New Britain herald., 1928-02-20

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 c. What place in the United States has the lowest altitude?
 A. Death Valley in California. It is 276 feet below sea level.
 Q. What is the value of U. s. silver three cent piece dated 1865?
 A. 25 to 75 cents
 Q. Who Is the male star in the motion picture "The Last Laugh:
 A. Emil Jannings.
 Q. How many negroes are there in the United States?
 A. According to the last census, 10,463,131.
 Q. Were you not in error in stating that Gloria Swanson's real name is klanowsky?
 A. We regret that our answer was inaccurate. Swanson is the actress's real name: her mothers maiden name was klanowsky.
 Q. What is the derivation and meaning of the word Eureka?
 A. It is from the Greek and means T have found it."
 Q. How many railway mail clerks were appointed in 1926 and 1927?
 A. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1926, 326 railway mail clerks were appointed and S59 in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1927.
 Q. Where is Mont Blanc?
 A. It is an elevation between France and Italy on the boundary between Haute-Savoie and Piedmont.
 c. What kind of snake is the spreading viper? Is it found in the United States?
 A. It is a hog-nosed snake of which there are three species in the U. s. One is found around the Dis trict of Columbia, one in Florida and one in the middle west. It in- Hates itself to resemble a danger GUS poisonous snake and to intimi- date it's enemies. This spreading or imitation is pure mimicry. The term puff adder" when applied to an American snake refers to this spe- cies. which is also called the "blow snake"
 e.. Who is credited with saying: T thank God there> are no free schools nor printing, and I hope We shall not have these hundred years"?
 A. The author was Sir William Berkeley of Virginia. The full state ment reads: T thank God there are no free schools nor printing and hope we shall not have these hun dred years: for learning has brought disobedience, and heresy, and sects into the world, and printing has di- vulge them. and libels against the best government: God keep us from both."
 Q. What did 1t cost to build the Woolworth Building in New York? A. Approximately IA million dol- lars, including the site. 0. What was the Night of the Big Wind in Ireland? A. It started Sunday night Janu- ary 6. 1859 with mild rain accom- panied by high wind which soon assumed the proportions of a tonado. In the middle of the night the rain turned to sleet and then 10 snow while the wind blew at the rate of Fmore than 100 miles per hour. Dub- lin was hard hit. The collapse of houses and buildings started great fires which swept through the north side of the city. The tornado ragged all night Sunday and all Monday. Cork was also badly hit, hundreds of houses being unroofed and large buildings being destroyed by fire. A terrific cold wave followed.
 Q. Can pensioner of the United