Evening star., 1936-12-08
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.


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@. What college foot ball player Of all
time has participated in the most games?
-J. w.
A. Andrew r. z. Wyant took part In
80 college games. He was with Bucknell
in 1888, 1889, 1890 and 1891, as guard and
tackle and then shifted to the University
Of Chicago in 1892, 1893 and 1894 as
center There was no three-year rule
then, thus making 1t possible for Wyant
to play seven years of college foot ball.
@. How old Is Harpo Marx?-W. n.
A. The comedian is 43 years old.
@. Have the Eskimos q written Ian
guage?-S. H.
A. They have a definite language. A
magazine, entirely in Eskimo, has ap-
peared regularly since 1867.
@. Why Is a rain coat called q mack
intosh?-H. @.
A. It is named for Charles Macintosh,
who in 1923 produced rainproof garments
by sewing thin sheet of rubber between
two of cloth.
Q. How many silver fox skins are sold
In one year?-W. s.
A. About 100000 silver fox pelts are
sold annually throughout the world.
@. What is masoola?-E. w.
A. This is a boat common on the east
coast of India, adapted to be beached
on the surf-beaten shore. The planks
y1-ith mir undc
of the same material. The boats are 30
to IS feet long and are rowed by IL
men, oars double banked, and a steers
man with an oar at the stern.
@. Who gave the spectrum its name?
IN. r.
A. Sir Isaac Newton observed that
beam of sunlight coming through a
shutter into darkened room and pass
ing through glass prism produced an
unbroken band of colors. In 1866 he
called this spectrum.
@. Was the author Of 'In Flanders
Fields" killed in battle?-E. H. NJ
A. Lieut.. John David McCrae died Of
pneumonia in France on January %,
1918.
@. What Is Belleek?-H W.
A. Belleek is thin. lightweight porce-
lain, having a beautiful iridescent or
pearly glaze. 1t takes its name from a
town in Ireland where it has been made
for many years.
@. How many copyright registrations
were there last year?-L H
A. For the fiscal year ending June 3O
1886, there were 156,962.
@. Which country has the greater
population, Japan or India?-E. J. B.
A. India, which has a population Of
352,0000O0 The Japanese Empire has a
population of 100000. Japan proper
having about 66000,000.
@. How old is the Gridiron C1ub?-E G.
A. This society gave its first banquet
on April %, 1885.
@. Does the United States own the
Panama Canal?-F. S.
A. The Panama Canal Office says that
the United States owns the Panama
Canal in perpetuity The Canal Zone
is a United States Government reserva-
ton, developed especially for operation
and management and protection of the
Panama Canal and the various enter
prises associated with the operation Of
the canal. The territory of the Canal
Zone is controlled and owned by the
United States, and its establishment and
administration by the United States is
oceanic waterway.
@. What is the origin of the word,
isostasy?-H. G.
A. Mai. C. E. Dutton in an address
before the Philosophical Society of WASH
ington, D. c.. in 1889, coined the word
and presented the idea which it rep
resents.
@. Should leather boots be oiled while
still damp?-S. M.
A. The boots should be allowed to dry.
then oiled.
Firestone radio program?-w H
A. 1t is. IN MY Garden" composed
by Mrs. Harvey Firestone.
@. How many letters without proper
addresses are received in a large post
off1ce?-C. F.
A. In New York City approximately
$4,000 pieces of mail day without street
addresses are received
@. Who said that progress does not
consist in increasing truth, but in freeing
it?-R. C. B.
A. The quotation is from Tolstoy:
Progress does not consist in increasing
truth, but in liberating it from its wells"
@. What is the maximum percentage
that an employe will ever have to pay
under the present social security act?
*. T.
A. The maximum. going into effect in
1949, will be per cent. The maximum
in cash will be $50 year for a salary
Of $1,000 or more.
Q. What are the names of "the Great
Four" mentioned in italian art?-M. 3.
A. Leonardo, Raphael, Titan and
Michelangelo.
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