Evening star., 1943-12-01
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O. Have tho animals been removed
from the London Zoo?-F. E. G.
A. The animals have not been 70.
moved and are unharmed by the war.
Q. What are some Of the notable
paintings included in the Widener coll
lection in the National Gallery?-A L. P.
A. Rembrandts 1.-THE Mill" Raphael's
superb Small Cowper Madonna" Bel
lini's feast Of the Gods" El Greco's
"St. Martin and the Beggar" and ver-
meer's Woman Weighing Gold"
@. Why is = planked steak 20 called?-
L. r. P.
A. A true planked steak Is cooked on
q specially made plank" about the size
OF platter which contains grooves to
catch the gravy. The charred wood Is
supposed to give the steak an especially
| fine flavor.
@. When Tamerlane was attacking
Moscow, he suddenly withdrew. Why?-
L. P. D.
A. Legend says that when the Tartar
| chieftain was attacking Moscow, envoys
| were sent to Kiev to beg the loan Of 4
| famous ikon Of the Virgin Mary. No
sooner had this ikon arrived than Tam
| erlane withdrew. In a vision his wife
had warned him that he would be de-
| feated If he persisted In the attack.
Q. How is Trieste pronounced?-H 3.
A. Trieste is pronounced as though 1t
were spelled Tree chs -tay," with the
accent on the second syllable.
Q. What countries rank next to the
United States in the number of tele-
| phones per 100 persons?-J. WE
A. In 1912 there was an average Of
1876 telephones per 100 persons in USE
Based upon latest available data Sweden
was second with 143 and Canada third
with 1913.
O. What is the best stroke for long
distance swimming?-S IN.
| A. Swimming authorities so regard the
crawl Gertrude Ederle used the eight
beat style of crawl (eight scissorine
kicks to each full cycle of the two arms)
in breaking the then record for the Eng
lish Channel swim, and she had to battle
the toughest water ever encountered by
successful Channels swimmers.
Q. Did the round table Of King Arthur
really exist?-E. L. H.
A. Some authorities believe that the
17-foot round table that has hung for
centuries in the Great Hall Of VIM
chester is an authentic royal table at
which knights feasted Whether it ever
was used by King Arthur IS uncertain.
1t is mentioned In records as early as
| 1883.
O. How much did it cost to build the
Magtnot Line7-N E. G.
A. The French reputedly poured 100
billion francs into It's construction. TAX
ing the franc to equal 392 cents, as in
1888, this sum would be equivalent to
$500 million dollars.
O. What materials are now being used
| a va fad
A. Kapok was almost universally used,
but Is now unavailable. Manufacturers
are using cotton. excelsior or special
material derived from cattails.
| Q, Did Cardinal Wolsey really say the
famous words Of farewell that Shake.
speare includes in his play Henry
VIII'?-C. D. E.
A. He did not Wolsey's farewell IN
shakespeare's invention.
@. How many battles were won BY
Napoleon?-B. z. B.
A. Napoleon is reputed to have said
after his downfall: my true glory is
not that I have gained 40 battles.
Waterloo will efface the memory Of
these victories. But that which nothing
can efface, which will live forever, L.
my civil CODE"
| @. Where was the tomahawk in
vented?-N. NJ
A. Scott Williamson writes: "The Ak
that first came to America found an
immediate exchange value with the In
dams and hence quickly became known
as the trade AK The top edge of the
blade forms right angle with the
handle In manner which most of US
associate with the Indian tomahavk.
AS matter Of fact, this deadly head
| splitter was conception of early Amer
lean blacksmiths, a miniature model OF
the standard trade ak. 1t found ready
acceptance as an article Of barter among
the Indians and was thereafter buried
in more than one American blacksmith's
skull"
Q. How did the Romans mark the end
OF the period Of education?-I. M.
| A. BY change OF costume. Free
born boys and girls wore the toga prae.
texta. 1t had broad, purple stripe,
with the Bulla Aures, spherical orna-
ment Of two concave gold plates con-
tanning an amulet. Later children OF
rich families or bullati wore it.