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 c What makes wind l?
 A. Air in motion which is the result of atmospheric pressure which forces the air to move from place of high barometric pressure to a place Of lower pressure.
 c. Is the brain of a man larger than that of woman?
 A The average mans brain weighs 51 ounces, and that Of the average woman weighs 45 ounces.
 c. How much reindeer meat has been exported from Alaska to the United States in the years since 1924? What was the value, and for what is it used?
 A. The amount exported to the United States increased in value from s53,000 in 1924 to s127.S9S in 1a26-27 and so53,723 in lo2S-29. Shipments in pounds were 9S9.904 l in 1926-27; 76o,G24 in 1927-2S; and 1.316,45S in 1928-29, It is for food. 1 Q. Is Iceland part of the con- tinental land mass of North America or Europe?
 A. It is volcanic island, and is not a part Of any continental land mass.
 ! Q. What is the population Of Co., penhagen. Denmark A. With it's suburbs the popula- ton is 731496.
 Q. What is the Naiuo Of the French franc in United States money?
 \. S.g2 cents.
 O How long is a Cublt'
 4 As an ancient measure oi length, it originally represented the length Of the forearm from the elbow to the end of the longest finger.
 Q. Tn what church was Gene Tunney marred?
 A. He was married in hotel 1T Rome, Italy,
 Q. Was queen Elizabeth ot Eng land really q man?
 A. No.
 Q. What will he the utle Of A Jolson's next picture?
 A. Big Boy" t Will be tn last picture he will make for War ner Brothers. He will go 10 tn United Artists 10 star in the screel version Of Sons O Guns. Q. How large is the largos , shark?
 A. The greatest weight Of shark Of which We have record o6.5o4 pounds which was the weigh ot q whale shark caught off th coast Of Florida in 1912
 c. What was the value of th I1223 United States wheat crop
 A SE4o,92looo. Q. Will an empty box car trs tc faster than loaded box car or down grade?
 A. T. will travel more slowly. c. Is there any difference in th temperature Of an underground cav in summer and winter" A The United States Weathe , Bureau says that in general there ] very little difference in the ten
 perature Of a cave in summer ar : winter. Where deep cave in 1T . mountains has an opening high U Q and another opening much lowe = the temperature in the summer VI.
 b clover than outside because Il ' cool air comes in through the upp' opening and dcscends cooling 10 } degree the temperature in the cav
 On the other hand, in winter. Il temperature will be higher tn;
 outside because warm air ascend II raising the temperature 10 sls 'c degree
 s- Q. Is petrol the same as gas
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 l. A Petrol is 3 term for eason E in Europe,
 |, Q. What world empires ha s fallen during the course of hlstor
 A. The ,Babylonlan Empire. {
 AssyrIsn Empire, the Persian Fl
 plre and the Roman Empire. Oth
 empires have fallen but they ue
 not world empires.
 z, What IS geology
 A It is the department O. nj
 ural sciences that treats Of { present constitution and structl ~ Of the earth. and the operation l its physical forces, also of the 'u velopment of this structure in [ '' past including the causes a l.. modes Of physical changes, and N occurrence and development Of ," ganisms
 ,' Q. How many negroes are in 'S United States Army?
 4. Four thousand and nInet,
 enlisted men and five officers
 Q. What causes dimplcs? ,h A. The adherence Of skin 10
 deeper tissues,