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Show 5 ANOTHER S A General Quiz J THE QUESTIONS 1. When was the "Star Spangled Banner" officially adopted as our national anthem? 2. What is the fastest speed ever reached by a human being under his own power? 3. Where did the word "khaki" originate? 4. When is the last veteran of World War II expected to die? 5. How lonjr will the U. S. coal supply last if used at the present rate? 6. How big was Tom Thumb? THE ANSWERS 1. March 3, 1931, by an act of Congress. 2. 108.92 miles per hour which Alfred Letourner attained on a bicycle bi-cycle behind a wind-shielding mo-( torcar at Bakersficld, California, May 7, 1041. 3. India. It means earthlike. 4. By 2030. The last World War I, vet by 1995. 5. For the next 1500 years. 6. Tom Thumb stood three feet four Inches when fully grown. He weighed seventy pounds. |