IN
cutting the facets on diamonds7 Metal
wheel and diamond powder
What country makes the best optical
iensesg Germany.
Where DO We get borax2 California,
Scvada. chile
What u foot p0unae Energy lu-