Quiz Answers From A General Knowledge Roundup
The questions cover topics from Scots dialect to world ranches. Answers include Mickle meaning great, Victoria River Downs as the largest ranch at 10,800 square miles, Rome and Carthage in the Punic Wars, continual versus continuous, Lincoln as the subject of Whitman’s poem, and a horse pushing in his harness.
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Mickle
Whitman
Victoria River Downs Ranch
Australia
Rome
Carthage
Lincoln
Building Over River Source in Paderborn
The Pader river likely has the world’s only underground spring network emerging beneath a building. In Paderborn, Germany, about 200 springs gush from beneath the cathedral, a phenomenon tied to the city’s name and identity.
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Pader
Germany
Paderborn
Treat Constipation This Gentler Way Kellogg All-Bran
Gentler remedy for constipation promotes easy normal elimination by increasing dietary bulk. All Bran cereal from Kellogg's in Battle Creek advises plenty of water and medical consultation if no improvement.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Free book offer for piles and fistula remedy
Public notice from Dr. M. Coe of 503 Pine St St. Louis Missouri offering a free valuable book on piles and fistula remedies and promising payment for respondents. The advertisement appeals to sufferers seeking guidance or treatment information.
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Dr . M. Coe
Pine St
St. Louis, Mo
Standard Brands Inc
Washington St
New York City
Adv
M. OO
Lous
Jap Naval Losses Strengthen U S Pacific Position
Editor notes that weekly analysis highlights Japanese naval losses off Midway Island and the impact on Allied advantage in the Pacific, alongside reports of heavy British bombing and the broader Nazi war effort in England.
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Midway Island
U. S
Pacific
England
Midway Victory Declares Pacific Sea Power Redefined
Admiral Nimitz announces a decisive U S naval victory at Midway Island after repelling a Japanese invasion. Four days of fighting cost Japan 14 to 17 ships and carriers, with battleships and cruisers damaged. King hints the Pacific war could end Japan’s sea power, while Vinson notes Atlantic anti-submarine efforts grow stronger. U S armies deploy V mail in England and Northern Ireland to speed letters home.
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Pearl Harbor
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
United States
Midway Island
Ernest J King
Japan
Hawaii
Midway
SEA RAID ON Australia Shelled Cities by Japanese Submarines
Sydney and Newcastle on Australia's southeast coast were shelled in the first sea raid on the mainland since the war began. Submarines attacked with shells flying over Sydney and Newcastle. Blackouts remained in effect as residents sought air raid shelters amid reports of additional submarine activity in the Pacific.
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Sydney
Newcastle
Australia
MacArthur
Second Front In Germany's Air Raids On Cologne
Reports from neutral territory describe the Cologne bombing as devastating with whole quarters emptied and all property of about 10 000 people destroyed The Koelnische Zeitung says the city’s character and traditions are gone The Essen raid followed with a second small escort raid and a 1 000 bomber attack praised by Britain as a second front victory.
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Cologne
Rhineland
Stockholm
Koelnische Zeitung
Essen
Krupp
England
Second Front
Gas Rationing Debate Sparks House Rebel Bid
Representative Jed Johnson of Oklahoma introduced a concurrent resolution opposing nationwide gasoline rationing until proof of need is shown. The measure cites oil surpluses in Texas Kansas Oklahoma and other states and argues rationing would hamper the war effort. The War Production board says rationing targets rubber, not gasoline, and a boisterous 100-member caucus preceded the move. Johnson asks Rep Richard Kleberg of Texas to chair a joint House Senate committee to pursue steps.
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Jed Johnson
Oklahoma
House
Texas
Kansas
War Production Board
Johnson
Richard M. Kleberg
Senate
House Acts On Youth Agencies And Food Board
The House rejected abolishing the National Youth Administration by voting 118 to 62 to retain NYA with Rep. Everett Dirksen proposing a cut of 49.7 million dollars and a restricted 5 million dollar student aid program. A nine member food requirements committee, led by Claude Wickard, was formed to regulate food production and distribution for wartime needs, while officials cautioned shortages and rationing are not yet certain.
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House of Representatives
National Youth Administration
Congress
Civilian Conservation Corps
NYA
Everett M. Dirksen
U. S
United Nations
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude Wickard
War Production Board
Department of Agriculture
England
Russia
Roosevelt Warns Japan Over Gas Warfare Use
Within a month after Churchill warned Germany, President Roosevelt cautioned Japan that continued use of gas against China would be met with retaliation in kind. The remark confirmed reports that Japan was employing noxious gases in combat with Chinese forces.
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Winston Churchill
Germany
Roosevelt
Japan
China
U.S
Daughters urged to stay on farms for war food drive
Secretary Wickard cautions rural families to keep daughters on the farm to aid food production as labor shortages threaten wartime needs. A government spokesman says Finland will stay independent despite Hitler's visit. U S forces announce loss of first heavy bomber over Burma after two months of operations. Vichy orders close about 1,300 factories employing 20,000 workers, redirecting labor to farms and German war factories.
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Claude Wickard
Adolf Hitler
Finland
Burma
U. S
Vichy
France
Tank Tangle in Libya near Tobruk and Knightsbridge
The battle in Libya intensified as thousands of tanks clashed in the desert near Knightsbridge. German tank assaults were repelled while Rommel directed a counterattack south and west of Harmat, with Harmat seen as key to closing an Axis escape through the mine field.
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Libya
Knightsbridge
Tobruk
Erwin Rommell
Harmat
U S War Official Says Armies Arm All Soldiers Here
Undersecretary of War Patterson stated that U S military production has reached full stride and can arm every soldier in the United States and supply weapons for export under current shipping limits. He noted the need for nearly double the light arms per man due to the growth of parachute troops.
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U. S
Patterson
WAAC enlistment rush strains war women program
Thousands of women eager to join the WAAC overwhelm officials as only about 500 officer candidates can be recruited now. Training for non-officer WAACs is deferred until officers are trained, possibly by September 15. Total year capacity around 25,000 with four weeks minimum training, leaving 275,000 hopefuls disappointed.
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Washington, D. C
WAAC
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Oveta Culp Hobby
Arthur Woods
Genevieve Forbes Herrick
Army
Habit and wealth through daily discipline, Astor quote
John Jacob Astor argues that good habits shape success. He claims honest, early rising and consistent daytime work build wealth, while rogues operate at night. The piece frames habit as a decisive American virtue.
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America
John Jacob Astor
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Walter Nash
New Zealand
Ralph W. Close
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