Evening star., 1940-11-30
Huskin's Answers
To Questions
By Frederic J. Huskin.

question OF fact by tDrtttno The EUe-
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric j. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. c. Please inclose stamp for reply.
@. How many people marched in
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first
inaugural parade?-T. M S.
A. Approximately $4,000 marched in a
procession that took more than three
hours to pass the reviewing stand.
@. Who was called the lyric poet of
painters?-R. D. M.
A. Because Of his delicate, romantic
style Corot has been styled the lyric
poet among the eminent painters of the
Barbizon- -Fontainebleau group, which
included Rousseau, Millet, Dupre and
Diaz.
@. How early were transcontinental
trips made by motor buses?-E. DIX.
A. In 1928 the first bus from Los Ar
geles to New York made the trip in S
days and IA hours.
@. What famous dances were created
by Nijinsky?-A. T. M.
are THE Spectre of the Rose" "Petrush-
ka," Carnival" LES Sylphides" and
"The Afternoon of a Faun"
@. How many languages does the Pope
speak?-A. G.
A. His Holiness Plus XII speaks Greek,
Latin, italian, German, French, English,
Spanish and Portuguese.
@. Who was the Negro who assisted
in planning the City of Washington,
D. C.?-N. F. T.
A. Benjamin Banneker, Negro math-
ematician, was appointed by George
Washington to serve on Mai. LEnfant's
commission for the surveying and laying
out of the city.
@. Why is the cantaloupe so called?.-
r. E.
A. 1t is named for Cantalupo, italy.
the town in which it was first grown.
@. How high is the wall around Sing
Sing?-Z. S. A.
A. 1t is 80 feet high and has ninAsl
guard towers.
@. Who is the author of the quotation
beginning; Reading maketh full man,
conference ready man and writing an
exact man"?-B. L. G.
A. The quotation is from Lord Francis
Bacon's essay "Of Studies"
@. Did Beau Brummel die in poverty7
F. r. E.
A. He died in hospital for the men,
dicant insane.
@. Who invented synchronized firing
for airplanes?-W. w. r.
A. Anthony Fokker is credited with
the invention
@. How often should a baby be
weighed?-D. C. H.
A. Every week during the first six
months, and at least once in two weeks
for the next six months. From then on,
during childhood the weight should be
checked at least once month.
@. What are sinuses?-G. ].
A. They are air spaces in the boncZ
of the head which connect with the in
side OF the nose by means of small
openings.
O. Why is cordovan leather so called,
B. R. NJ
A. The word is derived from the
Spanish city, Cordova, which had an
ancient repute for the making of fine
leather from goatskin or horsehide.
@. What is Jack Bennys real manner
c. M. S.
A. The screen and radio comedian Is
named Benny Kubelsky.
@. Who first sang Home, Sweet
Home"?| s. L.
A. Anna Marie Tree, who played Clari
in "Clari or the Maid of Milan" first
sang it on May 8, 1923. The song became
popular over night.
O. What is meant by crusted port?-
o. R. T.
A. When argol, crude variety of
cream Of tartar, forms q crust in the
interior of wine vats and wine bottles.
the term crusted port is applied to the
wine.
@. What is the origin Of the wo>A,
''trivial"?-C. G.
A. In Rome place where three streets
came together was known as a trivia.
People met there and gossiped and con-
sequently any idle story was branded as
Of trivia source, or trivial.