Evening star., 1938-02-12
ANSWERS TO
QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| M FNEDEkIC J. HASk/N. |
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question OF fact by Triting The EDentno
Star Information Bureau, Frederic J,
Hdsktn, Director. Washington, D. c.
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Q. What is the most popular time
Tor people to go to the movies?-H M.
A. Between IS and 80 per cent of all
adults who attend motion picture
shows buy their tickets between 7:3O
and $50 pm.
Q. Please give the name Of some in
dividual or organization that collects
war posters.-J. H.
A. Col. EDWARD H. McCrahon. 1926
seventeenth street NV, Washington.
D. c.. has q collection OF over 1000
World War posters. The American
Legion at Indianapolis, Ind, also has
collection of these posters.
@. How many third-class post offices
are there in the United States?-C. C.O.C.
A. There are l0,008.
@. How many miles does the average
peISOn walk !-E n.
A. The average person walks 1908
steps or 75s miles day.
G. What are the words most fre.
quently mispronounced?-W H.
A. According to- compilation Of the
United States ONCE Of Education, the
twelve words most often mispronounced
are: On. again. toward. Interesting, ac-
form, automobile, attacked and FORE
head.
9. What has become of Little Egypt
OF the 1893 Columbian Exposition in
Chicago?-C. r.
A. Mrs. Andrew Spryopoulos, the Lit.
tie Egypt of the fair, died on April s,
1887, in Chicago, at the age of 65.
q. How long has the National Spell.
ing Bee been held annually?-W. r.
A. The National Spelling Bee was
founded in 1925 by the Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal and has been held annually
since then.
@. Is the Edison Memorial Tower at
Menlo Park. N. j.. a gift?-W H.
A. The tower is the gift of William
Slocum BarstoW On behalf of the Edi-
son Pioneers Mr. Barstow has turned
the shaft over to the Thomas Alva Edi-
son Foundation, Inc.
@. At what temperature does water
occupy the least space?-W. A. C.
A. Since water expands with both
heat and cold. 1t occupies the least space
at about 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
@. Where is the quotation found,
Down to the sea in ships"?-T. L.
A. 1t is in the 107th Psalm They
that 60 down to the sea in ships, that do
business in great waters: these see the
works Of the Lord and His wonders in
the deep"
O. Is there a scientific name for fear
or dread of furry animals or objects?-
WI.
A. This is called doraphobia.
Q. Is Claudette Colbert's husband q
Jew?-W. H. NJ
A. The actress is married to DR.. Joel
Pressman, Jewish physician.
q. What was the record made by the
Santa Fe Super Chief between Los An.
geles and Chicago last year?-W. H.
A. The Super Chief made the run be-
tween Los Angeles and Chicago In 80
hours, 40 minutes on May l6 and II,
1887. The actual running time WAS 81
hours SIS minutes. The train averaged
608 miles per hour on elapsed time and
639 miles per hour actual running time.
The distance Is 2.228 miles with II stops.
q. What is haikwan?-H M.
A. This is Chinese word meaning
maritime duties or imposts upon i'm.
ports.
@. Who are the most famous Ameri-
cans of all time?-C. H.
A. In Harpers Magazine for April,
1887, DR.. Dumas Malone, director Of
the Harvard University Press and for.
mer editor Of the Dictionary of Ameri-
can Biography, presented list Of the
40 greatest Americans of the past. They
are as follows: George Washington,
Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson,
Benjamin Franklin. Woodrow Wilson.
James Madison, John Marshall, Alexan-
der Hamilton, Ulysses S. Grant, Rob-
ert E. Lee. Andrew Jackson, John C.
Calhoun, John Adams. John Quincy
Adams. Jefferson Davis, Theodore Roose-
welt, Stephen A. Douglas, Daniel Web
ster Henry Clay, Grover Cleveland,
William Jennings Bryan, Winfield Scott,
Joseph Story, Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Samuel L. Glenn
ens Walt Whitman Edgar Allan Poe.
Henry David Thoreau, Henry James,
James Fenimore Cooper, Horace Greeley.
James A. Mcneil Whistler. Augustus
Saint -Gaudens, John La Forge. Jona-
than Edwards, William James, Charles
w. Eliot, Louis Agassiz and Andrew
Carnegie.
Q. How much gelatin is used In ice
cream making?-L. H.
A. Over five million pounds Of gelatin
is used annually In the production Of
ice cream.
A Different