Ask Me General Quiz Questions and Answers
The quiz covers origins of the acre, differences between a dirigible and a Zeppelin, Queen Liliuokalani's marriage, the Great Wall length, the shortest Bible verse, and ships meeting in Bellot Strait to restore intercommunication after centuries.
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Acre
Canada
Reenen
Count von Zeppelin
Liliuokalani
Hawaii
John O. Dominis
Boston
China
Jesus
Bellot Strait
Wise Guy Solitaire Cheating Nut Story
A New York American gag sketches a prisoner playing solitaire in his cell. An onlooker accuses him of cheating, but the inmate reveals he has been cheating himself for years. The kibitzer asks if he ever gets caught, and the inmate boasts of being too clever to be exposed.
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Kibitzer
New York American
His Choice Amid Rabble of Cops and Brook
A dialect-heavy exchange where one speaker expresses distrust of police while praising nature. The other counters that brooks please but cops always harm the speaker, highlighting tension between natural solace and authorities.
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Brooks
They'd Name Him Yessir in Young Harry Strange Tale
A passerby overhears Harry Strange outline a plan to become a successful lawyer and die wealthy, joking about his own epitaph. He insists people will remember him by his surname, anticipating the punchline that they will say That’s Strange.
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Harry Strange
Harry
Diogenes Lantern Says Honest Men Are Rare
A citizen asks how to find an honest man and Diogenes replies that lending the lantern proves only ten thousand would return it, claiming the lantern test remains the best method and noting no umbrella has yet been invented.
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Diogenes
Recruiting sergeant offers royal service to milkboy
A recruiting sergeant stops a milk-delivery farmhand in a village street and asks him to serve the king. The farmhand replies he can only spare a dose at night and a pint in the morning, a witty exchange noted in London Tit-Bits.
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London
Non-Stop Bob Keeps Busy Boy in Constant Motion
A playful exchange about a young boy named Bob captures his restless energy. The remark notes he is always moving except when asleep or under ether, reflecting a lighthearted, domestic humor tone.
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Bob
Mothers Fit In Do you find cooking very irk some on trips
A light exchange notes mothers joining camping trips to handle cooking duties with practicality and humor. The remark affirms mothers as capable cooks aboard outdoor outings.
Countessel Family hires music teacher for daughter
In a humorous exchange, Farmer Countessel explains they will not tell their daughter her singing needs help. Instead they plan to hire a regular music teacher to guide her lessons. The remark reflects a light domestic moment about parental tact.
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Farmer Countessel
Connecting link between kingdoms quoted debate
In a dialogue styled note a student answers stew as the connecting link between animal and vegetable kingdoms, while the instructor asserts knowledge of the link in the paper.
Army Surgeon Describes Worth of Wartime Scars
A wartime humor piece contrasts an Army surgeon praising his work with a Doughboy patient lamenting scars. It implies the operation cost outside the army would be high while echoing national sentiment for a five cent scar as a symbol of war wounds.
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Aish Army
Driving at Night: Motorists Ignore Lights, Speed Concerns
Motorists drive ahead of their lights at night, prompting questions about visibility and safety. The Portland Express notes several drivers speeding and comments on the swift despite early shadows of dusk.
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Portland Express
Stage Door Heralds New Film Talent and Returns
A Star Dust roundup notes Stage Door as a turning point for many young actresses. Katherine Hepburn reemerges in forthright form, Ginger Rogers shines, Andrea Leeds and Lucille Ball stand out, and Constance Collier proves cinema prowess. Betty Grable, Ruth Mix, Tex Ritter, and Ken Maynard anchor a wave of new screen talent and Western productions.
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Katherine Hepburn
Ginger Rogers
Andrea Leeds
Lucille Ball
Constance Collier
London
New York
Frances Dee Returns to Screen in Dream of Love
Frances Dee, after a long retirement to raise two children, rejoins films in Souls at Sea before landing a lead role in Dream of Love with husband Joel McCrea. Paramount backs her comeback and values the balance of career and family in her return.
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Joy Gilbert
John Gilbert
Walter Huston
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Frances Dee
Joel McCrea
Paramount
Lubitsch and Coopers Casting for Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife
Industry chatter reports Ernst Lubitsch Gary Cooper and Claudette Colbert sought and considered for the lead in Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife after a party viewing The Prisoner of Zenda revealed David Niven as the right fit. Sam Goldwyn had him under contract but no immediate plans.
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Ernst Lubitsch
Gary Cooper
Claudette Colbert
Paramount
Bluebeard
David Niven
Man
England
Sam Goldwyn
Historic Hoaxes and April Fools Across Europe
A study of early hoaxes shows Doctor Brown’s tale in Toronto mocked as a paid letter hoax by Charles Langton Clarke. It also recounts 19th century curios of S. B. Anthonie and a Romanian Shaw prank, plus European papers’ April Fool tradition across Poland, Hungary, and Bucharest with famed figures and fake spectacles.
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America
Europe
Pisa
In Duce
Mussolini
Tower of
Warsaw
Charlie Chaplin
Bucharest
George Hernard Shaw
Shaw
The Christian Cure for Strife and Peace in Christ
Armistice day is near and the lesson centers on peace in God through Christ. Believers are urged to mortify sin, put on the new man, and let the peace of Christ rule in their hearts, living in resurrection power and unity in all with Christ as all in all.
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Namie
Hophein
God
Jesus Christ
Christ
Jesus
The Thought of God
A reflection on the Divine essence and beauty, noting its grandeur above humanity and its gentle radiance that shines upon us. The passage contemplates awe, exaltation, and the contemplative relationship between Creator and humankind.
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God
Result of Experience Grindstone Insight by Shaw
W H Shaw notes that experience acts as a grindstone and warns it can brighten or grind us. The quote emphasizes choosing growth over harm in learning through effort.
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W, H, Shaw
Victory Belongs to the Most Persevering, Napoleon
A short aphorism attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte credits victory to steadfast perseverance, underscoring the link between endurance and triumph as a timeless military maxim.
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Napoleon
Quick, Easy Furnace Fire Up Guide
The article explains a simple method to build a fast furnace fire using two inches of ashes on the grate, two inches of coal, abundant kindling from newspapers and dry wood, and fully open dampers for maximum draft. Light the fire, then add coal gradually, monitoring dampers as the fire solidifies.
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Tex ' Ritter
Ken Maynard
Cole Brothers Circus
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Lionel Barrymore
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Ian Crawford
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