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Can fresh water fish be drowned
or suffocated?
Yes. if they become caught in a
waterfall or between rocks and
water gets in behind the gills, or
they can be suffocated if they get
too much air. Too much air Will
strangle a fish just as too much
water will strange a person.
What was the Stockholm
Blood Bath.
In 1920 the Danish King Christian
III. in order to strengthen his posi-
ton in Sweden. had a large number
Of Swedish mobiles decapitated on the
Stortorg; this was called the Stock
holm Blood Bath"
What countries Of South Amer
lea are under foreign dominion?
British Guiana, Dutch Guiana
and French Guiana. There are
numerous islands owned by foreign
powers.
Is the pumpkoin a fruit or a
vegetable?
II is classed as a vegetable.
Why was Lord Byron refused a
memorial in Westminster Abbey?
Because the dean Of the abbey be-
lieved Byron's VIGOROUSLY immoral
life made it uniting to give him
memorial in a house Of worship.
Who are the worlds finest pi-
anists?
Paderewski and Rachmaninoff are
usually so considered.
How did the word tailor origt-
nate?
From the French word taller"
meaning cutter.
How far does the gravitation at
traction OF the earth extend?
Theoretically, to infnity. in con-
stantly decreasing amount.
In what year did the battle &C.
cur in which General Custer was
killed by the Indians?
The battle of the Little Big Horn.
Mont. occurred in June, 1876.
About how many Indians is it
supposed were in North America
at the time Columbus discovered
America?
1t is estimated that there were
about 1,115,00.
What is graham -four?
Unbolted wheat meal ground from
the whole kernel of wheat.
What kind of animals are
worms
InVertebrate animals.
What is the longest lived ami
NAL?
There are turtles on the Gallapo-
goes Islands which are known 20
have lived 400 years. These are the
longest-lived animals known.
What is a good quotation from
Confucius?
ITO see what is right and not to do
it is want of courage
Has there ever been an in
stance in the United States Of only
four coins of one kind being
coined?
Two instances have occurred
After the seizure of the New Or
leans mint by the Confederacy four
half-dollars were struck by the Con
federate Government. At the San
Francisco mint in 1894 only four
dimes were coined.
What are the five largest ocean
liners?
The Leviathan, Majestic. Beren
garia, Olympic, Aquitania and Col
umbus.
What is the value of the half
dollar of 1907?
From SIS to 65 cents.
What is the horsepower of the
Ford car? OF the Chevrolet?
Ford, 22.5; Chevrolet, 21.7.
In what year was Colleen Moore
born?
In 1901.
What is the difference between
chocolate and cocoa?
Chocolate is the solid or plastic
mass obtained by grinding cacao nibs
without the removal of fat or other
constituents except the germ. 1t
has a caloric value of 1850 calories
per pound and is very rich in fat
Cocoa IS cacao nibs with or without
the germ, deprived OF a portion Of
its fat and finely pulverized. It has
a ,value of 1920 calories per pound,
and is rich in both carbohydrates anu
fat.