Evening star., 1937-07-31
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BY FREDERIC J. H4SKIN.

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Q. How did the winning score In
this years national open golf cham.
| pionship compare with the record 2s3
shot last year by Tony Manero?-E. w.
A. 1t was two shots lower, 28l, and
became the new record.
Q. Please give the suicides who appear
In the Bible-C. B.
| A. Samson, Judges. xvi 80; Saul.
II Samuel, xxxi.5; Saul's armor bearer.
| III Samuel, xxxi6; Ahithophel. II Samuel.
| xvil.23, and Judas Iscariot, Matthew.
| xxvii5.
| @. How does the energy given of by
radium compare with that Of burning
coal?-W. F..
| A. During its life radium gives OF
100000 times as much energy as bum.
ing coal. gram OF radium equals 5000
| pounds Of coal.
! O. How long is the alimentary canal7
w. r.
| A. In an adult the alimentary canal
has total length OF from Is to 30 feet,
| O. How many people are employed in
| the National Bureau OF Standards?
| E. W. s.
| A. The National Bureau OF Standards
| personnel totals approximately 8O0 di-
vided among 10 departments.
| @. Please give some information about
the ice carnival at Atlantic City, N. j.?
! e. R.
| A. The ice show is being held In the
Municipal Convention Hall, which has
been transformed into a Winter sports
center. A frozen lake is laid out in the
center Of the hall while a snow covered
| mountain rises at one end. Acrobatic
skating and skiing exhibitions are being
given with star performers. The en-
| trance to the hall is arranged like a
cavern with igloos as box Offices and
attendants dressed as Eskimos "The
Ice Follies of 1887 as the show is called,
will continue until after Labor day.
| @. What material is used for hair
on the dummies in show windows?
| H. K.
| "a Aloll oIl bIlC llSbIcS lS SOIIlclluleS
made of silk floss, while silk cord, linen
thread and fine metal wire in bronze.
silver and blond may be used. OF
course, real hair is often used.
O. How much money in wages is lost
on account of accidents?-W. H.
| A. Last year wages lost on account Of
accidents in the United States amounted
| to two billion dollars
! @. How deep is the ocean where tho
| Titanic sank?-A. T.
| A. A little more than three miles deep.
O. What unfinished opera was com.
| pleted by Rimski- i-Korsakov7-E. H.
| A. Alexander Borodin, the Russian
composer, died before he had completed
Prince Igor" 1t was finished by Rimski-
Korsakov and Glazunov.
O. How fast do hummingbirds wings
beat?-E. F.
A. The wings OF hummingbird beat
! fifty five times a second while 1t hovers
In midair and seventy -nve times . second
In flight.
| O. Are steps being taken to penalize
| drunken OrlVerS?-H. b.
| A. A concerted movement to this end
is under way among the States and
cities. Some have passed stricter laws.
Definition of a drunken driver and proof
| Of his condition is of great Importance
Some State courts have established
| definitions of drunken drivers.
| @. Which affects the temperature OF
| tho r. ico ofov hot raf
| fee?-B s.
| A. 1t takes the stomach the same
length of time to attain body temperature
| after ice water or hot coffee Is drunk
about twenty minutes.
| @. Was Braille, the inventor Of the
| system for the blind, musician?-W H.
| A. Louis Braille began the study Of
! music while he was an inmate of an
institution for the blind In Paris He
became quite proficient and was a
| church organist.
| @. How old was Tennysons friend
! whose death inspired In Memoriam"?
| "A. S.
A. Arthur Henry Hallam. poet and
essayist, was only twenty-five when he
died.
| Q. Why is cabbage so called2-W. J.
A. The name cabbage is derived from
| the Latin caput, meaning a head.
@. Where Is Randolph Field located3
| M. M. c.
| A. This Army flying field is fifteen miles
! northeast of San Antonio, Tex.
| {n> k>h ~
| the White House?-W. M.
A. After Lincolns Inauguration, Edwin
| M. Stanton, who later became his Sec
! retary of War, called him the baboon In
| the White House.
O. For whom was Vancouver, British
| Columbia, named?-R. H.
A. Vancouver was named after Cap
tain George Vancouver, a British naval
officer.
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