Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 9, Number 47, DeMotte, Jasper County, 12 October 1939 — ASK ME ANOTHER? [ARTICLE]

ASK ME ANOTHER?

A Quiz With Answers Offering fnformation on Various Subjects

The Questions 1 What are the following: ’ (a) Adam’s needle; (b) Adam's peak; (c) Adam’s profession? 2. Why is an artesian well socalled? •j 3. What do the racing clothes including boots of a jockey weigh? 4. Which are the two smallest states in Europe? 5. A gnomon is a person of no importance, a dwarf, Scottish chieftain or. a geometrical figure? 6. To what does the song, “Cornin’ Through the Rye” refer? 7. The unit of current or flow ot electricity is called —an ampere, a volt or a watt? 8. Which is the correct idiomatic expression—“lf worst comes to worst” or “if worse comes to worst”? 9. What American city was first known as New Amsterdam? 10. What kind of foundations are udder the buildings in Venice, Italy? The Answers 11. (a) Various species of yucca plants; (b) Mountain peak in Ceylofi; (c) Gardening. 2. Because such wells were first sunk in Artois (anc. Arte-sium), France. 13. A jockey’s outfit seldom weighs more than 30 ounces. 4. Monaco, the smallest state, is 8 isquare miles, and San Marino, the next smallest state, is 38 square miles.. <5. A geometrical figure. 6. A small river. 7. An ampere, named after An-

dre Ampere, French scientist who established the relationship between electricity and magnetism. 8. Dr. Rossiter Johnson, in “Alphabet of Rhetoric,’’ says—“ ‘lf worse comes to worst’ is often rendered meaningless by being changed to ‘lf worst comes to worst.’ The original and correct form is evident on a moment’s thought. It is essentially a continuation of from ‘bad to worse—from worse to worst.’ ’’ 9. New York. 10. Mostly piles.