Evening star., 1936-05-04
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By Frederic J. Haskin.

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reader can get the ansUer to any
question OF fact by ,0riting The Washing
ton Evening Star Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washino-
ton' ID. c. Please tncIose stamp TOR reply
Q. How long does hair live on a per-
sons head?-W.L
A. 1t is estimated that hair remains on
the heaa from two to six years. 1t is,
of course, being constantly replaced.
@. Did Australia ever have another
name?-E r.
A. The continent was formerly called
New Holland. Australia, from the Latin
word for southern. was suggested by
Capt. Matthew Flinders, an English
navigator, who had explored the southern
part of the island. The name came into
use in 1877.
Q. Where is the largest temple In the
world?-A. j.
A. 1t is probably the Temple of Ammon
IN Karnak, Egypt, which is now in ruins.
Erected 1000 years ago, there is COM
Portable standing room for as many as
~ people on the top OF many Of the
columns still erect.
@. What are the names of the various
heels on women's shoes?-M S.
A. They are known as fiat, military,
Cuban, continental, boulevard, Spanish
and French.
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motor in an electric refrigerator rum
T. H.
A. About one-third of the time, or
eight hours out of "a.
Q. Where is Mount Monadnock?-L H.
A. 1t is noted mountain of South
western New Hampshire, situated about
10 miles southeast of Keene. Because of
its isolated position and unusual form, it
is one of the most impressive mountains
in New England. The peak is of granite
with precipitous walls and rises to an
elevation Of 3,186 feet.
@. What are Canada's main seaports?
WI.
A. The principal seaports Of Canada
include Montreal, Vancouver, Victoria,
Halifax, st. John, Sydney and Quebec.
@. What is the record for the running
high Jumps. S.
A. II is feet 91s inches. The holder
of the record is Walter Marty, United
States, record made April %, 1884.
@. How old is the United States Bureau
of Mines?-L. S.
A. This branch of the Department OF
the Interior was established by an act
of Congress which became effective July
l, 1910.
Q. What proportion of the employed is
engaged in agriculture?-R. L. B.
A. Less than one-fourth of the gain
fully employed persons in this country
are agricultural workers.
O. How many stamped letters did the
Graf Zeppelin bring over on its first
Europe e-Pan-America round trip fight?
j. j..
A. There we're 14,465 Graf Zeppelin
covers carried from Germany to the
United States. and 315 covers from Ger
many to South America, and 339 covers
to Rio de Janeiro.
@. How long has cribbage been played?
p. A. A.
A. Little is know concerning the his
tory of cribbage. 1t appears to be OF
English origin and was formerly known
as noddy. 1t was mentioned under that
name in an epilogue by Sir John Har-
rington in 1916. The earliest description
Of he ic in ho TnY,yoIoat
CANISTER, 1914.
@. Were Beethoven's last years spent
in want?-E. M.
A. During his last four years the
musician lived in privation in order that
he might bequeath more to a nephew tc
whom he was unusually devoted.
@. When did William and Mary Col.
lege become a coed School?-A. E.
A. Young women were admitted on
equal terms with men for the first time
in September, 1918.
@. At some past time, were the Great
Lakes all one body of water?-S. N.
A. At a remote time, the State of
Michigan and the Great Lakes were
vast inland sea.
@. Was his fight with John L. Sullivan
the longest fight Jake Kilrain ever had?
&C. D.
A. Kilrain fought the British cham
pion, Jem Smith, on an island in the
Seine, near Bonnieres. France, a match
that lasted LOG rounds and 212 hours.
His fight with Sullivan went rs rounds
and lasted hours 16 minutes % seconds,
@. How many violins did Stradivarius
make?-F. F.
A. According to some violin authori-
ties, StradivariuS is supposed to have
made somewhere from 1000 to 5000
violins. Also, on good authority, there
are now known to be il existence only
about $50 of these and about $50 OF
these are in this country.
@. What is the name of the horse
which Bing Crosby entered in the Ken
lucky Derby this year?-R. c.
A. Khayyam.
@. Where in Alabama is the scytha
tree and what is its history?-I. B.
A. This historic tree is on the grounds
of the Birmingham ancestral home OF
the Paul Earle Greene family. During
the Civil War Robert Earle, then in his
teens, enlisted in the first company to
leave Elyton. The day his company left,
the lad was cutting hay. He placed his
scythe on small tree in the front yard
and said, Let this Scythe stay until !