Judge — July 1937 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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ARE YOU SURE? (CHALLENGE your mental ability! Take a pencil and check one of the sug- gested answers for each of the questions below. 70 is good, and 80 is excellent. 1. Danger of the Hindenburg exploding would have been reduced if the lifting power of the dirigible had been obtained by: Hydrogen Nitrogen Krypton Xenon Fluorine Helium 2. The new, permanent Neutrality Bill has a provision for putting all trade with nations at war on a “cash & carry,” “scuttle & run” basis. The author is: Bernard Baruch Senator Borab J. P. Morgan Jobn L. Lewis 3. The “Rhine Gold” is famous because of: Rhine wine The War debt The opera of Wagner The Rubr 4. You needn't be very wise to know which of the following is popularly called the “Baltimore Sage”: Lord Baltimore George Jean Nathan Wallis Simpson Henry L. Mencken 5. A well-known playwright has a revolving hut, designed to face the sun all day long. He’ is: Maxwell Anderson George Kaufman Eugene O'Neill George Bernard Shaw 6. We'll tell you that agriculture is the largest industry in the United States today. Which of these is second largest? Mining Automobile Steel Shipping Railroads Glass 7. The oldest horse race in the United States is the: Santa Anita Handicap Saratoga’s Travers Stakes Kentucky Derby Belmont Stakes 8. On the surface, it might seem a good idea to serve candytufts for dessert, but first make sure what they are: Sweets Plants Bedspreads Dogs 9. If you're a movie fan, you'll know what actor was the priest in “'San Francisco,” the mechanic in “Fury,” the Portuguese fisher- man’ in “Captains Courageous” and the carnival spieler in “They Gave Him a Gun”: Clark Gable Lee Tracy Spencer Tracy Paul Muni Books Candles 10. Strangely enough, the odd-numbered symphonies of two of the greatest composers have won most popularity. Choose the two: Beethoven Liszt Tschaikowsky Brabms Schumana Bruch 11. The first woman to receive a major Pulitzer Prize in journalism is: Mrs, Roosevelt Margaret Mitchell Sigrid Unset Anne O'Hare McCormick 12. In northeastern Spain a strange people with an even stranger language are fighting for their lives. They are the: Basques Sevillians Catalonians Asturians Valencians Castillians 24 Fifty Questions to Make You Think. 13. You may be one of the many persons in the United States who toyed with the idea of suicide during the past year. Do you know approximately how many actually fin- ished the job? 10,000 25,000 50,000 14. Name a new star, not of the movies, discovered in 1936 by Kazuakai Gomi, a Tokyo barber. Comus Nova Lacertae Jurojin Fuji Fu Hsi Nuevo Mundo 15. If you were in Europe and, looking up, suddenly saw a crowd of youngsters dropping out of the blue, it’s pretty sure you'd seeing a mass parachute jump in: France Spain Germany Denmark aly Russia 16. Uncle Sam has imported a plant to help eliminate droughts. It is a variety of one of the following: Cowslip Sage brush Bluebell Goldenrod Dandelion Sheep bush 17. President Roosevelt is adept at catch- ing a certain fish which abounds in the Gulf of Mexico off the east coast of Texas. Swordfish Turbot Herring Cod Salmon Tarpon 18. If “Women workers of the world, unite!” becomes the cry, we'll have to reckon with how many of ‘em in this country? 18,000,000 11,000,000 6,000,000 19. Let's start a world cruise in the good ship JUDGE. First landing the capitol of British Guiana: Caracas Paramaribo Bodegas Santiago Georgetown Hopetown 20. A celebrated enchantress changed the companions of famous Odysseus into swine. Helios Hermes Athena Acetes Circe Apbrodite 21. If you visited Harewood House, you would recognize original Chippendale chairs by their: Splat and pierced backs Inlays Sumptuously carved and open-work backs Rich red upholstery 22. A baseball star and pecan farmer is: Lou Gebrig Bill Dickey Joe McCarthy Joe DiMaggio Carl Hubbell Tom Henrich 23. China's first lady, who has come to rep- resent Chinese womanhood, recently opened a radio-telephone service between China and the United States. Her name is: Madame Sun Yat Sen Anna May Wong Pearl Buck Mayling Soong Chiang 24. A group of Russians recently established an air base at the North Pole. In 1909, as far as is known, the first human being set foot there, It was: Richard E. Byrd Robert Peary Floyd Bennett Roald Amundsen 25. If you go about looking for people likely to be pyromaniacs you'll be hunting for: Mad actors Petty thieves Murderers Firebugs Pickpockets 26. What Supreme Court judge, active since 1911, resigned June 2? Butler McReynolds Sutherland Van Devanter 27. A century ago, the so-called love apple was considered a poisonous fruit. Now a great factor in our daily diet, we call it a: Pomegranate Cucumber Egg plant Pear Tomato Persimmon Hughes Brandeis 28. Though cases of embezzlement seem rare, and the majority of workers are un- doubtedly honest, the yearly loss to employers in the United States through dishonest em- ployes is approximately: $ 1,000,000 $10,000,000 + $ 13,000,000 $50,000,000 $75,000,000 $200,000, 000 29. If someone sent you a pamphlet of latest “Jungle” news, it would probably be: Hobo ‘happenings A book by Kipling News of big game hunters 30. Frijole Canyon is a historic spot in Bandelier National Park, an untouched re- treat in the State of: Arizona Wyoming Texas New Mexico 31. Thirty years ago, one of Europe's present leaders wrote a book on marriage. Surpris- ingly, it was: Mussolini Hitler Anthony Eden Leon Blum Stalin Caballero 32. A recent survey shows that automobiles head the list of family wants. Next choice is: Radio Refrigerator Vacuum cleaner Oil Burner Insurance Rug 33. “I have always made a better bargain for our men than an outsider COULD. We have never had to bargain against our men and we don’t expect to begin now.” Who's that speaking? Alfred Sloan Henry Ford Pierre Dupont J. P. Morgan Jobn L. Lewis 34. The per capita cost of maintaining our army is: $4.80 $3.00 $17.40 35. Do you know by what means the American public will get $16,000,000 worth of extra light yearly without additional cost? A new daylight savings plan A new phosphorescent substance New gas-filled Tungsten electric bulb 36. United States has now only one woman minister abroad. She is Minister to Nor- way and has long been prominent in Wash- ington society. Anne Morrow Lindbergh Ruth Bryan Owen Amelia Earbart Mrs. J. Borden Harriman Florence Allen Frances Perkins Judge comicbooks.com