Evening star., 1938-06-11
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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question OF tact by urtttng The Epe-
ming Star Information Bureau. frederic
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@. Where was the first public rose
garden in the United States?-R. r. 8.
A. The first public rose garden was
laid out at Elizabeth Park, Hartford,
Conn, rs years ago. The American Rose
Society this year will confer its gold
medal on Theodore Wirth, who planned
and planted the garden.
@. What building is called the Ameri-
can Westminster?-H. F. G..
A. The chapel of the Washington Me-
mortal at Valley Forge, Pa, containing
the Pews of the Patriots, Roof of the Re-
public and many memorials Of Washing
ton, has been called the American West
minister.
q. Who said, "All the things I would
really like to do are either immoral,
illegal or fattening"?-J. G. H.
A. 1t is attributed to Alexander WoolI-
colt.
@. How many miles Of copper cable is
used by the National Broadcasting Co.?
&C. r. G.
A. There are approximately 22,800
miles of copper wire and cable in N. B. c.
red and blue networks.
Q. What is the largest city in the
world south of the Equator?-W. S. B.
A. 1t is Buenos Aires, which has a
population of 100000
O. What is the principal of Basic Eng
hsh?-H. r. r.
A. Basic English was devised by DR..
G. K. Ogden. the English psychologist,
who believes that $50 words are suficienr
for all ordinary purposes. His simpli-
fed language, called Basic" (from Brit
ish American Scientific International
Commercially uses 600 nouns, 100 adjec-
tives, 100 adjectival opposites. 80 verbs
and the remainder participles. Most Of
the nouns used can be defined in not
more than 10 words In addition to It's
$50 words, Basic is free to take in inter-
national words that are universally un-
derstood, such as coffee and tobacco. The
literature of Basic is extensive, one of
the most comprehensive textbooks being
THE System of Basic English"
@. What are the largest selling brands
OF cigarettes?-W. F.
A. In 1887, Camel sales were 42,000,-
100000, while Chesterfields and Luckies
were tied at $4,000, 100000.
@. Please give the names of some we'll
known child actors of the stage.-W. H. j.
A. One of the outstanding child actors
of today is Peter Holden, 8, who is play
ing in "On Borrowed Time" Peter Fer
nandez, age II, is a member of the cast
of 'Whiteoaks." The Pulitzer Prize play
Our Town." has two children in I'm
portant roles, Marilyn Erskine, IL, and
Raymond Roe. 9. Charita Bauer, IA, is '
playing in THE Women" George M
Cohan in It'd Rather Be Right" is sup
ported by Evelyn Mills. II, and her
younger brother Warren. Carol Wander
man, 8, is singer and dancer who ap-
peared in "Hooray for What"
@. Why Is Douglas Hyde, the new
President of Fire, referred to sometimes
as An Craoibhin?-G. L.
A. In Gaelic the words mean the pleas
ant or beautiful little branch, and are
used as a familiar form of endearment.
@. Is Helen Jepson, opera and radio
singer, married?-E. l..
A. She is the wife of George Possell,
well known musician.
@. Who was the so-called Lord Beaver
brook?-R. K. L.
A. He was q confidence man who
posed as an admirer of wealthy divorces
and widows. Using the jewelry that one
woman gave him to insure for her, he
would give it as a wedding present to
another woman whom he was said to
have married bigarnously in order to gain
control of her wealth. His activities iii
New York City in 1927 gained interna-
tional notoriety.
@. Is the mountain named for Edith
Cavell in national park?-W. s. M.
A. Mount Edith Cavell Is In Jasper
National Park, Alberta, Canada.
@. What is the longest motor highway
in the United States?-T. C.
A. The longest highway route is United
States No. go, which begins at Virginia
Beach, Va, and extends to Los Angeles.
The length of this route is 3,122 miles
@. What is the origin of the song, "The
Campbells Are Coming"?-F. N. C.
A. "The Campbells Are Coming" is
supposed to have been composed on the
imprisonment Of Mary, Queen of Scots,
in Loeb Leven in 1867. Perhaps the
tune may have been the Campbells' quick
march for two centuries. Probably the
song was written about Ills on the
breaking out of rebellion in the reign of
George T. when John Campbell, Duke of
Argyle, was made the commanding Off
Ger of his majesty's forces in North Brit
ain, and was the principal means OF its
total suppression.
@. What is the weight of Man Noun
tain Dean?-E H,
A. The wrestler weighs 317 pounds.
@. What character in fiction said, DO
unto the other fellow the way he'd like
to do you"?-K. L.
A. The quotation from David Har,lln"
Is: do unto the other fellow the way
he'd like to do unto you-and do it fust."
O. Did the Pulitzer PRIZE Rook HyrI,e