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Show A CI "R" Twf TP A Quiz With Answers OJ. IVIJj I 0ering information ANOTHE R ' on Various Subjects New Orleans is not located at the mouth of the Mississippi river, but about 100 miles from the Gull of Mexico. 7. The 1938-39 production is estimated es-timated at 4,365,000,000 bushels. This is the largest crop on record. 8. While Russia reports an army of 19,000,000, it is reported that actually Switzerland, with a population popu-lation of 4,800,000, can report 500,-000 500,-000 active soldiers in 24 hours. 9. King Peter, who is 15 years old, will assume the reins of government gov-ernment at 18. His birthday is on September 6. The Questions 1. Who is the only reigning queen in the world? 2. How long is a second'? 3. On what occasion was the Liberty bell cracked? 4. What is Stonehenge? 5. How much of the sun's heat reaches the earth? 6. Is New Orleans on the mouth of the Mississippi? 7. How much wheat does the world produce? 8. 'hich country has the largest army in the world in proportion to its population? 9. When will King Peter of Yugoslavia begin to reign? The Answers 1 1. Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands. 2. All units of time are measurements meas-urements of motion. A second is 186, 400th of a revolution of the earth on its axis. 3. While tolling at the funeral of John Marshall. 4. Site of the ruins of a place of worship of the ancient Druids. It is a circle of stone pillars. 5. Less than one-two billionth of the sun's energy is intercepted by the earth. 6. Contrary to popular belief, |