Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-26
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New Questions
1. Is it true that someone once
tried to kill Queen Victoria?
2. Is the vocabulary of the average
man of today as varied as that of
Shakespeare?
8. Can a commissioned officer Of
the United States army be reduced to
the ranks?
4. Does the pilot of an airplane
always keep one manu- On the con llOIl-
ing lever while flying?
5. When was the first newspaper
or magazine printed in the United
States,
G. Why is Greenland so named? Is
it particularly warm for the latitude
in which it is situated?
T. Which country "natg is first IL in the the
ond?
8. What play holds the record for
consecutive performances?
g. Where is the Panhandle?
10. How thin can gold be made?
Questions Answered
@. How long has the game of
checkers been known, and what coun-
tries play it?
was played by the Egyptians as early
as 1900 B. C. 1t was also known
in ancient Greece. There are many
varieties of the game Chinese, Eng
lish, Spanish, Italian and Turkish,
and it is known practically around
the world. 1t is even found among
New Zealand
@. Is there any law against catch
ing an American eagle and keeping it
in captivity?
A. The Bureau of Biological Sur
vey says eagles are protected either
specifically, or by blanket laws which
protect all except certain game and
of the union. There are two species
of eagle in this country, the bald
eagle and the golden eagle. The bald
eagle is the one which is used as
symbol of the American nation. The
golden eagle is not protected in
Wyoming. In Alaska, eagles are not
only unprotected, but a bounty is Of
their destruction. The
Biological Survey believes that the
eagle should be protected, as it is
rare and does far less harm to game
and song birds than some of the SINH
lar hawks.
@. Where was Buffalo Bill buried?
A Buffalo Bill was buried in a
tomb hewn from rock at the top OF
Lookout Mountain, near Denver,
Colo. A monument marks this spot
@. Are there any Vegetabie
juices that will make an Invisible
ink? ,,,
A. Write with lemon, onion; leek'
cabbage, or artichoke juice. Charac-
tiers written with these juices be
come legible when the paper IS
O. Whta color uniforms did the sol,
diers of other nations In the WorIu
war wear?
worn by eHllSLeu lll0L IL 'IAN -;-l,
ent countries were: France, graylsh
blue; Great Britain, khaki; ltaly'
greenish gray; Japan, khaki; Monte
negro, greenish yellow; Portugal
light gray; Roumania, khaki; Rus
STA, greenish yellow; Belgium, KHAKI !;
gray: Austria-Hungary, blush gray;
Bulgaria, greenish yellow.
@. How much sediment is car
ried into the ocean by the rivers Of
the United States? - COWS
A. The Geological Survey says
that more than 29O,0OO,OOO tons OF
soils. pebbles and loose rock are
carried into the ocean by the riv-
ers of the United States each year:
This amounts to an average OF 20
tons from each square mile OF lana
surface in this country.
O. When was the song America
first sung? ..,- .,ox
of the hymn America says: The
song was written at Andover, during
NV student life there, 1 think IN
the winter of 1912. 1t was first
publicly used at a Sunday school
celebration of July 4, in the. Park
Street church, Boston. l had IN my
D, session a quantity of German
song books. from which 1 selected
such music as pleased me, and ind
ing God Save the King I proceeded
to give it the ring of American re-
% @. How much money IS spent
on movies in year?
A. About $700,000,000 We're spent
in the United States. for admission
to motion picture theaters in the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1920.
@. When was the first minstrel
company in the United states
formed? o ~, e;r.+ ,,oins+re1
company. the Virginia Mnstrels, was
formed 1t CONSISTED Of t,t IR2n' WRIT En-
lock and "Dick' Pelham. The style
of performances adopted by them
has remained much the same ever
since, for they danced. sang, played
their Instruments, and carried on
running dialogue of jokes
Q. How many mints are now in
| operation in the United States? T.
A. There are now three mints in
| operation in the United States. They
| are located at San Francisco. Cal.
Denver. Colo, and Philadelphia.