General Knowledge Quiz Questions Listed
The text presents seven questions covering geography and history. It asks where the Kaffirs live, whether the United States surrounds the Panama Canal, the correct title of the Northwest Mounted Police, if an elephant's graveyard exists, Maximilian as emperor of Mexico and archduke of which country, and the term for a tailor's cloth sample.
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United
Panama Canal
Northwest Mounted Police
Maximilian
Mexico
Answers to Six History Questions
In South Africa the questions touch world events. The United States rents it according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. No elephants die when death overtakes them. Austria is mentioned in the list and Swatch appears as a brand reference.
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South Africa
United States
Royal Canadian Mounted Po
Austria
Fdr
State Department
Hitler
Kurt Schuschnigg
Pastor Niemoeller
Justice Department
Egypt
Veterans notes explain why GI benefits delays occur
A wartime veterans column explains delays in subsistence checks due to address changes, incomplete information from schools, slow paperwork, and inter-regional VA record transfers. It covers questions about WWI veteran loans, adopted children' rights to an estate, terminal leave pay, and a veteran's illness, advising contact with VA offices and legal consultation where needed.
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Treasury
E. W
North
Kansas City
Veterans’ Administration
E. M. Robinson
Veterans Administration
Munitions Building
Washington, D.C
C. C
Pewaukee
Wis. A
Veterans’ Affairs
Posville
Va. A
UNRRA's Postwar Aid and Political Debate
A reminiscence on UNRRA achievements like feeding millions and rebuilding health services, counterbalanced by cautious notes on postwar government personnel cuts and contrasts between officials and Congressional critics. The piece also recalls profiles from 4-H success to FDR era diplomacy and ongoing State Department visa concerns.
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O'Sullivan
America
Nes Choon
Miles
Little Pitts
Soretone Liniment
Frost
la. A
Office of Veterans’ Administration
Kilroy
Richard
Neal Bladen
Connie
South Seas
Central Electricity Board
New Haven Railroad
Stamford
Conn
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Rio
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cleveland Indians
Congress
George C. Marshall
U. S
Foreign Relations Committee
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Rep
Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
General Marshall
Tom Connally
Dem
Tex
Senate Committee
Ulive
UNRRA
Europe
John Taber
Harold Knutson
Congressional Budget Committee
Taber
Knutson
Senate
House Appropriations
Truman
la Verne Hall
Westby
Wis
Missouri
GOP
William Stevenson
Hall
Chicago
White House
Mr. Truman
Elliott Roosevelt
Army Reserve Officers Commissioning Board
Jimmy Doolittle
Elliatt
Roosevelts
Pat Hurley
Samuel Johnson
Byron
Bon Ced
Rou
Business & Invest
OPPOR
Home Furnishings & Appli
Rita
Reeves Je
Fillmere
Denver
Cole
Dell
Collins & Company
Hese
Iss
Denmark
South Carolina
Saicea Lespe Lespedeza
Kobe
We Owens
Aiken
U.S. Savings Bonds
Lydia
Pinkham
Lidia E Pinkham
Wwnu
Doans
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