New Britain herald., 1930-10-06
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

QUESTIONS ANSWERED
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 Q. Did the Shamrock V, Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht in this years race, cross the ocean under her own power?
 A. She crossed under her own sail except that when there was not sufficient wind to make pro- gress, she was taken in tow by Lip tons steam yacht, Erin.
 Q. When was the Guggenheim Foundation for the advancement of aeronautics established, and what was it's purpose? Does it still func- ton?
 A. The Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics vas formed in January 1926, with deeds of gift from Daniel Guggen- helm totalling s2,5Oo,00O, of which both interest and principal were to be expended. Grants were given to colleges, and various aeronautical companies were aided. The fund was discontinued December 31, 1929, when it was felt that aviation had advanced to the point where it no longer needed the subsidy of such a fund.
 Q. Who founded the Berry Schools for mountain boys and girls, and what is the address?
 A. Martha McChesney Berry founded the schools. Her address is Mount Berry, Georgia.
 o. For what specific lines of work are the Pulitzer Prizes award ed?
 A. For letters, the drama, music and newspaper work.
 o. What is the address of the American Medical Association?
 A. 535 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois.
 Q. Is there much unemployment in the Netherlands?
 A. On June 2S, 1880 it was esti- mated that Al per cent of the working population of the Neither lands was wholly unemployed and 1.7 per cent were partially unem- ployed.
 Q. What is the highest tempera- ture that has been attained?
 A. The United States Bureau Of Standards says that it Is about $500 degrees Centigrade attained by car bon arc under pressure. At this all matter vaporizes.
 Q. Is it possible for a baseball team to make one double. two sin gles and three triples and steal two bases in a single inning without scoring a run?
 A. An explanation of how it can be done follows: First batter triples, and is out trying to stretch it; sec ond batter also triples. and is put out attempting to steal home; third batter doubles, fourth batter gets an infield single on which the run ner on second fails to advance; runners on first and second pull a double stea1; fifth batter scratches an infield single, filling the bases; sixth batter triples. but runner on third suffers stroke before reach ing home and while the succeeding runners can pass third base, they cannot pass the fallen runner, so no runs are scored.
 Q. When was the coinage of large one-cent pieces discontinued?
 A. In 1857.
 Q. Was Charlemagne French or German?
 A. He was a Frank. The Franks were the predecessors of the mod ern French nation, as well as of the German countries. There were Ger manic tribes along the Rhine, who inlthe 5th century conquered Gaul, and gave their names to France. In the days of Charlemagne there were no nations in Europe in the modern sense. The rise of nations came at later period.
 Q. Are the guitar and ukulele tuned to the piano in the same way?
 A. A straight guitar is tuned to piano E-b-G-D-A-E. There are two tunings for ukulele; G pi- ano A-E-F sharp-B; CD G-C-E-A.
 Q. What is a desert? Why are some called hot and some cold des- erts?
 A. Any expanse of land which produces insufficient vegetation to support a human population is call ed a desert. They are classified ac- cording to the causes which gave rase to them. In "cold deserts'' the absence of vegetation is consequent upon the prevailing low tempera- lures, while in hot deserts, the causes are high temperatures and deficient rainfall. Cold deserts ac- cordingly occur in high attitudes and hot deserts are primarily found along the hot, dry, tropical belts of high atmospheric pressure, and on their equatorial sides, but the zonal arrangement is considerably modi- fled in some regions by the influ- 1 .l. |