Evening star., 1938-02-19
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| ~ FKEUEKIC J. HASKIN.
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@. Are there any blind persons In this
Congress?-L. H.
A. Only one-Representativ Matthew
Anthony Dunn of Pennsylvania. He IA
serving his third term. He lost the
sight of one eye when he was IL years
old, and of the other when he was 20.
Q. How many magazines of all de-
scriptions are published in the United
States?-C. j. w.
A. There are 5,771 periodicals pub
lished in this country
@. What are some Of the largest COL
lege football stadiums in the country?
w. H.
A. Stanford University, University Of
Michigan. University of Pennsylvania,
University OF California and Yale Uni
versity have among the largest stadiums.
@. What is the annual rainfall In
Washington, D. C.?-M. @.
A. The average annual precipitation
IN the District of Columbia is 422 inches.
@. How often does the United States
Navy engage in gun practice?-J. E. B.
A. The Fleet is training for gunnery
continuously in so far as other demands
on its time and weather permit.
Q. How large book is "Burkes Peer.
age"?-G NJ
A. The 1888 edition is 1ola by 7 inches
and contains 3,1O0 pages.
@. How is hot buttered rum pre-
pared?-T. M.
A. This drink was popular in Colonial
days. 1t was combination of rum, q
little butter, sweetening-usually maple
sugar, spices and water, stirred with a
hot loggerhead or poker. A modern YER
sion consists Of rum, sugar, butter, hot
water and nutmeg.
O. What country elects q President
each year?-F. S.
A. In Switzerland each year the Ma
tional Assembly elects a member of the
Federal Council to serve as President
He is ineligible for consecutive term
O. In the expression, poor as Jobs
turkey, is the Job of the Old Testament
meant?-R H.
A. AS turkey is American by origin, it
seems incorrect to associate this Job
with the ancient Hebrew Poor, of
course. refers to a thin and weak fowl
not to the lack of money.
@, How far beyond Mexico City has
the new highway been extended?-R.
S. C.
A. About $50 miles.
O. What reptile squirts blood from its
eyes?-E. H.
A. The horned toad when alarmed or
excited will shoot blood from its eye
sockets to a distance of or feet.
@. How old is the folk song societ"
that has a festival every June at
Traipsin Woman Cabin in Kentucky?
H. G.
A. The American Folk Song Societ,
was founded in 1880 by Jean Thomas O.
Ashland, KY.
O. What city in the United States has
the largest number of single-family
homes?-C. L.
A. Philadelphia leads in the number
OF single-family homes with 364,457 al
the last census.
Q. In which of Shakespeares plays
does Malvolio appear?-C. w.
A. Twelfth Night"
@. What is the highest point in
Egypt?-H. N.
A. Mount St. Katherine on the Sinai
Peninsula. 1t is $500 feet high. 1t was
here that the Smithsonian Institution
maintained solar observatory for about
five years.
Q. What is the population of Cuba?-
j. H.
A. 1t is about 1000 1000.
@. What is the value of the Mellon art
collection which was decided to the Ma
tional Gallery of Art?-L. S.
A. The Mellon collection cost approxi-
mately $35 100000 and is valued by ex-
perts at more than s5000O,000.
Q. How was Queen Victoria related to
King George III?-T. A. R.
A. She was his granddaughter. Her
father, Duke of Kent, was the fourth
son of George III. Two of her uncles
preceded her upon the throne.
Q. When was the Temple Of Diana
built?-S. r.
A. 1t was begun about 356 BIC. and
its construction took more than 100
years. Its size and grandeur made it
one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
@. How many dining cars are owned
by the Pennsylvania Railroad?-B. F..
A. The Pennsylvania owns and oper-
ates 1874 dining cars.
Objects of Worship.
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