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Show ASK MB 7 A quiz with answers ofFering ? If $ ffl fj jj 'normat'on on various subjects ? The Questions 1. Does Newfoundland belong to Canada? 2. Was Abraham Lincoln over 6 feet tall when in his teens? 3. How large does a country place have to be before it is called an estate? 4. What name is applied to a phrase or sentence which reads the same forward or backward? 5. How long has the American flag had 48 stars? 6. What bay on, the North American coast is noted for its exceedingly high tides? 7. What country was once called Caledonia? 8. Generally speak, do pianists have delicate hands? 9. Who was the Marquis of Cara-bas? Cara-bas? 10. Is it correct to say: Robert Burns' little lassie is coming through a field of rye? The Answers 1. No. It is a British colony, entirely en-tirely independent of Canada. 2. He reached his full height of 6 feet 4 inches at the age of 17. 3. The bureau of census defines de-fines a country estate as a farm of 10 acres or over, with a residence resi-dence valued at $25,000 or over. 4. Palindrome. 5. Since 1912. 6. The Bay of Fundy. 7. Scotland. 8. The hand of the average concert con-cert pianist is exceedingly muscular. mus-cular. 9. Puss-in-Boots' master. 10. No. This little lassie is not coming through a field of rye, as sometimes pictured, but is wading wad-ing across a little stream. Robert Burns, in his song, refers to a little river in Scotland called Rye. |