Arizona republican., 1922-06-22
The Once Over
OUR OWN ANNUAL CROP OF
EDISON QUESTIONS


From what country do we get
French pastry? Italian vermouth
German silver? India ink? Egyptian
cigarettes? Brazil nuts2 Newfound-
land dogs? Spanish mains? Dutch
courage? Irish whiskey? Welsh rare
bits? Hawaiian blues?
2-What state produces the most
crash towels? What state needs them
the most?
3-Who was Fiabeas Corpus? In
what year did he reign?
4-Describe the process by which
initials are put on bath mats? Is ii
worth while?
5-Who wrote Fl. G. Wells out
lines of History? Why?
6-Who wrote president Wilson 5
Own Story" by Joseph Tumulty.
7-How far is it from Republican
platform promise to its fulfillmentI
How far from a Democratic? Give
your reasons.
S-Describe the Falls of Niagara
The Falls of Joe Beckett. Which re-
quires the least effort?
9-Bound Bound Brook, n. ]. And
state why?
10-What chemist discovered how
TO take consomme stains out of a blue
and white four-in- hand tie? Out OF
a white vest? Out of a near white
tablecloth?
11-What is shoe backing used
for in 80 states of the union? What
is it used for in the others?
12-Are goldfish capable of differ
90, to- x-texl ,arrF
Does fly look before ii leaps? How
many speeds has a red ant? In what
great war were cooties used2
13-Locate the Irish quiet zones
14-What famous baseball player
ends his last name with "uth'?
15-What's the difference between
Attorney General Daugherty and the
old adage, "A rolling stone gathers nc
Morse?
16-What official of the United
States said, Il would rather play golf
than be PRESIDENT"
17--What is the difference between
the &c" string on a violin and
O'Clock Eastern time?
1S-When it is half past railroad
time in the evening in New York city
what time is it in Chicago daylight
saving? In Muskogee, Mich? Why
| doesn't it make any difference what
time it is in Muskogee?
19-What great American said
"Stradivarius alive or Mazola dead
20-Explain the following express
sions; Non compos Galliam est
divisa in tres parties" 'Veni, vici,
cherchez la femme" Sic pluribus
unum semper fidelis.'
21-How many Indians are there
left in the United States? How many
of them appear at the average pro-
hibition-e era house party after the
third quart?
22-How many years now has
Johnny Kilbane been living up to his
slogan, Too proud to fight?"
23-Do You believe that, despite all
the oft emphasized stories of great
kindness, Jack Dempsey really beats
his mother?
24-Explain the significance of the
| following classical lines: Draw one!
stack of wheats with plenty of fire.
The potty what called you has hung
up step up forward"
25-When is this saying applicable
TO a dancer: 1T isn't her feet; it's her
stupidity?
Which end of an asparagus tip
should be buttered first? Why?
27--Who wrote Barbara Frietchie?
Did she keep his letters?
2s-Who wrote Peggy Joyce? What
did it cost him to get them back?
29--In what cities did the following
live: "Pittsburg' Phil? "Philadel-
phia" Jack O'Brien? Saul of Tarsus? ?
The Maid of Orleans? Chicago
May?
Q.-You are a salesman for large
manufacturer of false whiskers. You
try to sell an emergency set of red
and black ones to a prominent hard
ware merchant who has jealous
wife. The hardware merchant throws
YOU out of his office. That night you
go into a cabaret and see the hard
ware merchant trying to do South
Sea island native dance on top of a
table, while six show girls, for whom
he has ordered dinner, urge him on
with remarks such as Amt he too
funny for anything" and the like.
Suddenly his jealous wife enters.
How many sets of false whiskers
would you sell him aud at what
price?