Evening star., 1936-03-30
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QUESTIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

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@. How does the seating capacity OF
the Hippodrome in New York City COM
pare with that of Radio City Music Hall?
F. K. L.
A. Radio City Music Hall seats 5,s45.
while the Hippodrome has a seating ca.
pacity of $780,
@. How many active newspaper cor
respondents are located in WASHINGTON.
D. C.?-E. r.
A. The 1896 edition of Editor and Pub
Usher International Year Book lists 1876
Washington correspondents.
@. When were floats first used In a
Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans?
L. H.
A. 1t was in 1857 that a group of for
mer residents of Mobile, Ala, produced
the first parade with floats at New
Orleans.
@. How many airplanes was 1t neces-
sary to bring down in order to be an
ace during the World Wars. N.
A. The aviator must have destroyed at
least five enemy planes.
@. How many farmers in Eastern Can
ada tap maple trees in the Spring?-J. L.
A. About $4,000 farmers will harvest
sap this Spring from about 24,OOO,0O0
maple trees. There are more than
100000 maple trees in Eastern Canada.
Q. To what extent does the use of
horns contribute to the safety or danger
of automobile traffic?-A. H.
A. This subject is being studied by
traffic experts. In Stockholm, Sweden,
use of horns was prohibited and over
a six-month trial period there was a
substantial decrease in traffic accidents.
O. Who was the first woman to broad
cast a radio address in this country2
F. S.
A. The distinction Is claimed for Mar
garet McElroy Story, a specialist on
WomenS dress. She broadcast from
KDKA, Pittsburgh, on January 5, 1922.
Q. Who originated mother-in-iaw day,
which is celebrated in Texas?-C. M.
A. Gene Howe, son of Ed Howe, and
former editor of the Amarillo (Texas)
News, conceived the idea of observing the
day.
@ Did DR.. Samuel johnson marry a
much older woman?-E r.
A. When he was 25 the writer married
a widow of 48.
@ How much illiteracy is there in
China?-E. K.
A. China is 60 per cent illiterate. 1t
is the intention of the Nationalist gov
ernment to make literate at least TO-
100000 between the ages of 16 and 20.
@. What is meant by penny dread
ful?-S. A.
A. 1t is an English expression for a
cheap newspaper which features crime.
@. Who first adopted the sterling silver
standard in the jewelry buSineSS?-W. P.
A. Charles Lewis Tiffany Q812-l90O,
founder of the famous jewelry firm,
adopted the sterling silver standard 925
fine, which has since become standard.
@. What are the seven ages of MANI
L. HIP
A. AS described by Shakespeare in "As
You Like It." they are: The infant, the
schoolboy the lover, the soldier, the JUS
tice, the old man, the Senile man.
@. Who designed the Girard College
building in Philadelphia?-F. c. B.
A. Thomas Ustick Walter made the de-
signs for the building in 1888. On its
completion in 1847 it was pronounced
the finest specimen of classic architecture
in the United States.
@. Did James Russell Lowell teach at
Harvard University?-E. NJ.
A. In 1855 Lowell succeeded Longfellow
as professor of modern languages at Har-
ward and held the chair until 1877.
@. What did the letters E. P. I. c.
mean? The movement was sponsored by
Upton Sinclair.-W. F. j.
A. They stand for End Poverty in Cali
fornia.
O. Is there a record for cigar smoking?
r. E.
A. While there is no survey TO prove
who has actually smoked the most cigars.
one man is reported to have smoked "a
a day over long period of time.
@. Did the Theater Guild produce
George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan" a
number of years ago?-F. M.
A. Twelve years ago the Theater Guild
produced Saint Joan" with Winifred
Lenihan in the title role.
@. Who founded the International In
Stitute of Agriculture in Rome?-R.M.
A. 1t was established by David Lubin.
The city of Rome has recently named
the street on which it stands Via David
Lubin in his memory.
O. Where did the donkey originate?
j. K.
A. The donkey is domesticated form
of the African wild ass, native OF Eth1-
opia, Nubia and Somaliland. 1t was
probably first domesticated in the valley
of the Nile, where it was known and used
for centuries in advance OF the horse.
O. Who was Peter Abelard?-J. r.