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Show i ASK ME ? A quiz with answers offering ? AtJ&Td&U b informationonvarioussubiects ? .rv. . . . . rv. rv. rv. rv. o-. r. tv- f- fv. C- r- f' C- C- C- O- C- C- to Tampa by DeSoto 400 years ago, when he with 600 soldiers planned to establish a colony in Florida. 9. The Statute of Liberty which stands on Bedloe's island at the entrance to New York harbor, was presented to the American people by France in 1886, to commemorate com-memorate the centenary of the American Declaration of Independence. Inde-pendence. 10. No importance is attached to individual birthdays in Japan. A?es in that countrv are comrjut- ed from the first day of the year, rather than the day of birth. Thus two Japanese children, although born 364 days apart, are legally the same age. The Questions 1. In what sport do three kinds of animals take part? ' 2. What is the diameter of the moon? 3. What was Ty Cobb's lifetime major league batting average? 4. The stamp act of 1765 imposed im-posed a duty on what items used in the American colonies? 5. What animal has a bull for a father, a cow for a mother, and is known as a pup? 6. What city is known as the Pittsburgh of the South? 7. What is the record average speed in the Indianapolis 500-mile auto race? 8. When were pigs first brought to America? 9. Who presented the Statue of Liberty to America? 10. Do they celebrate individual birthdays in Japan? The Answers 1. Fox hunting (the fox, horses and hounds). 2. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles. 3. Ty Cobb's average is .367. 4. Paper, vellum and parchment. parch-ment. 5. A fur seal. 6. Birmingham, Ala. 7. The record is 117.2 miles per hour, set by Floyd Roberts in 1938. 8. Thirteen pigs were brought |
