Quiz answers from a General Knowledge page
A reader list from Ask Me Another Quiz provides questions and answers on topics from currency to geography and history. Entries include Spain as the doubloon origin, refer endum as vote reference, James V of Scotland, a wooden war vessel, North and South Islands, the densest part of the spine, mixed European Asiatic lineage, Persephone, Rutherford Hayes, a short prayer, a foot pound, and Napoleon’s French forces.
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Spain
James V
Scotland
North Island
South Island
Persephone
Proserpine
Hayes
Napoleon
Household Questions and Tips for Cooking and Cleaning
The piece offers kitchen and home advice on relishes from chopped pickles olives and pimientos to cabbage salad, plus cleaning and cooking tips. It covers railing maintenance with linseed oil and turpentine, cleaning pastry bags, boiling cracked eggs with lemon juice, roasting without overpiercing, ink removal by milk, and beating eggs with a pinch of salt.
Creomulsion Promises Quick Relief for Cough and Chest Ailments
An advertising blurb urges readers that a three day cough signals danger and promotes Creomulsion as a fast acting remedy. It claims the product soothes inflamed membranes and loosens germ laden phlegm, asserting guaranteed satisfaction or money refund if not satisfied from the first use.
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Advj
Malta the Strategic Island Between Sicily and Africa
Malta is a small densely populated archipelago with Gozo and Comino, crucial for Britain’s Mediterranean position. Its great harbors Grand Harbor and Marsamuscette anchor fleets, while ancient fortifications and Neolithic sanctuaries reveal a long, cosmopolitan history under Phoenicians Romans Arabs Knights of St. John and Britain.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
NLY
Malta
Britain
Mediterranean
Europe
Africa
Maltese
Ghar Dalam
Gozo
Comino
Sicily
North
la Valette
Manhattan Island
Grand Harbor
Hudson
Marsamuscette Harbor
East River
Marsamuscette
Knights
Great Britain
Order
Suleiman the Magnificent
Gregate
St. Paul
Publius
International Order of St. John of Jerusalem
the Hospitalers
Knights of
Rhodes
Knights of Malta
Dido
Hannibal
Asia
Palestine
Morocco
Tarshin
Hal Saflini
Hagiar Kim
M'naidra
Il Gigantia
Filfla
Valletta
Osiris
Palace
St. Peter and St. Paul
Notabile
Imnaria
Rabat
Hymen
Bonaparte
Zabbar
Zeitun
Greatest salesman ruse ends with clever twist
A Philadelphia firm hired a supposed world’s greatest salesman who proved the second best by dispatching him with three lines of goods to sell in the West. After a lack of orders, a telegram arrived revealing the real twist: the best salesman was the man who supplied the goods.
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Philadelphia
West
Tax Added Conversation Reflects Inexpensive Marriage Clerical Quote
A historical snippet shows a clerk or official asking about fees for marriage services with a witty exchange. The reply cites five dollars as the usual amount and questions about discounting for cash. The fragment captures a plainspoken cost discussion in an archival context.
Man recounts suicide attempt with rope misplacement
Reading like a grim cautionary tale a man explains to a friend that he tried to end his life by hanging but the rope choked him around the neck leading to his plan being interrupted. The vignette reflects fatalism and failed device.
Unknown gloves prompt leads to playful customer joke
A customer asks for gloves as a gift for his wife. The saleswoman asks for color and size, but the customer says neither matters, noting she will surely exchange them later. The light exchange ends with a humorous implication about her habits.
Proof of Identity for Assurance Letter Scene
A man questions identity while an official presents the letter. The scene centers on checking the recipient against a photograph and confirming the letter’s intended recipient. The exchange underscores verification in official correspondence.
Whiskers and Uncle Goof Around at the Piano
A Columbia Jester cartoon line features Whiskers claiming an uncle can play piano by ear and Gurney retorting with a whiskered fiddler, capturing a humorous exchange in a comic strip.
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Gurney
Columbia
Obliging Lawyer and Broker Miss Jones
Obliging lawyer asks broker Miss Jones for stock or pawn in a brisk exchange. The line “Yes, sir, stock or pawn” captures a brisk bargaining moment featured in Everybody's Weekly.
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Miss Jones
Knew His Stuff At The Moment Of Proposals
A playful exchange about a marriage proposal repeats the line I shuddered when Jim proposed. The reply confirms he did it well, suggesting a memorable clever moment and lighthearted romance.
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Jim
cupboard apples mystery explained in kitchen exchange
A brief exchange from the Philadelphia Inquirer recalls a mother noting two apples in the cupboard this morning and finding only one later. The son replies that darkness prevented noticing the other apple, presenting a light domestic riddle in dialogue.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
They Don't Speak Now Sample of My Marrow Jam Joke
A brief humorous snippet from the Indianapolis News features a playful exchange about marrow jam used in a stamp album, highlighting lighthearted miscommunication and domestic quirk.
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Indianapolis News
No Cure for Open-Mouthed Sleep Sickness
A quack jokes that the patient cannot be cured because the skin is too tight. When the patient closes eyes the mouth remains open, revealing a humorous but absurd medical premise.
Mascot Bear Rescue In Jasper Park Tale From Alberta
A Hamilton football club in Jasper Park attempted to leash a four month old cub. The cub hung from a sash cord as the mother bear climbed, then rescuers improvised with a pole and knife to cut the cord. The mascot was freed after a final struggle, mother bear and cubs joining the escape plan on landing in Alberta.
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Jasper Park
Canadian Rockies
H. S. Davis
Hamilton
Mother Bear
Brain
Alberta
WNU @arvice
Home Heating Hints for Efficient Fire Damper Adjustment
Practical advice to adjust a furnace damper by trial to maximize useful heat and minimize chimney loss. It explains finding a correct damper position using chalk marks, aiming to reduce fuel bills through a tighter closed setting and reduced wasted heat.
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Bell Syndicate
Mary Queen of Scots
New Zealand
Pluto
U. S
Rutherford
Associated Newspapers
Capitol Advertising
New York Ave
N. W
Wash, D. C
Franklin D. Roosevelt
H. L. Mencken
Ernest J. P. Benn
Guglielmo Marconi
Daniel Frohman
Germany
Benito Mussolini
Harbor
Canada
WNN Bervica
Gifford Pinchot
Peake
Froude
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