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Show , nr f, A Quiz With ASK IVlO "JJ Answers Offering -L'L 7 r Information on AnOtheY Various Subjects i The Questions 1. What continent is known as "the land astride the equator"? 2. How did the United States acquire ac-quire Minnesota? 3. What ball player pitched the first perfect game? 4. "Minnesota" means what.' 5. How many planes are there on the U. S. aircraft carriers? 6. Is hari-kiri practiced by the Japanese in battle? 7. Of what state was Kentucky originally a part? . 8. Where is the ranch that is bigger than the state of Rhode Is- 9. Who gave the name Rough Riders" to Theodore Roosevelt's men? 10. How many women are there in the various state legislative bodies? The Answers 1. Africa. 2. Part of it by the Revolution, and the remainder by the Louisiana Louisi-ana Purchase. 3. Under the modern rules, Cy Young on May 5, 1904, pitched the first perfect game no runs, no hits, and nobody reaching first base. 4. "Land of the Sky Blue Water." Wa-ter." 5. The Navy department says that there are about 80 planes on each of the United States navy aircraft air-craft carriers. 6. When Japanese officers are wounded and unable to carry on, they either shoot themselves or commit hari-kari, according to a spokesman for the Japanese army. 7 Virginia. s! The King ranch southern Texas consists of more than l.oOO square miles, while the area of Rhode Island is 1,243 square miles. 9 In an article in Scnbner s Magazine in 1399 Theodore Roosevelt Roose-velt said that the public christened chris-tened him and his men as "Rough Riders" "At first we fought against the use of the term but when finally the general of the division and brigade began to write in formal communications about our regiment as the 'Rough Riders,' we adopted the term our-sbIvcs our-sbIvcs 10 According to the Commentator, Commenta-tor, in 1937, 140 women served in 35 state legislatures. |