The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-30
Questions and Answers

Q-On what date did congress declare war on
Germany, and what we're the causesP
A-Fouoving recommendation by President
Wilson, congress declared war against Germany
April g. 1917 Among the that led up to the
declaration were the sinking of the Lusitania, ia
American lives lost; unrestricted submarine warfare
the sinking of several American merchant ships; the
discovery that members of the German embassy and
other German diplomatic representatives had been
plotting against the allies United States sol the
Zimmerman note proposing an alliance With Mexico,
and the general European situation
O-What is heat lightning?
A-More or less vivid ano extensive flashes of
light without thunder, near the horizon, eSpe-
cially at the close of hot day. 1t is ascr6ed TO
far-of lightning flashes reflected from the higher
strata of clouds.
Q-Is there more than training school for
United States naval officers?
A-The United States Naval Acadamy, Annap-
oils Nd is the only school operated by the United
States navy for training officers for entrance to the
o-Name the living widows of former Presidents
of the United States
AIRS Theodore Roosevelt Mrs. William
Howard Taft Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs Calvin
Coolidge Mrs Benjamin Harrison, and Mrs. Thomas
j. Preston formerly Mrs. Grover CevelanO
Q-what is a charley horse?
"A sudden punching of muscles into hard
knot 1t is of the most prevalent and painful
of athletic ills.
Q-Name the principal universities in England.
A-Oxford Cambridge. Durham, London, Man.
chester Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield,
Bristol and Reading There university colleges in
Exeter Nottingham, Southampton, Leicester and
Hull. There special agricultural colleges at Car
Isle. Cirencester, Glasgow Newport kingston-on-
Soar, Wye, Uckfeld and Ripley.
O-What languages are included in the Celtic
group?
A-Gaulish; Goidelic, including Irsh Scottish.
Gaelic and Manx Brythonic, including Welsh,
Breton and Cornish There are four dialect groups
of the Welsh language.
Q-what is the area of Paramount park. Phila-
delphia?
Alt contains 1897 acres.
O-what is the source of the quotation: CAS-
man th:nketh in his heart, so is hep"
A-The Bible, Proverbs 1877.
Q-when was the motion picture Capital Pun
ishment" released2
A-January, 1925.
Q-who was Nazimova2
A Russian actress.
C-What is the distance between each base and
from the home plate to the pitchers slab on regu-
laton baseball diamond?
Assistance between bases-90 feet; from home
plate to pitchers slab-60 feet inches.
Q-what is ford?
A long narrow arm of the sea. usually with
high rocky banks.
Q-who was vesta in ancient mythology?
A-Goddess Of the hearth and domestic
ice.
Q-What studies does one have to pursue to obtain
the degree of Doctor of Divinity?
A-Ihat honorary degree is conferred by higher
institutions of learning upon cergymen of all de-
nominations for outstanding achievement in their
profession
Q-what is the chemical composition and calorie
value of mangoes?
A-The average composition of fresh mangoes is:
S14 per cent water Z per cent protein. per cent
ash, and III per cent carbohydrates The caloric
value is 335 and they contain vitamin c. but vita
Minis and are lacking insufficient
Q-what is the highest percentage of alcohol by
volume that can be obtained by fermentation?
A-The bureau of industrial alcohol says that Is
per cent alcohol by volume is the highest that
be obtained by fermentation, and this only under
most favorable conditions. The alcohol. when it
reaches 10 per cent prevents the yeast frcn produc
ing additional alcohol. or in other words destroys
or kills the yeast.
Q-Does maritime law require that a caplain 60
down With his ship in of disaster2
A-Thers is no maritime law in any country
which imposes upon the captain such personal sac
Eiace. The custom has held deep fascination among
seafaring men Of all lands for centuries, and Is
merely tradition Of the sea-