Evening star., 1938-03-23
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QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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q. Whose voices were used for SNOW
White and the Prince IN "snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs"?-E. H.
A. Adriana Caselotti, daughter a q
Hollywood singing teacher, was ths voies
Of Snow White and Robert 6tockwell, 0
radio and screen actor, was the Prince. I,
Q. What is the average hss of q. q. 9. =
camps?-W. G. 8. -
, A. The average strength Of each CON- :
pany or camp is from Its to 200. There
are approximately $500 G. G. G. camps
in the United States. =
M. g.
A. The ruler Of the Netherlands y %
years old.
Q. In how many States Is embalming
compulsory?-A. H.
A. The American Funeral Director says:
"Embalming is not compulsory In any
State. However, when . body Is to BE-
shipped from one State to another, en- :
balming is required. Furthermore, every
State has some kind of law making 1t
compulsory to bury an unembalmed body
u,it hiy, portoiv, yo,1yyohor ~ Affap
death"
@. How is the cost figured for taking
a small sailboat through the Panama
Canal?-I. C. B.
A. If the sailboat is a pleasure craft
the charge for going through the canal,
is 70 cents net ton for boats in ballast
This refers only to sailboats without .
commercial cargo or revenue pass
sengers.
@. How many copies Of Anthony Ad-
verse" and Gone With the Wind" have
been sold?-E. w.
A. To date more than 800 900 copies
OF Anthony Adverse" have been sold,
and more than 100000 copies of Gone
With the Wind"
@. What are the seating capacities OF
the D. A. R. auditoriums in Washington,
D. C.?-M. c.
A. Continental Hall seats about 1,675,
while Constitution Hall seats 1874.
@. What two chapters in the Bible are
alike?-M j. I.
A. The two chapters in the Bible. au-.
thorized version which are alike are the ,
10th chapter of Second Kings, and the
37th chapter of Isaiah. 80
@. Is there any portrait Of Pocahon-
tas?-H. K. G.
A. The only known portrait OF Poca-
hontas is being exhibited at the Univer-
sity Museum, Philadelphia. 1t was pur-
chased by Andrew Mellon, shortly before
his death, from the Harrison family Inv
England, who in turn bought it from the
Rolfes. The portrait, by an unknown
artist, depicts Pocahontas at the age OF
81. Lettered thereon is her real Indian
name, Matoaks, and Rebekah, the name
that became hers when she entered the +.
Christian faith. g..
@. How is the proper name Hrdlicka
pronounced2-C. o. B.
A. 1t is pronounced as If spelled Herd
. lich-ka. -:
9. How fast would baseball be travel.
ing when caught, II 1t was dropped from
window In the Washington Monu.
ment?-W B. -.
A. It is estimated that the ball travels
at the rate OF 161 feet per second whan
caught after q perpendicular drop o(
542 feet.
Q. What is the Message to oareia7--
G. E. c.
A. Andrew Summers Rowan WAS sent
by the United States Government to
communicate with Gen. Garcia soon
after the opening of the Spanish
American War in 1898 He made q land
ing from an open boat near Turquin6
Peak Cuba, on April "a, 1898, and with
much difficulty succeeded in reaching
Garcia, obtained full information of the
inSurgent army and made the return trip
successfully. He was the first Army ON
Ger to enter Cuba after the declaration
of war. For this he was promoted heu-
tenant colonel, United States Army. -
@. About how many cars are made In
Detroit in week?-H. w. -
A. During the week ending February
26, 1888, 54445 cars and trucks WSroA
produced in that city.
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G. What is the religion of the New
York Senators Robert r. Wagner and
Royal S. Copeland?-P. P. p.
A. Senators Wagner and Copeland ara
both Methodists.
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