General Quiz Questions From a Radio Show
A playful quiz segment asks contestants to name the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes location the state whose name means red people the chemical symbol for gold and the term for a person who enjoys others’ pain. It also inquires about the opera tied to the assassination of King Gustave III the term for light dispersion into colors the duration of federal prohibition and Alaska’s approximate civilian population.
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Gustave III
Sweden
United States
Alaska
The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and Alaska
A compact note lists locations including Alaska and Oklahoma with miscellaneous items. It mentions The Masked Ball, dispersion of light, and a thirteen year span, totaling about 72,000 in unspecified units.
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Alaska
Oklahoma
Hunt Ducks With Nets in Japan A Curious Tradition
An old Japanese custom uses nets instead of guns for duck hunting. The wealthy favor this pastime, with nets aiding a sneaking approach. The piece notes Japan’s skill in stealth as the season opens and implies a shift of weapon use.
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Japan
Sons of the Rising Sun
Fruity desserts for summer delight the season’s menu
Summer fruit inspires many desserts and drinks with tart flavors and vitamin rich ingredients. The article lists angel food cake with fresh fruit, cherry desserts and meringue pies, orange ice cream and sherbet, sliced pears in orange juice, and orange flavored desserts. It includes step by step notes for angel food cake and cherry meringue pie, plus custard and fruit preparation tips.
Washington corn sit down strike stirs wartime policy
Washington officials blame farmers for delaying war effort as corn sits in bins awaiting price signals. OPA attacks and Davis firing spark market uncertainty. Wickard remarks on meat demand and consumer costs while policy pressure mounts to move corn to market.
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Washington, D. C
Agriculture Department
Corn Belt
Washington
OPA
Chester Davis
Department of Agriculture
Marvin Jones
Point Wisdom For Wartime Budgeting And Meat Purchases
Lynn advises readers to audit red stamp use and avoid overspending on meat while neglecting other red stamp foods. She urges spacing out stamps, understanding point values, and learning the system instead of relying on explanations from others. Family preferences have no place in wartime budget planning.
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Wickard
Bananas Used to Launch Battleships Greased Ways
The article notes that launching battleships requires about 45 tons of a special grease. It recalls a time when surplus overripe bananas were used to grease shipyard ways to aid launches.
Bumped Off Gains New Meaning in Washington Travel
In Washington the phrase bumped off shifts from a ride taken by coercion to losing a seat on a plane to someone with higher travel priority. Government officials find themselves bumped off when they fail to secure preferred seating in busy travel conditions.
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Washington
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