New Britain herald., 1930-06-20

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 O The wives Of which presi- dents of the United States are living today?
 A. Tie widow Of Grover Cleve- land, now Mrs Thomas J. Preston, Jr.. Mrs, Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. William H. Taft, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson tsecond vife) and Mrs. Cal win Coolidge,
 c What are the seven seas?
 A The North and South Atlantic; North and South Pacific, Indian. Arctic and Antarctic oceans.
 c When is rice usually har- vested ln China?
 4. In some parts Of China, it is harvested as late as November and December, in other parts during July and August.
 .. Do governors e states re- ceive as much p& as members of the cabinet?
 A. Members of the cabinet re ceive s15.0oo per year, The sala- ries Of governors vary with the different states. The salary Of the governor Of New York, the highest paid governor. is 25,000 a year.
 c. Are quotation marks placed after or before punctuation marks?
 A After the punctuation marks,
 c. How old IS the race horse Man Q War; When did he run hls last race? Did he ever run in the Kentucky Derby?
 A Ha ls thirteen years old. and ran his last race October F, 1920. at Windsor, Ontario, Canada, de fcatlng Sir Barton in I match race Of one and one-cuarter miles. He never ran in the Kentucky Derby, c, f an umpire calls q baseball game On account of ram at the com pleuon Of four and one-half innings. with the score tied, would game?
 4. The umpire must declare "No gane' and a. ram check would he good for another game,
 c. How many members Of con- gresse are there?
 A In the house of representa- tlves 435 and ln the senate a6.
 (. How IS temperature re- duced from Fahrenheit 10 Centi- grade?
 A To convert temperature from Fahrenheit 10 Ce1tigrade. subtract .32, on account Of the difference in the zero points and multiply the re- lnainder by fve-ninths. i c What is the unit Of currency in the German republic?
 A The ReIchsmark. c Are there more automobiles In the United States than IT Eng land and Germany together?
 A England has 1,12320o auto. mobiles; Germany 53Idh1 and tho the United States o4433.124.
 2 How old is John Masefeld the recently appointed Poet Laure. ate ot Englando
 A He was born in Liverpool England in 1875.
 z. Which state has the greates developed water power?
 A. California has 2.226.5o9 hors' power, the greatest developed water power O. any Of the states accordIn. to estimates Of the United State, 1929
 Geological Survey as Of January !
 c Which three unIversIties i, the Tnted States lead in th amount of endowment?
 4 Harvard with an endo7-men Of s66.7o2643. Columbla with al endowment Of S635a7.4l6, an, Tale with an endowment Of s53. .oz445a,
 Q What IS the population c Asiao
 4 T. is estimated at 950n0o,oor
 q Is the Lonesome Pine 2 described in the novel The Trail ( the Lonesome Pine" stlll standlng7
 A Lonesome Pine stands on th top of Big Black mountain, nea Big Stone Gar. Cumberland noun talns, in the western tip of Virginia The Trail Of the Lonesome Pine leads into Kentucky, II is said tha the famous old tree described in th story IS beginning to die
 c. Did Kansas Or West Vii glnia enter the Umon first
 A Kansas entered the Union 0 January 20. 1851 the thirty-fourt state and West Virginia vas th thirty fifth, entering June l9, 1883. , c Where in the Bible Is tF . story of Rahab. the harlot. who hi , the Hebrew spies and vas later r , warded7