Show ask me Mel afi A general quiz the questions 1 how does electricity produce light in ao ala incandescent lamp 2 what is the derivation of the word nihilist 3 how high above sea level is lake champlain 4 how many telephone calls a day are made in the national capital 5 who was called the expounder of th the e constitution 6 what causes the noise of the sea in conch shells when held to the ear 7 how much does it cost to telephone from a ship at sea 8 how did the insect called praying mantis get its name the answers 1 by heating the filament of the lamp As soon as the filament becomes hot enough it becomes luminous 2 it is from the tha latin nihil meaning nothing one who denies real existence 3 ninety six feet 4 telephone calls originating in washington D C now reach an average of per day 5 daniel webster 6 the circulation of the blood of the listener 7 the rate is for a three t minute call when the ship is within 1500 nautical miles of new york and 1800 when it is over 1500 nautical miles away 8 when the praying mantis is stealthily waiting to seize another and smaller insect he balances himself on Ws his hind legs and holds his front legs in the peaceful folden attitude of prayer he looks as if he were praying and this is how he got the name praying mantis |