Evening star., 1937-11-03
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

question OF fdct by Writing The Euentno
otuT Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Hask'n, Director, Washington, d. c..
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". What proportion of the public lis.
tened to the World Series on the radio2
e. H. M.
A. An average of one out of every four
homes with receiving set listened each
day to radio broadcasts of the World
Series this year, according to the Co.
operative Analysis of Broadcasting. A
peak of 27 per cent was reached on the
opening and fourth games.
Q. How many millionares are there in
the United States?-T. c..
A. According to Boyd's City Dispatch,
there are 1911 persons who can be
classified as being worth Sl,OO0,OOO or
more.
@. How does the giraffe manage to
drink from lake or stream?-H. B.
A. The forelegs are spread apart to
enable the giraffe to reach the water with
its mouth.
@. When is American Education Week?
&C. F.
A, 1t will be observed from November
Z to 13.
@. Who invented oleomargarine?
H. W.
A. 1t was invented by a Frenchman,
INQUIRIES, in 1870.
@. What is the name of the new Jewish
ship?-D. H.
A. 1t is the Sarah A. 1t is a marine
training ship of the Jewish section of
the Italian Naval Training College of
Civittavecchia. The ship was the gift
OF the Friends of Jewish Navigation.
@. When was Coral Gables, Fla,
started?-W. l..
A. 1t was founded in 1925 by George
E. Merrick on the site of the original
Merrick homestead, fine citrus grove.
Q. What kind Of drink is negus2
w. H.
A. 1t is made of wine. water. sugar.
nutmeg and lemon juice and was named
after Colonel Francis Negus, its inventor,
who lived in the time of Queen Anne.
college?-W. j.
A. The largest percentage of students
enter college at the age of eighteen.
@. What is the court called on which
jai alai is played?-S. c.
A. The paved court is called fronton.
@. Who wrote the play THE Barrets
of Wimpole Street"?--T. F.
A. Rudolf Besier
@. Is an unnaturalized seaman eligible
for free treatment in a marine hospital
in the United States?-G. E. w.
A. Whether a seaman is eligible for
free treatment in a marine hospital de-
pends on whether he last sailed on an
American or foreign vessel-not on his
nationality or citizenship. In order to
be eligible for free treatment a seaman
must last have sailed on an American
ship. Those Seanen who last sailed on
foreign ships may obtain treatment at
marine hospitals, but the expense of
such treatment must be borne by the
ships.
@. Are the Philippine Islands of vol
canic origin?-W. H.
A. They are largely volcanic in origin.
Twelve volcanoes have been more or less
active in modern times.
@. Is it correct to wear derby with
a dinner jacket?-E. w.
A. An opera hat or a homberg should
= be worn with dinner jacket.
@. Please explain the term, jingo.
p. G.
A. Jingo was originally nickname for
supporter or praiSer of Lord Beacons-
fields action in sending a feet to Turkish
waters to oppose Russian advance in
1878. 1t is derived from the chorus of
popular music hall song of the time.
I'VE don't want to fight, but by lingo if
We do we've got the ships, we've got the
men, we've got the money, too" 1t has
come to be used of one who boasts of
his country's preparedness to fight.
@. What countries in Africa are inde-
pendent?-R. N.
A. There are only two, Egypt and
Liberia.
@. Please give some information about
the site on which Longchamps is situ-
ated.-E. w.
A. Longchamps is the celebrated race
course on the southwest side of the
Bois de Boulogne, Paris, where the race
for the Grand Prix is run. Part of the
site was formerly occupied by the Con-
vent of Longchamps founded in 1860
by Isabel, sister of Saint Louis. In 1927
the celebrated opera singer, Mile. lie
Maur, took the veil here. The Emperor,
William I of Germany, held a review
of troops at Longchamps during the
War of 1870.
@. What are the epicontinental seas?
e. L.
A. They are those shallow seas which
cover the continental shelf and which
from time to time have covered most
parts of this and other continents in the
geologic past. The term is in contrast
TO the deep seas. which have been more
persistent in their history.
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