Ask Me Another
@® A General Quiz
The Questions
Nl. Does a ship made of steel
weigh more or less than one of
wood of the same size?
2. From what did Lake Erie
get its name?
3. How recently were bows and
arrows used in warfare?
4. If a bullet is shot through a
board, which gets through first,
the bullet or the hole?
of longitude a place may have?
6. What American
governed by Negroes?
toy or a badger-like animal?
8. What is the difference be-
tween a motto and a slogan?
9. Can a camel outrun a horse?
10. Here are the three hardest
and three softest stones: Apatite,
diamond, chrysoberyl, corundum,
cyanite, lapis lazuli. Can you
place them in their
groups?
The Answers
1. One of steel weighs 1% less.
2. From the Erie or Cat tribe
of Indians, which once dwelt along
the south shore.
3. Bows and arrows were used
as recently as in the Napoleonic
wars. When Napoleon invaded
Russia the latter’s armies includ-
ed Tartars who used bows and ar-
rows and were dead shots up to
100 yards.
4, The hole.
5. The greatest degree is 180.
6. Haiti.
7. A badger-like animal,
ey-eater.
8. A slogan refers to an axiom
of a particular person, group, so-
ciety, or business firm, while a
motto is an axiom without par-
ticular reference to any individual
or group of persons.
9. Above a distance of three
miles camels can outrun horses.
10. Hardest: Diamond, corundum
and chrysoberyl.
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QUESTIONS
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Browned Potatoes.—Before fry-
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well dredge with flour.
only causes the potatoes to brown
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Biscuit Pans.—A shallow pan
about one inch deep is the best to
use in baking biscuits; otherwise
the biscuits will not brown evenly
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made from cold water and carbo-
nate of soda. Leave on for a time,
then with soapy water,
rinse, and dry carefully.
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sponge
Laying Linoleum.—Never try to
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should be left for at least 24 hours
in a warm room, so that the heat
may penetrate to the center of the
roll, otherwise it will crack and
peel off when unrolled,
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tom of glass or wooden
may then be moved more easily
and in moving it will not scratch
the floors.
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“Folks,” said the colored minis.
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