Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-29
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

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n WIN wnn Asoka. whom III. @.
Wells includes in tho six greatest
men IN history? ID. 70. X.
A. Asoka was an emperor on inolh
who rcigned from 264 to 22s or 2zi
u. c. He was . patron OF BUDDHISM
in somewhat tho fashion that Con-
Htantine WAS Of Christianity. Aroka
was the most powerful sovereign Oh
his time. Tho numerous edicts which
he had inscribed upon rocks and pill
lars became monuments TO the Wis
dom and justice OF his reign.
q. How do tho nunber OF denths in
nirplane accidents compare with auto
mobile accidents In proportion 10 the
number OF machines in operation II.
| 9.
A. During the ~ months that end
| Cd December 81, 1921, there were In
the United States ia alrplane acci-
dente. There were 40 fatalities out of
this number, II is estimated that dur
ing the year 1921. 1900 aircraft were
engaged in civil flying in tho United
States. According to tho latest infor-
nation available there were 9,lOJ
deaths resulting from motor vehicle
| accidents In tho death registration
area o. tho United States, which area
contains 50 per cent Of the total pop
uiation last year. There were 1044S,G32
motor vehicles registered in 1921.
@. How much beer is made in the
world? X. j.. McC.
A. In 1913 the world production oi
beer was estimated at 2S2 2,078,O00 bar
rels or about s.750,00O, 900 gallone. Thif
would make n stream 6 feet wide, II
deop. and about 2.460 miles long. Th'
United States at that time producet
more than one-ffth OF the world
output.
@. When will February have hv'
Sundays again? G. b.
A. There will be flve Sundays II
February in 194s. then in 1876. the'
in 2004. The regular interval is
years. In case Of a century interven
. ing that Is not divisible by 400, tn
3 interval is 40 years.
0. How many tons OF coal and ho'
Z much stone will 80 require to bur
0 100 bushels of lime in a kiln2 A. p.
g A. In n pot kiln It will require abou
= 1lh tons OF good coal and tone Z
stone in order TO produce 100 bushel
g of lime or tons of lime. This does M
Q include wood necessary for starun
= the fro IN the kiln.
o O. Why is the Book Of Rsvelaho
= called tho Apocalypse? NJ. v. Il.
= A. The word revelation is derive
3 from revelatio. the Latin equivaiei
y for apocaiypsis. both words meanir
r, 1incovering or unveiling.
{ O. Is Il correct 70 pronounce luxui
Y az though the word contained ga II
y stead OF an x? r. X. 70.
q A. While many people give the wol
this peculiar pronunciation, dictiol
aries agree that the sound OF
ks and not gs.
! O. Was g. baseball game ever DOS
poned because there was no one
witness it7 7. NJ c.
II A. A game between the Allentou
and Lancaster Clubs. scheduled Ma
27, 1885, was postponed on account
= no ono being on the grounds. A lari
parade kept the people away.
O. What states have two Unit
States Senator'S from the same cit
c. L. A
A. Kansas is the only state re
resented in the Senate by two men frc
the same city, Senator Capper a
Senator Curtis are from Topeka.