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 c. How is Patricia pronounced" What does 1t mean?
 A l tis pronunccd pat-ris-e-ah, and is a femlnng form of the name Patrick which means noble"
 e. What is the population and area Of South America?
 A. The approximate area is G,S0o.0QQ square miles and the population is estimated at 66,oo0,o0o.
 Q. How many years has the Hamburg American steamship line been in existence?
 A. The company is in it's S3d business year.
 Q. How many home runs did Mickey Cochrane Of the Philadelphia Athletics hit during the 1880 world series?
 A. Two.
 c. What is the circumference of the earth?
 A. The equatorial circumference is o4,902 miles, the meridinal cir conference o4,-'0 miles.
 Q. Are the British Isles part of Europe?
 A. Although physically not part Of the European continent they usually are included when speaking of Europe.
 Q. What vas the automobile speed record made by Maj. Segrave" Who held the record before him?
 A. His record was 231,362 miles per hour made in his Golden Ar TOW" racer at Daytona Beach, Florida, March II. 1929. The former record was 2n7.55 miles per hour made by Ray keech in J. M. Whites Triplox Special, at Daytona Beach. April 2S. 1928.
 Q. What weight gloves do pro- fcssional boxers use in training?
 A. Sixteen ounces are about the heaviest, although most boxers use twelve ounce training gloves.
 c Who was Cleopatra?
 A. A famous and very beautiful queen Of Egypt. loved by Julius Caesar and by Mark Anthony. Their rivalry made many complications in Roman politics at the time
 Q. Who was Helen of Troy?
 A. She is the heroine of Homer's IHad. who eloped from Athens with a Trojan named Paris and the Greeks followed in ships and laid siege 10 Troy. which was finally de- 
 Q. Was "Old Ironsides' engaged in the attacks upon Trpoli during our war against Rarpary pirates?
 A. The Constitution-"Old Iron sidos"-tooH part in three out of the five attacks between July o5 and September 4, 1894.
 Q. Where did corn originatco
 A. Corn or maize originated In America. probably in Peru. where fossil remains show it was in exist cnce for many hundreds Of years Some carly writers maintained that it came from Asia and others say Africa. but the theory of American origin is now generally accepted by scholars. The so-called corn" of tho ancients Of the old world repre- sents other forms of grain.
 2. What is educationH
 A Tn q general sense it is thn Of the whole nature Of mankind, physical, intellectual, and moral, through nteraction with every phrase Of his environment; in a narrower and more usual sense, 1t is the development of the powers and capacities of the mind through special processes of training
 c. Is there enough crude oil in storage in the United States to last a year. provided no more oil is pro- duced?
 A. The United States Bureau Of Mines says that on August 31, 192o,' there was approximately 45O. 900. .00O barrels of crude oil in storage in the United States, which at the current rate Of consumption, would last ap- proximately six months.
 Q. In what state can males and females be married at the age of .16. without parental consent?
 A. North Carolina.