New Britain herald., 1925-10-07
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 Q. How large is the island of Cuba? What are the names of the provinces of the island and who is the president?
 A. The area of Cuba is 44,215 square miles, Its provinces are Finar del Rio, La Habana, Matanzas, San ia Clara, Camaguey and Oriente. The president is General Gerado Machado, whose term began May 20, 1925, and runs for four years.
 c. What is the largest church in the world?
 ! A. St. Peters in Rome. Others which are in the first rank are the Milan cathedral Qtaly) Saint JohrP the Divine NpiscopaD New York 1 city, ,and St. Paul's, Rome. 1 c. If all the air were drawn out of hollow iron ball, would the vacuum created inside the ball cause the ball to break?
 4. Under the conditions named the ball would not break as the chemical composition Of the ball is sufficiently strong 10 stand the tre- ! mendous amount of air pressure eX- erted against is outside wall. If the | ball were made of glass, the outside pressure eNcrted against it's wall would be enough 10 crush it. In the case of an iron ball, an experiment performed by Otto von Guerrick proved among other things that such a hollow iron ball would not crush even if it contained perfect vac | uum.
 Q. Why Was Mary, Queen of Scots, sent to the block? A. Mary Stuart Queen of Scots, was born on December !. 1542. She vas the daughter Of James V of Scotland, and to her in right of birth, according 10 ali Catholics who denied the validity of Hcnry's mar riage with Anne Bolcyn, belonged the English crown next after Mary Tudor. After the marriage Of her second husband Lord Darnley, Mary Stuart fled into England, and sought . inc help of Queen Elizabeth, and her cousin, 10 recover her Scottish throne. A plQt 10 assassinate Queen Elizabeth and place Mary on the English throne was discovered, Mary was tried for complicity in the plot, was declared guilty, and after some hesitation, lcigned or othnr- wise, on the part of Queen Eliza beth, was ordered 10 the block on February 8, 1887.
 c. What were the names Of the | pall-bearers at the funeral of George Washington?
 A. They were Colonels Little, Sims, Payne, Gilpin, Ramsey and Marsteler.
 c. What is the coldest tcmpera- ture ever recorded in the United | States and In the world?
 A. The coldest day on record in the United States was in January, 1884, at Miles City, Montana, when | the thermometer registered 65 de- grees below zero. Thee oldest tenn prature on record for the world was recorded at Nerboranst, Siberia, the tenfperature being 93 degrees below zero
 Q. What is the population of Eu- rope?
 A. The total population of Eu- rope is estimated at 476,O00,O00.
 q. Was the name of Belleau Woods, where the Americans did such fine fighting in the World war, changed after the war?
 A, In honor of the brilliant eX- ploits of the United States Marines Belleau Wood, in the region north west of Chateau Thicrry, was re- named by special order of General De Goutte, Marine Woods"
 Q. When and where did the death of John L. Sullivan, the prize fight CT, occur?
 A. He died February 2, 1918, at Abingdon, Massachusetts, where he spent the latter part of Ais life.
 Q. Can you give a recipe for spoon bread?
 A. Put two cups of cold water in 3 saucepan, sprinkle into it one cup of white or yellow corn meal and bring 10 a boiling point Cook four or five minutes. stirring constantly. Add one cup cooked rice, 1 cup milk, teaspoons salt and l table spoonful shortening, Mix thorough ly. Cool until lukewarm. add two well beaten eggs and turn into a greascd baking dish. Bake in a moderate oven until knife comes ont clean. Serve with plenty of butter IL should be eaten with q spoon.
 Q. When did Jack Dempsey. tho boxing champion, sign his first movie contract?
 A. March 31, 1924, with the Uni versal company.
 Q. Did Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, play the part Of the son in the movie Don. O."
 A. No, the senior Fairbanks played the parts of both the son and the father.
 Q. When an eX-soldier is buried in Arlington National cemetery, who pays the undertaker's expenses, the government or the family?
 A. The undertaker's expenses are borne entirely by the relatives of the deceased when an ex-soldier is buried in Arlington. The government pays for opening and closing the grave. I c. How are the officers of the cabinet appointed?
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