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You can get an answer 10 any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau 1922 New York avenue. Washington D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Med cal, legal and marital advise cannot be given, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive per sonal reply. Unsigned requests can not be answered. All letters are fidential.- Editor.
 Q. What is the answer to the COnundrum "Why does chicken cross the road"
 4. To get on the other side.
 c. To what race do Sicilians be- long?
 A. Sicily was inhabited at the dawn of history by a people called SiCuli or Sicani, who, according to tradition, crossed over to the island from the southern extremity of Italv They were members of the great Latino-ltalian family. The Latin family is of the white race.
 .. How many hours Of solo fly ing is required to obtain q transpo:t pilots licensc2
 A. Two hundred hours.
 Q. Who WIS the first woman 10 be executed in the United States?
 A. Elizabeth Eimby, in pennsyI- vania.
 Q. Has the former Kaiser of Germany d paralyzcd arm and hand2
 A. His left arm is shorter thar the right due to infantile paralysis. The arm is almost useless.
 Q. What is the coldest winter ci which there is record?
 A. The coldcst winter was in l709, when. in Europe, frost pene- trated three yards in the ground, and the Adriatic was frozen over as was also the Mediterranean along | the coast.
 Q. Where is the Army Band sta toned regularly? Is it the same as 1 the Marine Band?
 A. The Army Band. which "e- gently has been touring the Unite l States is stationed at the Army Wlr ! College at Washington, D. C. It ts one of the three principal theai- | quarters) bands of Washington. the ! other two being the Navy Band ana 1 the Marine BInd. The eadquart"rs | of the Marine Band is the Marine | Barracks at Washington, D. C.
 c. Is an omnibus and 5 bus the same?
 A. Bus is a shortened form of | omnibus.
 Q. What are the coining values 1 of an ounce of pure gold and Hn ounce of pure silver?
 X. An ounre of pure gold has s coining value of $2o.671S3 and pure silver is Sl,293H per ounce.
 Q. Who is the author of the fo'- lowing: "You cannot make. ml Lord, fear. velvet purse from : scw's car"?
 A. The quotation is from Lord B and His Notions' by John Wal cot.
 Q. What was the cast of the mo- ton picture 'WingS
 A. Clara Preston. Clara 80" John Powell. Charles Rogers; David Armstrong. Richard Arlen: Augus Schmidt. Fl Brendel: Air Comman- der, Richard Tucker; Cadet White Gary Cooper: Sylvia Lewis, Jobyn' Ralston: Sergeant. "Gunboat' SmilI and Celeste, Arlette Marchal.
 q. Was the Winston Churchill who wrote The Inside of the Cup an Englishman?
 A. Winston Churchill who wro;' "Thc Inside of the Cup' was "I American author. There is also 'tl English author and statesman by tn same name.
 Q. What is gelatin?
 A. A hard, transparent, taste less substance obtained from con nective animal tissue, as skin, hoo and horns. It does not exist free | animal tissue but is formed by tn action of hot water.
 Q. Where can one obtain cop : Of the World Almanac and Wha does it cost?
 A. It is published by the NeN York World Pulitzer Bldg" 53-j Park Row, New York city. If ca , be purchased from them or bougn | from any newsstand for 60 cents . = paper and $1.1o in cloth binding
 c. How many seconds are thcr = in the month of July? A. 2.67S.4o0. . Q. What is the title of the nc I picture in which Chester Morri will appear? r A. "playing Around" starrin - Alice White.
 Q. DO women have one less ri than men?
 D A. Both have twcntN-four O. What IS the total area ( . the United States and possessions
 A. ".7&S.&7l square miles. r Q. In what states are the chi, desert areas of the United States" A. Utah, Nevada, Californ', g New Mexico, Arizona and Texas.
 e. What does the word 'cy boosc" mean? , A. Tho original meaning of tf word was a ships stove. Later tf
 sailors expanded the meaning to il
 clude the ships galley. In the Uni : ed States this term was applied l
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