Trivial Quiz Qs From History and Facts
A set of trivia questions covers rulers of Bulgaria, U S House members, fractions, a 1957 Jamestown fair, soccer World Cup caps, a land measure, slang terms, Spanish speakers, a curl term, dice probabilities, and the first radio commercial on WEAF New York.
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Bulgaria
Greece
Spain
Turkey
U.S. House of Representatives
Jamestown
WEAF
New York City
Queensboro Realty Co
Jackson Heights
Queens
Bank Directors Seek Merger of Farmers and Merchants with Middletown
Directors from Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Middletown State Bank urged stockholders to approve a merger. Winchester sent Christmas greetings from Winchester England and received cabled greetings in return featuring an aerial city map from the Mayor and Mayoress of Winchester.
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Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Middletown State Bank
Winchester
England
Bridge column explains notrump raises and end plays
Oswald and James Jacoby analyze a notrump bidding misstep and a defensive misplay in a bridge hand. South could have raised notrump and North might have rebid notrump, but both settled for four spades. East later earns hero status by dropping the king of hearts to avert an end play. SAVING FOR SANTA WASHINGTON reports a 1974 Christmas Club surge with 19 million savers, $3.75 billion, and an average deposit of $205.
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North
South
East
Santa Washington
Santa
American Bankers Assn
Yale Club
Vienna Woods Bridge Protest Delays Highway Plan Near Monastery
Conservationists prevailed as planners halted a large Autobahn bridge near the Heiligenkreuz monastery in the Vienna Woods to protect the landmark. The reroute moves the bridge 700 yards away, increasing cost by about 60 million Schilling to 240 million. Objections led to new blueprints awaiting ministry review.
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Vienna
Heiligenkreuz
Leopold
Lower Austria
Andreas Maurer
Hoedmoser
Associated Press
Supreme Court
Ministry of Constructions
On This Date in History December 28, 1974
Highlights include Spain recognizing Mexico in 1836 Iowa joining the Union in 1846 Woodrow Wilson born in 1856 chewing gum patent to William Semple in 1869 Calcutta bombed in 1942 JFK welcomed Cuban prisoners in 1962 Saragat sworn Italy president in 1956 Israeli strikes near Suez in 1956 Skylab 3 crew halfway through their 84 day mission in 1979 Earl Hines birthday today and Lao-tse quotation.
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Spain
Mexico
Iowa
Woodrow Wilson
Stanton
William Semple
Mount Vernon
Ohio
United States
Calcutta
John Kennedy
Miami
Fidel Castro
Giuseppe Saragat
Italy
Suez Canal
Jordan
Egypt
USS
Earl Hines
Lao-tse
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J Anderson
Paper Mill
Tale of
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E. Blackburn Moore
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