The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-05
Questions and Answers

Q-What the latest years when the
appeared on Dec 15 and the full moon was on the
date?
Anew moon Dec. IS, 1925, and full moon Dec
IS, 1910. These are repeated approximately ever
thirty years.
Q-Where and when did Calvin Coolidge take the
oath as President to succeed Warren G. Harding?
A-Early in the morning of Aug. g. 1928 in his
fathers farm house at Plymouth, VT.
Q-What is the average life of a railroad loco
motive?
A-About forty-six years.
Q-Does the sun maintain approximately the
same altitude daily at the north pole? What is a
six months day?
AT the north pole the sun maintains approx
mately the altitude during each day. About
March 90 the center of the is the horizon for
an observer located the pole and does not at any
time during the next six months pass below the
horizon On about Sept %, the center does pass
below the horizon and does not rise again for
another six months. The period when the sun is
seen is called six months day."
Q-Where is Colonel E. R. Bradeys famous Idle
Hour stock farm.
A-Near Lexington, KY.
Q-Is the king of England prohibited by law from
leaving Great Britain?
A-No.
Odd Bolivia declare war against Paraguay in
1882?
A state of war has existed since June, 1882,
without formal declaration
Q-How old was George Washington when he
first inaugurated President of the United Sates2
A-Fifty-seven.
Q-What is a mirage?
Am illusory image produced by atmospheric
conditions, of lake in the desert city or trees
in the sky.
Q-Do Americans lose their citizenship when they
enlist in the French foreign legion?
A-No, because they are not required to swear
allegiance to the French flag.
Q-Can non-de-pumes be copyrighted?
A-No.
Q-Is Mahatma Gandhi in prison?
Ale was released from jail when he started his
fast early in May last year, and has since been free
Q-What is the address of Ed Wynn?
A-Grenwolde, Great Neck Long Island, New
York
Q-Bound the state of Maine
A-On the north Quebec Canada, on the east
New Brunswick, Canada, and the Atlantic ocean,
the south the Atlantic ocean, and on the west
New Hampshire and Quebec.
Q-How many home runs were made in the two
major baseball leagues in each of the last four sea-
sons?
A-National League: $780, $685. 1881, 1872; 1892,
GAG; 1888, $50. American League: $780, 673; 1884,
SIS; 1882, 1903; 1888 626.
Q-Who wrote and produced the play Three
Cornered Moon?"
A-GeTruue IonK0nogy SOLD the play TO Richard
Adrch and Alfred de Liagre Jr, who produced it.
Q-What was the name of the paternal grand
father of Colonel Charles E. Lindbergh, and when
did he come to this country?
A-Augustus Manson, born in Stockholm
Sweden, member Of the Swedish parliament, who
emgrated to the United States in 1880 and settled
near Sank Center, MINI. He legally changed the
family name to Lndbergh.
Q-How many officers and elisted men has the
United States navy?
At has 9,423 officers and 81,12O enlisted men,
Q-What are the two best sellers among English
books?
A-The Bible and Bunyan's pilgrims Progress"
Q-Has any baseball player ever hit four home
runs in one game?
A-Players who have hit four home runs in a sim
gle game Robert L. Lowe, Boston, 1894; Edward
j. Delahanty. Philadelphia 1896; Henry L. Gehrig,
New York, June 3, 1882.
Q-Is viscount Edward Grey English statesman.
living?
A-Es died Sept 7. 1888. - /,