Quiz questions on history geography and literature
A mixed set of trivia prompts asks for 20 items: golf champion, electric eel, reasons for smiling, Virginia named as a queen, presidents from Virginia, prolific American song composer, sole active continent volcano, Pierre Loti real name, quote about fooling people, largest national forest, famous whale novel and author, largest saltwater lake, national women’s tennis champion, definition of election, workers to population ratio, Panama Canal purchase price, explorer imprisoned in Mexico, Shakespeare’s main profession, quote about the public, and Norman French impact on English words.
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United States
Virginia
Pierre Loti
Composite list of historical figures items and facts
Fragmentary OCR list mentioning 1 Manush of Detroit 2 Gen Henry Lawton 8 John C Calhoun 1882 4 Fourteen parts gold ten parts alloy 5 Adam fruit bulge throat 6 Ralph Rolster Dolster Nicholas Udall 1634 141 7 The Scandinavian 8 University of Oxford 1602 9 Gen US Grant 10 US Steel Standard Oil NJ and AT&T 11 George Burns Cleveland 12 Cork outer bark oak southern Europe northern Africa 18 cow trees South America 14 Delaware 15 1893 16 The Last Supper Mona Lisa 17 The Urals 18 Washington Irving 19 Admiral David G Farragut 20 northeastern states West
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Manush
Detroit
Henry Lawton
John C. Calhoun
George Burns
Cleveland
Europe
Africa
Washington Irving
David G. Farragut
West
Human Speech Requires Little Energy According to Engineers
A Scientific American note explains that if one million people spoke steadily and all voice energy became heat, an hour and a half of talking would suffice to make a cup of tea. An expert splits English speech into 86 sounds, vowels carrying most energy, with hearing limits requiring vastly more energy to be audible. On radio, sounds like th f s v are hardest to hear due to weak energy.
The First Doll's House Found in Chelmsford
An early British doll's house likely from the Queen Anne era has been found in a Chelmsford country house. The two story oak construction stands about five feet high and includes four rooms, attics, a balcony, mounted legs, paneling and mirrors.
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Chelmsford
Luminous Numbers Considered for Budapest City Signs
A luminous number on the town hall and luminous plaques at street corners are proposed to help read street names after dark in Budapest. Officials weigh applying the idea citywide, claiming Budapest could be the first to adopt this method.
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Budapest
London Observer
Travels to Europe and back on a nickel
Herbert Avram a fourteen year old from Brooklyn stowed away to Paris on a nickel and returned aboard the La Savoie as a third class passenger with rare privileges. The boy was greeted by his sisters in Paris after being hailed as a local curiosity and raised a purse by fellow travelers.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Herbert Avram
Paris
Lingbergh
la Savoie
Lierbert
Morris Avram
Manhattan
Herbert
Alexander O'Hara
Edme Vasco
Marguerite
Violet
To Applaud or Not to Applaud Stirs Musicians
A London debate splits musicians into two camps over whether audiences should applaud during performances. Sir Thomas Beecham urges demonstrative applause in the right moments while Sir Landon Ronald argues artists crave applause and that silence after a performance feels unnatural.
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London
Paderewski
Thomas Beecham
Landon Ronald
Beecham
Ronald
One Auto in U. S. for Every Five Citizens
The automobile division of the Department of Commerce reports the United States has one operating car for every five people based on a recent survey. Worldwide, 27,650,267 machines were in operation at year start, about one per sixty-six people.
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Washington
United States
Automobile Division
Department of Commerce
Canada
Hawaii
New Zealand
Australia
Denmark
Great Britain
Argentine
France
Seek Beetle Parasites for Planters in Hawaii
Honolulu T H Hadden of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters association is traveling to Formosa to collect parasites to control the Japanese beetle. The beetle, an epidemic in southern China, is kept in check in Formosa by natural enemies. Introduction of Formosan parasites into Hawaii is hoped to help control the pest locally.
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Honolulu
T. H
F. ©. Hadden
Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association
Formosa
China
Hawaii
Shadowy Hand Disturbs Italian Town in Ghostly Tale
In Aosta Italy a workman Giuseppe Della Villa and his family report a shadowy hand vision near a photograph of a deceased brother. Priests exorcisms and a visiting medium fail to stop the nightly apparition occurring around bedtime as locals seek a message from the dead.
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Aosta
Italy
Giuseppe Della Villa
Della Villa
Plan to Strengthen Plane Wings Found
Washington reports work at the bureau of standards evolving a solution for aluminum corrosion to boost aircraft utility. Duraluminium alloy coated with pure aluminum by spray could withstand salt water exposure for a year, enabling durable metal wings. Some experts foresee corrosion resistant treatments producing all metal aircraft that are fireproof and long lasting.
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Washington
Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Exhume Shakespeare for Science Demand
A London movement seeks a reverent scientific examination of William Shakespeare's grave and skull measurement. The Antiquarian notes other famous writers and leaders have had bones examined, contrasting reverence with past disinterments honored as tributes to greatness.
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the Antiquarian
Ben Jonson
Milton
Cromwell
New problem for cities with colored light traffic systems
Washington reports a new issue for traffic control officials as color blind drivers struggle with colored signals. The note highlights potential safety concerns and the need for oversight or revised signaling practices.
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Washington
California Porpoise Fossil Links Ancient California to South America
A fossil find reported by Dr. William Gregory and Dr. Remington Kellogg of the American Museum of Natural History links a hundred thousand years ago California to South America. Charles K. Sternberg dug the bones in San Diego. The teeth resemble small battle-axe shaped teeth of porpoises now found only in southern South American rivers.
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California
Porpoise
New York
Little Brothers
William K. Gregory
Remington Kellogg
American Museum of Natural History
South America
San Diego
Charles K. Sternberg
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
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Urals
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U. S
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Jesus
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Doris
Vienna
Austria
Wichita
Mildred Orr
Wichita, Kan
Atlantic City
Brazil
Paul R. Redfern
Savannah
Brunswick
Rio de Janeiro
Stinson
Bud Stillman
L’ami
Lena Wilson
Stillman
Grand Anse
James A. Stillman
Bud
Poland
Juliusz Slowack
Cathedral
Wawel
Fifteenth and Chapin Streets
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