Show ask me answers A quiz offering with information on another n various subjects 1 has the population of the united states increased or de creased in the last ten years and how mucha 2 what is the world worlds s longest airline 7 3 how many people have lived since the beginning of r recorded history 4 for what countries did the united states coin money last yeara 5 what was the beginning of the motion picture industry in hoi hol lywood 6 do the cold waters of the temperate and frigid zones con tain more plant and animal life than do the warm waters of the tropics 7 7 how does the maxim silencer work 8 why do sharks fight back down answers 1 A census of population was taken in this country in 1930 and the next will be taken in 1940 any other figures that may be given are simply estimates the united states had a population of in 1930 the estimated pop on july 1 1935 was showing an increase of nearly five millions in five years 2 the world s longest air line is that between amsterdam hoi hol land and the dutch east indies 9 miles away there are two departures weekly at each gach end of it 3 the eugenics department of the carnegie institution estimates that 30 people have lived since the beginning of rec corded history some 6 or 7 years ago 4 for cuba honduras mexico nicaragua venezuela costa rica colombia and san salvador this coinage totaled 72 pieces 5 in 1907 selig opened the first california studio in los angeles the first picture was the count of monte cristo in 1000 feet soon after that time other motion picture studios in new york opened california studios 6 more plant and animal life per square mile is found in the cold waters of the temperate and frigid zones than in the ocean waters of the tropics 7 the maxim silencer is a tub ular device attached to the muzzle of a firearm that renders the dis charge practically noiseless the device has an interior spiral which permitting the ejection of the bullet retards the explosion of the gases by causing them to rotate before escaping 8 because of the peculiar con formation of the shark s mouth it is necessary for it to turn on its back when attacking an object at the surface of the water A shark s mouth opens below its snout on the under side of its body and it is therefore unable to bite anything directly above it without turning over |