New Britain herald., 1930-11-18
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 Q Was Brigham Young the first
 governor ot the state of Utah?
 A He was the first governor of
 the Territory of Utah. but he died
 in 1677 before Utah Was admitted q
 to the Union as state The first ! governor or the State of Utah was
 Heber NJ. Wells (1S96-19o5D
 c. Are steam boilers rated by horsepower or is there new way Of rating them?
 A. The |. $. Bureau Of Standards says the rating of steam boilers by 1 horsepower Is becoming obso- lete; the square foot Of heating sur face being used instead. Ten square 1 feet ol heating surface in boilers of all types is considered equivalent to one boiler horsepower.
 Q. Who is the Mexican ambassa- dor 10 the United States? ] A. Sanor Don Manuel C. Tcllez. 1 Q. To what church did President Harding belong? ! \. He was q Baptist, and attcnd- cd Cavalry Baptist church in Wash ington.
 Q. What fruits and vegetables contain yitamin B? A. Among the fruits are oranges. grape fruit. and prunes. and among the vegetables. beets. cabbage. car rots, lettuce. peas. potatoes. spinach and tomatoes. Milk and buttcrmiIk, whole wheat bread and rice also contain Nitamin B. e. Can the age of Iobsters be told by their size?
 A. The United States Bureau Of Fisheries says that Iobsters weighing 25 10 @5 pounds are estimated 10 have reached an age of 50 years or moro; when 2 inches long they should hc from ! to years old: at fl inches. . 10 4 years and Y in chcs. j4 10 2o years old.
 Q. How many three dollar gold pieces has the United States govern mcnt coined?
 A. The total amount of three dol lar gold pieces was S1Gt2376.
 e. Who is the author of tho poem "OsIlor Jo?"
 A George F. Sims.
 Q. Who popUIarized tbo phrase 'innocgous dcauctude" and how was it used?
 A. President CloyoIand used the phrase i'll q mcssagc 10 congress in 1885. speaking of certain laws that had been received after long disusc. T. has the sonso of harmless Gisusc."
 Q. What was Cheyalioro
 <. l. is q French title. cor responding 10 the English Knight.
 C, What was the vote for Smith : and for Hoover in New York City in the last presidential election?
 A New York City gave Smith l16I9o7 and Hoover 7I41o2.
 Q Who wrote "Quo Vadiee" When vas it pubHshnd@
 <. + is a story of Rome in the .imo of Nero, written by Henry The book was pub .i7hcd in 1895. and has been trans lated into more than $0 languages. IL vas first dramatized in 1901.
 .. What was The Massacre or <. St, Bartholomow's Evca
 X. 4 massacre of tho Hucuenots on August 2H-95. f572, growing out Of the feud in France between the House Of Guisc and tho Catholics on the one hand. and tho House Of Condo and the Huruonots on the other hand.
 c. Who appoints United States deputy marshals2
 A. They arc appointed by United >ta'es marshals. subject to tho ap- ororal Of tho attornoy-ccncraI l
 q. What is the Photocolor Cor 7oratiOn2
 A. 4 company incorporated Indor inc lays Of Delaware. which owns and operates 2 film laboratory f IrFiTcton- -on-thc-Hudaon. Ner. York. Their equipment includes all necessary special machinery and 'homlcal apparatus for applying the 'orporation'5 process to natural .olor motion picture films
 O. How many homo runs did Babe Ruth hit in l2c52
 A. I'iftN-foGr.
 Q. What is tho elevation or Mount Eanior in thc State cc Wash ! rC'oH2
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 Q. Whaf is q frog, odt.or"
 A \ caNoman or rg'c dwollor IT prehistoric Europe The name is .,@o sometimes applied 10 tho larger , ,ncs. !.