THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON.
Thursday, May 20, 1937
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Ask Me Another
THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE
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1. When was the "conscience
fund" in the United States treas
ury started?
2. How far away from the earth
is the nearest star?
3. From where was the inscrip
tion on the Liberty bell in Phila
delphia reading: "Proclaim liber
ty throughout all the land unto all
the inhabitants thereof” taken?
4. From where did the word
"geyser” come?
5. What is the size of Yellow
stone National park?
6. How many different types of
holly are there?
7. What is the net area of na
tional forests in the United
States?
8. What city is known as the
City of Hills?
9. What is the greatest height
at which birds fly?
10. What is the estimated world
total of unmined coal?
11. What is a dewworm?
12. What is the difference be
tween a surf board and an aqua
plane?
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Answers
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1. In 1811, by a contribution
from some anonymous person
whose conscience hurt him. The
fund has grown until today it to
tals over $650,000.
2. About 25,500,000,000,000 miles.
3. From the Bible—Leviticus
25; 10.
4. Geyser is an Icelandic word
—the original pronunciation being
"geeser,” later changed to "gay-
ser" and finally Americanized to
“gyser.”
5. It covers 3,438 square miles
of territory, of which 257 are in
Montana, 25 in Idaho and the re
mainder in Wyoming.
6. There are 175 different type
or species of holly found through-
out the world.
7. More than 162,000,000 acres.
8. Lynchburg, Va., is so called.
9. Aviators crossing the Andes
report condors seen at 22,000 feet.
10. Estimated at 7.8 trillion met
ric tons.
11. This is the British name for
the earthworm.
12. An aquaplane is attached to
a motor boat. A surf board is not
attached to anything. If used be
hind a motor boat, the rider holds
a rope in his hand and can cast
loose at any time.
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