Evening star., 1937-03-29
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

STAR Ih0Tldtton Bureau, Frederic j.
Haskin, Director. Washington, d. C.
Please inclose stamp for reply.
Q. How many boys belong to model
| airplane clubs?-C. r. w.
A. 1t is estimated that 100000 boys are
| enrolled in various model aircraft clubs.
@. How many subjects has King
| George VI?-N. M. D.
A. The total population of the British
Empire is about 486, 734 900.
@. Where did white Horse Inn" have
its premiere?-K. L.
A. The musical show opened at the
Crosse Schauspielhaus in Berlin In No.
vember, 1880.
@. In cremation is the casket burned
| with the body?-B. N.
A. 1t is The casket is never opened
| after the funeral service.
@. Where in the West is the Argentine
| Pass?-F W.
A. This is mountain pass in Colo
RADIO, not far from Denver. 1t attains
an altitude of more than $4,000 feet.
@. What was Houdini's real name?-
j. w. H
A. The magician was named Enrich
Weiss.
c. How many people in the United
States are handicapped by suffering?
j. T.
A. According to Edwin Burket Twit-
meyer, Phi. D., chief of the Corrective
Speech Clinic, University of Pennsyl-
vania, there are more than 100000 stut-
terers in the United States. Of this num-
Der approximately quarter of million
are children.
@. How many skins are required for
a mouse coat?-L. P. l.
A. About 400 skins are used in making
a full-length coat.
@. Who erected the enormous cruciiX
on the road between Washington, D. c.,
and Richmond. Va?-J. D. H
A. The Historical Committee, Cath
olic Womans Club, Richmond, Va, was
responsible for the erection of the cruci-
fix on the roadside of the Jefferson Davis
Highway at Aqua Greek, IA miles north
of Fredericksburg, Va. The site of the
crucifix is that of the first English
Catholic settlement in Virginia. This
heroic-size crucifiX is bronze, 80 feet
high and weighs nine tons The cost
was $500.
@. Where is the largest collection of
outdoor water lilies in the United
States?-K. r.
A. The collection at Mckee Jungle
Garden, at Vero Beach, Fla. Is said to
be the largest
@. Which of Emile Zolas works was
modelled after Balzacs La Coincide
Humaine"?-H. j.
A. His famous series known as The
Rougon- -Macquart Family"
@. Please give the particulars of the
Astor House riot.-M. R. L.
A. This disturbance occurred in New
York City on May 10, 1849, when Will
liam C. Macready, English actor, was
billed to play Macbeth and supporters
of Edwin Forrest, the American actor,
endeavored to rush the Astor Place
Opera House. The 7th Regiment was
summoned to the assistance of the
police and % persons were killed and
SO wounded.
@. What Is the average cost Of edu-
cation per pupil in the United States'
H L.
A. The average cost per pupil of edu-
cation in the United States for 1884 was
s735
c. Who said it is easier to be critical
than to be correct?-O. P. H.
A. DiSraeli.
O. In what year did Neal Dow. the
temperance reformer, run for President?
e. G.
A. In 1880 he was the candidate OF
the National Prohibition Party for
President.
@. Are the Golden Gate Bridge and
the San Francisco Oakland Bridge the
same?-O. K. D.
A. They are two different bridges The
Golden Gate Bridge spans San Francisco
Bay and connects San Francisco with
Marin Peninsula. The total length of
the bridge is 8,940 feet; width, go feet;
single arch suspension, 4200 feet. 1t
was constructed at cost of S32,000000.
The San Francisco Oakland Bridge is
a suspension type of bridge stretching
across the bay and connecting San
Francisco with Oakland. The length
of that bridge is 22,720 feet and the cost
was about s75,000,0o0.
@. What country has the most in
ventors in proportion to its population7
&C. B. w.
A. Switzerland claims first place in
demands for patents in proportion to
population. Germany is second and the
United States third.
@. What is the Federal Register?
L. B.
A. 1t is United States Government
publication, distributed daily, Tuesday
through Saturday, that contains the Of
fetal texts of all current presidential
proclamations, executive orders and all
other orders, regulations certificates,
codes, licenses, notices or similar docu
ments having general applicability and
legal effect. issued or prescribed by the
President of the United States, executive
departments and other agencies of the
executive branch of the Government.
@. How much do trees reduce wind
velocity?-F. T.
A. The Forest Service says that an
effective windbreak reduces surface wind
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