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 Q. Is the stem on the top or bot tom of an apple?
 A. Apples grow downward and the stem is on the top.
 c. Was Philip Nolan a real character?
 A. He was purely fictitious.
 2. Does Wandering Jew neel much attention?
 A. It should be potted in a pot large enough so that the roots are not crowded, and good garden soil should be used. It should be watercd regularly and kept in a sunny place. T. will grow nicely without further attention.
 Q. How long did the Pelopon- ncsian war last?
 A, It began with the rayaging or Attica in 43l B. C. and ended with the fall of Athens in 404 B. C.
 What rst af pf Africa is governed by the French?
 A. French possessions in Africa cover 4,200,00D square miles. or more than one-third of the total area of the continent.
 c. What was the cost of the nited States battleship California and how large q crew does it carry?
 A. The crew of the l.. $. $. Cali fornia consists of LISA enlisted men, D. marines Fl officers and ? avi- ators The battIeship cost approxi- $25,00U,000
 Q. How many battleships has the | nitcd States and what is the per diem cost of operating one?
 -N' i4l'io "lS 10 HilNu oldlfH bGttleships. It costs approximately >@,G65 to operate q hattleship for enc day?
 @. Who was Vice President dur ing the administrator of Woodrow 
 A. Thomas E. Marshall
 Q. How long was a Sabbath days journcy"H
 A. About -eighths of mile. It was the maximum distance tho Jewish rabbis permitted the faithful 10 walk on the Sabbath day.
 Q. When did Nora Bayes, the actress. die?
 4. March l9. 1929. of cancer.
 a. Are American citizens accop,- ed in the air service of foreign 
 A. It is necessary that one be q citizen or subject before he can en- list in the government air service Jf any country
 Q. Is mail from foreign coun- tries always censored by the Unit 2d States postal authorities?
 A. Only when the country is at var, and then It is examined by government authorities 10 determine whether or not information con- ,crning military events is being given.
 @. What is meant by fiscal ear?
 A. It is any period of one year. tartinG and ending on any certain late, on the basis of which finan- 'ial accounts are made up, and opened and closed. For eXampla, he United States Governments fis- al year begins July and ends June 80 of each year; all approprj- ttlons tor the government (except emergency appropriations) become available at the beginning of the iScal year. and the accounts are closed at the end of it. An indi- 'ldual or corporation may adopt any similar period of one year as it's fis- al year, and it may or may not with the calendar year.
 c. Were there two fighters ny he name of Jack Dempsey?
 A. The original Jack Dempsas- iIhc NonparciD died November l .695, at Portland, Oregon. The reaI 1"mc of the present Jack Dcmpser. he former worlds heavyweight hampton, is William Harrison Dempsey.
 Q. Who wrote "The Great Di- .idc"?
 A. William Vaughn Moody in gNf.
 @, What is onc-haIr divided by 
 X. Ono.
 Q. What is the salary of Unit 'd States Senator and Eepresente- i've? Do they receive extra pay for .2ch extra session of Congress?
 A. The salary Of Senator or Representative is Sl0,000 a year. Nc additional pay is received for a-- endance at extra sessions.
 Q. Who was the leading woman Fith Charles Farrell in "Fazil"?
 X. Greta Nissen.
 Q. How large do male gorill2s grow?
 A. They attain 3 weight of 4n9 pounds or more, and q standing height of 5 1-2 feet.
 c. Who played the title role anl he part of Gloria Quayle in the rovie "The Christian"?
 A. Richard Dix played the title ole, and Mac Busch played the part of Gloria Quayle.
 c. Who was the first man to fly across the English Channel?
 A. Louis Bleriot.
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