Evening star., 1938-02-26
ANSWERS To-
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKlN.

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question OF fact BY ,prtttng The Epentno
Star Information Bureau. Frederic J.
Haskin, Director. Washington, d. c.
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O. What do Amos and Andy receive
for their 3roadcast?-A. g.
A. 1t is reported that their new three
year contract calls fer $500 q week.
Q. How many colleges in the United
States have courses In public admin
istration?-H. M.
A. There are more than 100 colleges
Offering courses in public administration.
@. What are the largest snakes?-w.
r. L.
A. The largest snakes in the world are
the reticulated pythons of the Philip
pine Islands. measuring 80 feet in length
and Is inches In diameter. The largest
OF this species ever found was AZ feet
long.
@. How many patients has the Mayo
Clinic had In its entire existence3-W. r.
A. Recently the one -millionth patient
@. What salary does Miss Marguerite
lie Hand, President Roosevelts secretary,
receive?-G. S. L.
A. Her salary is 5000 q year.
@. How many birth control clinics are
there In the United 6tates?-L. G. H.
A. There are 374 birth clinics.
@. Was anything ever heard of the
bottles that were dropped into the At
lAntic by some museum?-W. H.
A. Approximately 100 corked bottles
containing q card requesting the finder
to note the day Of discovery and return
the card to the American Museum Of
Natural History. New York, were dropped
into the Atlantic of Newfoundland on
July rs, 1886. Thirteen Of the bottles
were returned In less than year. Most
OF them were picked up OIL Ireland.
one was returned in July, 1887, from
Bilbao, Spain. Bottles were also found
of Cornwall, England, and the coast of
France.
@. What is the Florence Nightingale
Medal?-F L. F.
Ing profession and is given by the Inter-
national Red Cross Committee. The
medal was struck first by the committee
in 1919 and has since been given every
other year to outstanding nurses through
out the world.
@. When will the International Flower
Show be held2-R WI.
A Tho Ynforpo tim al E1ouor oh>., ,,,;u
be held at Grand Central Palace, New
York City, from March II through 10.
@. Who financed the restoration Of the
Rheims Cathedral after the World War?
B. F. G.
A. John D. Rockefeller, tr.
Q. Who invented loearithms?-E. H.
A. John Napier, a Scottish mathema-
tician, invented logarithms and de-
scribed his invention in . publication
issued in 1914.
@. What becomes Of the pennies the
midshipmen throw to their bronze In
dian god, Tecumseh?-F. W.
A. Children of members Of the Navy
and children Of the residents Of An
napolis pick up the pennies which the
midshipmen throw to Tecumseh.
@. What word Is used for the litera-
ture Of Judahism?-A. r.
A. The term Is Judaica.
Q. Who was the Mayor Of New York
City at the time the corner stone Of the
present City Hall was laid?-E. H.
A. The corner stone Of the City Hall
was laid by Mayor Edward Livingston
on May 26, 1908.
@. What is the pressure of air at the
top of Mount Everest?-L. A.
A. The atmospheric pressure at any
particular place varies somewhat from
time to time. On the average, however,
at the top Of Mount Everest the barom-
eter would stand at about GA inches.
Q. Why Is rosewood 50 called?-J. q.
A. When cut the wood has q faint
odor Of roses.
Q. Who proposed the statue Of Christ
In the Andes?-J. c. S.
A. Msgr. Marcolino del Carmel Bena-
vente, Bishop Of the Diocese Of San
Juan, originated the idea Of erecting the
statue known as the Christ Of the Andes,
but much of the credit for carrying out
that idea belongs to Sonora Angela de
Oliveira Gear de Costa.
@. Were Haydn's head and body
buried in separate places?-H. @.
A. For many years the head Of the
musician has reposed in the museum of
the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunds
Friends Of Music Society in Vienna.
The body was inferred near the ESTER.
hazy Palace in Eisenstadt. Hungary. It
is now planned to reunite the remains
and bury them in magnificent mause.
leum built by Prince Paul Essterhaxy.
@. What term in the infantry core.
spends to q troop Of cavalrya-W. H.
A. A company.
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