Evening star., 1936-05-12
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

BY Frederic J. Haskin.
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question Of fact by Drittnp The Erentno
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
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Q. Are more professional tennis play.
ers men or women?-L. E. S.
A. There are many more men than
women playing professional tennis.
@. Is there collection of photographs
Of all the Kentucky Derby winners?
IN. H.
A. L. s. Sutcliffe of Lexington, XIV,
makes a speciality of horse photography,
and is the only person who has at
tempted to collect photographs of all
the Kentucky Derby winners. There
have been 81 of them, and Mr. Sutcliffe
has all except Day Star Q878), Apollo
1882, and Chant dse4.
@. What is the origin Of the game
called London Bridge?-T. B.
A. This is a very old game, and Is
supposed to have originated in the Gus
tom Of making a foundation sacrifice
at the building Of bridge. The tug Of
war at the end possibly signifies the con-
test between powers of good and evil
for the soul Of the victim sacrificed.
@. What do the cannons and carriages
on the court house lawn at Knoxville,
Tenn, nemorialize?-H. P A.
A. They were taken of Spanish gun
boat captured by Admiral George w
Dewey when he demolished the feet IN
Manila Bay, May /, 1898. They were
placed on the court house lawn in Knox
vile in 1900.
@. Does King Edward VIII play the
accordion?-H. J.
A. The King plays on the concertina,
@. How does book beer differ from
regular lager beer?-J. S.
A. The American book beer of today
is usually made with specially selected
hops with the addition of caramel and
high dried malts to impart the darker
color and book flavor 1t is a heavier
beer and is aged very much longer than
regular beers.
Q. Should floor that has an inlaiti
linoleum be vanished or waxed?-S. A.
A. Wax is more satisfactory.
@. How wide is the promenade at
Ostend?-S. 8. D.
A. This popular Belgian resort Uses
its seawall as a promenade. The digue
or seawall is 8 miles long 40 feet high
and IS yards broad.
@. Did the husband of Mrs Pankhurst
share her enthusiasm for women's suf-
frage?-H. D.
A. DR.. Pankhurst assisted in the for
nation of the Womens Franchise
League, in 1889.
@. Is there a Governors Island in
Massachusetts?-E. F.
A. Governors Island in Boston Harbor.
Mass is occupied by the Government
for defense purposes. The principal for
tification is Fort Winthrop.
@. For whom is Goucher College in
Baltimore. Md. named?-R. H.
A. 1t is named for John Franklin
Goucher dS45-le22), who was president
| Of the institution from 1890 to 1908. At
| that time 1t was called the Womans
College Of Baltimore.
O. Is parliament a three or four
syllable word?-G. T.
| A. Three syllable. 1t is pronounced
as If spelled parliment.
@. How old is the Loyal Order of
| Moose?-F. M.
A. This fraternal society was founded
in 1888 at Louisville, KY, by DR.. j. H.
Wilson.
@. What does Phi Beta Kappa mean?
e. H.
A. The title of the honorary fraternity
consists of the names of the initial let
ters of three Greek words meaning,
philosophy, the guide of life.
@. In politics what is meant by a
steam roller?-M. r. H.
A. This term is descriptive OF the
manner in which the faction in control
of a political convention or legislative
body may force through slate or pro-
gram previously determined upon. The
use of the steam roller at the Repub-
lican convention of 1912. through the
control of the National Committee, gave
the term and the procedure wide pub
licity.
Q. How many miles of telegraph and
telephone wires are there in the United
States?-K. s.
A. Those In use measure S7,677,ooo
miles.
What caused De Quincy to start the
opium habit?-E. r.
A. While at oxford he acquired the
habit of taking opium by using 1t to
cure an attack Of neuralgia.
@. What is the name of the sculptor
who executed Victory OF Samothrace
L. M.
A. The sculptor of this statue in the
Louvre is unknown. 1t was executed
to celebrate a naval victory of the Mace
donian ruler Demetrius Poliorcetes over
the Egyptian general, Ptolemy, in 800
&c. The statue was discovered IN
Samothrace in 1868.
@. Where is the memorial to The
Magic Flute"?-E. G.
A. The Magic Flute House where
Mozart composed his famous opera Is
on the Capuchin Mountain near Salz-
burg, Austria.