New-York tribune., 1922-06-12

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the seven Muses.; the Muse Of Flo
quencc.
o.-who Is King Of Italy' A.-Kinr
Victor Emmanuei III.
Q.-What is "A dinosaur' An ex-
tinet mcsozoic reptile o. gigantic ti1e
Q.-What arc lcucocytcs' A Minute
masses OF protop,asm found ~ tne
blood.
Q.-vhy arc canary birds used IN
coal mining A.-To test uncxp.orcd
underground regions for foul air.
Q.-Who was Horace Greeley A.
Celebrated Journalist, author and po'-
itician. leader % the nnti-slavery
movement. an unsuccessful candidate,
FOR the Presidency in 1872. author oi
"The American Conflict founder OF
The New York Tribune and member
Of Congress.
o.-What IL an artiseptie? Name
four commonly used. Am agency
which destroys the micro-organisms OF
disease: carholic scid, chlorated lime
corrosive subl.matc. ncrcuric Chord.
o-What was the Spanish Armada
A feet OF i30 varships sent by
PHILLIP II of Spain 20 conquer Eng,
land. The attack was beaten OF, and
the ehips we're scattered and wrecked
by gales along the north coast OF lfc-
land a nd Scotland
What is a clinical Thermometer :
"A small instrument designed 10
facilitate the finding % tho tempera-
ture of the human body, used in cases
Of sickness.
On what part of the Western
Hemisphere did Columbus land? A
San Salvador. or Waiting Island OF
the coast of Cuba.
O. what is 2l2 degrees Farcnheit
on the Ccntigradc scale? A.-lOO de-
o.-How did the name America
originate? A-From Americus Ncspu-
cius. an Italian explorer.
Q Who wrote tho following books:
VANITY Fair" "Pickwick Papers"
"Hueklcborry Finn" "The Four Horse
mon OF the Apocalypse? William
Makepcacc Thackcray, Charles Dickens,
Mark Twain. Vicente Blasco Ibancz.
@ Give the approximate population
Of each % the FIVE largest cities IN the
United tSates. Anew York. 5000
600: Chicago. 100000; Philadelphia.
100000; Detroit 100000; cleve-
land, 100000.
Q.-what three letters occur most
frequently In the English language
AZ, and 4.
o.-who was Marcus Aurelius' A.
A celebrated Roman Emperor and
philosopher.
Q-What Is the meaning Of The FOL
lowing expressions: "Sic scmpcr tyran-
mis-" and "Et IA Brute"7 A-"Tus al
ways with tyrants' and and you, Bru-
tus."
Q.-Name FIVE European cities each
having a population Of more than q
million. A-London, Paris, Berlin,
Vienna. Glasgow.
Q.-Who was Chnrlemngne, A.
Charles the Great Emperor % Rome
and King Of the Franks; the first OF
the great Christian cmperors and the
most romantic figure Of the Middle
Ages.
Q. Name approximate speed IN miles
por hour which can be obtained by the
following: q runner an express train.
and acr0nlane and a rife bullet. A.
QUIZ ".N NNIf WNNF NNNN||a N'Nls "IN |N.NNINN' 10
o.. II hydrochlorIc acid IS mixed
with sodium hydroyidc. what do we
GET A. Sodium chloride and water.
Q Suppose n certain low form of
animal brought forth n single offspring
once each hour and that tho ofspring
reproduced az the same rate as the
parent, starting as soon As y was one
hour old. how long would it take 10
got four in the fourth generation !. o.,
four great grandchildren Of the parent
The parent counts as tho first gen
Grafton and the first offspring comes
AZ the end of the first hour. All the
animals livc) A.-Four hours. Page
Mrs. Sanger.
Q-You have only $40 in tho world
and are playing poker with a man YOU
have never seen before. On the first
deal he holds q pat hand. You have
three oirhts after the draw. There Is
30 cents in the pot lie bets quarter.
What are you going 70 do and why ;
A.-If we had only $40 in Tho world
Mr. Edison would never catch ms IN a
poker game. even with our own blood
relatives. Assuming that the question
is not 90 We answered this way. - seems
obvious lNht no INhfI NiAs'i iH ''N i.
a position should pay n quarter 20 call
a pat hand with only 80 cents in the
pot We would remark casually u
believe you. brother" and wait 20 see
what the next deal would bring forth.
O. What is the highest built strue-
ture in the world? A.-The Eifel
Tower.
Q.-What IS a Soviet? A labor
organization holding political admin
istrative powers.
Q.-IIow far away from the earth is
the nearest fixed star? A.-Four and
three-tenths light years.
What is pumice stonc7 A.-Porus
volcanic lava used for polishing.
Q.-What is the difference between
n discovery and an invention. Give an
illustration? A-DiscovcTy means the
finding Of something already existing
Invention is the application Of dem
onstratcd principle or series Of prin-
ciples 20 the creation Of an entirely
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