Evening star., 1939-11-23
Answers
To Questions

To Questions
By Frederic J. Haskin.
A reader can get the ans1Der to anu
question OF fact by ,Driting The Epe.
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
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@. What was the first opera produced
at the Metropolitan Opera House?-O. H.
A. The opera house opened on October
%, 1883, with Faust"
@. Where Is the largest oil well?-
j. j. S.
A. The largest oil well is believed TO
be the Cerro Azul No. in the Tuxtam
region of Mexico, this we'll having pro-
duced as much as 26O, 900 barrels in one
day.
@. Is Hollywood, Calf, part of Los
Angeles?-W. C. MEG.
A. Hollywood was incorporated as q
village in 1903, but surrendered its char
ter in 1910 to become a part of Los
Angeles.
@. Who invented the solar plexus
punch?-J. B. H.
A. The solar plexus punch was used by
Bob Fitzsimmons in knocking out Jim
Corbett at Carson City, New, on March
II, 1897, in the 14th round Bob Davis,
the famous writer, gave the punch its
name.
@. Was Ibanez, the Spanish novelist,
buried in Spain or in France?-W. K M.
A. He was buried at Mentone, France,
in Spanish earth brought from Valencia
by his friends. 1t was proposed by the
Spanish Directorate that his body be
returned to Spain for burial, but he had
provided in his will that this should not
be done while Spain continued to have a
monarchial government.
@. Please give some facts about the
University of the South at Sewanee,
Tenn.-H. P. G.
A. This school occupies a wooded
domain of 10000 acres in the Cumber-
land Mountains, about midway between
Nashville and Chattanooga 1t is the
only institution of higher education in
the South which is owned by the Epis-
copal Church. 1t was founded in 1857,
but was destroyed during the War Be-
tween the States. 1t was reopened in
1866 with eight students and a few log
houses. The university consists of a
college of arts and sciences and a theo-
logical school. Over 5000 students have
been enrolled there
@. How long does it take to make a
cigarette?-M. J. H.
A. At one of the largest factories
tobacco is converted into cigarettes at
the rate of 100000 cigarettes per hour.
@. What is the literal meaning of
pueblo?-J. NJ G.
A. 1t Is the Spanish word for village.
@. How many people visited the rail-
road exhibit at the New York Worlds
Fair?-R. T. H.
A. More than 100000 persons attend
ed the exhibit.
@. What are the real names of Billy
Rose and Bert Lahr?-E. j. H.
A. The full name of the producer is
William S. Rosenberg Bert Lahr's real
| name Is Irving Lahrheim.
@. Please describe the game known as
'tarocchi. P.
A. This Is said to have been the first
card game played in Europe. Tarocchi
had five suits instead of the four we
have in today's packs. Four of the suits
stood for the four main classes of people
in the Middle Ages-the nobility, the
clergy, the merchants, and the peasants,
represented respectively by the symbols
of swords, cups, coins and slaves. These
symbols or signs have come down to us
as spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs
The fifth or trump suit outranked all the
cards of the other suits. as these cards
represented such elements of nature and
human characteristics as death, light
ming, temperance and thrift.
twins?-M. G. D.
| A. Inc NatlOnal Twins Association has
headquarters at Fort Wayne, Ind.
@. Who are some of the tallest base
ball players in the big leagues?-W. j. H.
A. Clifford Melton of the New York
Giants Is s feet 51a inches in height.
Among the players who are 6 feet 4
inches are Hank Greenoerg, Schoolboy
Rowe. Alton Benton and Frank McCor-
mick. Walter Brown is feet 3A inches
and Paul Derringer is 6 feet 31a inches.
Q. Please give the name and location
Of Helen Keller's new home in Con-
necticut.-J. G. H.
A. The Colonial-style country home
which Miss Keller has built at Westport
Is named Arcan Ridge in memory of
the place in England where she and her
teacher, the late Anne Sullivan Macy,
spent many happy days together. The
house is nine-room white frame build
ing with green shutters and will be the
home of Miss Keller and her companion,
Miss Polly Thompson.
@. How many refrigerator cars are in
use on railroads in the United States?
j. c. c.
A. AS of June /, 1899, the total num-
ber OF refrigerator cars owned by the