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Show ANSWERS TO Test Your I. Q. 1. It is an old English holiday celebrated on July 15. There was a superstition that if rain fell on this day it would continue for 40 days. 2. The average depth of the ocean below sea level is 12,450 feet. 3. This custom dates from the time of the Roman Empire, when there were two emperors, one at i Rome and one at Constantinople. Under their joint authority, they issued identical decrees, hence the custom of using the plural we. 4. The Channel Islands off the northwest coast of France. ; 5. Houston, Texas, which Is con nected to the Gulf of Mexico by an artificial ship canal. 45 miles j long. I |