Evening star., 1938-03-07
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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question OF fact BY trrtttn0 The Epentng
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J.
Haskin. Director. Washington. d. C..
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q. Were puppets used In the movie,
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs7"-
A. c.
A. No madonettes were used. The
entire picture was made up Of animated
cartoons.
q. How many golf balls are used in
the United States?-C. z. M.
A. Jack Fulton, jr., who is considered
an authority on golf, estimates that the
total annual consumption of golf balls
Is about $780, 900 dozen, and the cost
Of these is about $5,5oo,o00.
q. Where was o. o. Mcintyre buried?
e. w.
A. The columnist was buried In Mound
Hill Cemetery, at Gallipolis, Ohio. his
boyhood home.
tracted?-N. N.
A. Sirupy sugar water in small bot
ties will attract them. They will con-
sumo as much as teaspoonful Of sugar
each in day, II the habit is established.
@. What is the middle name of secre-
tary Ickes?-M: P.
A. His full name is Harold 10y 1ckes.
@. What is South African fever
tree?-L. A.
= A. The Acacia xanthophloea. It is
supposed to mark healthful regions.
@. Who was the chief contender
against Ben Hur in the chariot race il.
the book named ben Hur?"-s. K.
A. Messala.
@. Who pays for the lighting Of the
Edison Tower at Menlo Park, N. j.
w. H.
A. The lighting Of the tower is a gift
Of the Public Service Electric 4 Gas c..
of New Jersey.
@. Is 1t true that in Belgium tho
w. G.
A. The constitution applies to king
ship the strict sauc law whereby the
throne can be occupied only by q male
;. Q. Is pony Of brandy as much as a
A. A pony is an ounce. A tisser is
about IA ounces.
@. What is the origin Of the word
psychology" F.
A. It is derived from the Greek words
psyche" mind or soul, and "logos,' study
or discourse.
@. Is Cornelia Otis Skinner, who is
playing Edna His Wife," married.
W. H. j.
A. She was married In 1928 to Alden
s. Blodgett.
@. How many people are killed in fires
in the United States?-N. B.
A. Fires cost annually in the United
States about 10000 human lives.
@. How many copies Of the Bible
Designed to Be Read as Living Litera-
ture"-have been sold?-E. w.
A. More than 100000 copies Of thi-
book, edited by Ernest Sutherland Bates.
have been sold in the United States.
@. How old is the ocean?-W. M.
A. Scientists now estimate that 1t is
from 5o0,0O0,0o0 to TOO 900 900 years old.
@. How long has quinine been known
to the world?-H. H.
A. 1t is over 300 years since the white
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ruvian Indians knew Of its value and
had used it for an undetermined time.
Q. Why was Lenins brother hanged?
&C. H.
A. His elder brother was hanged for
the attempted assassination Of the Car.
@. What is the Export-1mport Bank
of Washington?-D. K.
A. 1t is banking corporation organ
lied under the code of the District Of
Columbia pursuant to executive order
of the President Of the United States.
dated February 2. 1884. The capital stock
is fixed at $2l 100000 Common capital
stock in the amount of 81 ,000, 900 is held
by the Secretary of State, the Secretary
of Commerce. and the individual mem
bers of the Board Of Trustees for the use
and benefit of the United States. Pre-
ferred capital stock in the amount Of
$20,O0,000 is owned by Reconstruction
Finance Corp. The affairs of the bank
are managed by board Of II trustees,
and the bank is authorized to continue
as an agency Of the United States until
June 80, 1899, or such earlier date as
may be fixed by the President by ex-
ecutive order.
@. How many inventions were pat
ented by Alfred Nobel?-W. J.R.
A. The Swedish chemist and inventor
patented more than 100 inventions.
@. Where is the Malvina Hoffman COL
lection Of portraits Of racial types?-
S. D.
A. It is In the Hall Of Man, Field Mu-
scum, Chicago. To procure material for
these studies, trips to Africa and other
far places were made.
@. Has any State defined work week
for every one?-O. P.
A. Pennsylvania Is the only State
which has q law restricting the work
week for men, women and children.
This law defines A hours as the normal
work week, beyond which higher wage
rate must be paid as overtime. A pre-
liminary injunction now has stopped the
operation Of this law, which had gone
into effect on January 8, 1898.
@. Are there any curly-h haired horsesf
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