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

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ARE YOU SURE? Fifty Questions to Make You Think I". doesn’t matter whether you use pen, pencil, or lipstick. Just check one of the suggested answers for each of the following questions . . . A congressman scored 78 on this one. ‘ 1. One of the following is not a little Dionne Quintuplet: Emilie Yvonne Cecile Jeanne Annette 2. If you're interested in the “Knowing Our Neighbors” campaign, you undoubtedly know which one of these’ men is Governor General of Canada: Norman Armour Duke of Windsor Robert Bingham Duke of Gloucester Sir Herbert Marler 3. Recently the newspapers have had con- siderable to say about the “Federal shake” which means: ; standing in line at a Presidential reception Government investigation of business extorting money from income tax violators making room in government offices for cam- paign friends 4. Emily Post says that it is absolutely cor- rect to: ask for a second helping at a formal dinner blow into your coffee sip noisily finish eating with knife and fork side by side on your plate 5. If you should meet an anchorite, you could sensibly say to him: How was your last voyage? Don’t you ever feel lonely? How do you predict future events so accu- rately? How I envy you wandering tribesmen 6. Ice hockey is played between opposing teams of six players each. The number of players on field hockey teams is: eleven nine six twelve ten 7. It shouldn't be hard to find the mis- spelled word in this paragraph: Anything which possesses the faculty of coberring is said to have a cohesive at- traction. It is unnecessary to delve more deeply into the intricacies of the subject thus brought to light. 8. That Chinese delicacy, “Bird's Nest Soup,” is actually made from the nests of: Swifts Herons Storks Birds of Paradise Pelicans Crows 9. Who said “Cleanliness ranks next to godliness”? John Wesley — Martin Luther Florence Nightingale Proctor & Gamble Socrates John, the Baptist 10. The ancient birthstone for December was the ruby. The modern Tiffany birth- stone for the same month is the: bloodstone topaz agate diamond emerald _ pearl 11. The smallest existing breed of grey- hound is the: Scottish deerbound English greyhound borzoi Salukis Italian greyhound 12, Any one in the publishing business can tell you that a machine which makes the shading of line etchings easy, by means of special screens, is called: Airbrush Ben Adam WPA Special Ben Day Make-ready Velox Jobn Buchan 13. A frog found himself at the bottom of a well twenty feet deep. Each day he hopped up three feet but slipped back two feet, eventually getting out of the well. One of these statements is incorrect: He got out of the well the twentieth day. He was out in less than three weeks. He was a member of the family Ranidae. 14. A tandem is: a fit of anger @ bicycle with seats one behind another a reddish fruit a high plush bat @ house cat 15. The legendary English outlaw and rob- ber who robbed the rich and gave to the poor is: Henry VIII Galahad King Arthur Robin Hood Oliver Twist Cromwell 16. On a sea voyage, if you want to read the record of your ship's progress, you might sensibly ask the Captain to: let you see the log show you the menu untie the scroll give you the morning paper bring out the calendar 17, Place the following spices in the classi- fication to which they Belong: 1. ginger a. bud or flower 2. saffron b. fruit 3. chillies ©, bark 4. cinnamon d. root 18. Legal the second called: deuterogamy polyandry _polygenism pollyglots = digamy — bigamy 19. If you went to a showing of Paris origi- nals, you'd probably see gowns by all but ooe of the following: Chanel Alix Mainbocher Moliere Schiaparelli Maggy Rouff 20. In bridge, if a card becomes exposed during the deal: it should be torn up and thrown away cards should be redealt by the same dealer a new pack of cards should be used the dealer should forfeit 21. These days we whip over the finest of roads with the greatest of ease. Do you know which of these materials is not used in building roads? asphalt macadam marriage time is brick gravel 22. If you should find a toebiter in your Christmas stocking, you might say: Now we can have a party! Poor little tadpole! What a lovely bracelet! Cute little turtle! asphodel wooden blocks 23. If you know your history, you know that our next President will be the: 23rd 45th 33rd 46th 24. The Spanish Government moved to: Madrid Valencia Sevilla Malaga 25. Federal tax reports for the calendar year must be filed by the fifteenth of which of tne following months: January March — April July 26. Skiing in Norwegian is properly pro- nounced: sheeing or recently Barcelona Granada May shecing 27. One of the following is a “Free City”: Luxembourg New York New Orleans Danzig” Gibraltar Constantinople 28. Paganini, loved ie make violins play the flute make catcalls at night on bis violin play jazz eat sauerkraut 29. A huge new industry is growing up around one of the following modest products: grass goofer-feathers. soy beans Mexican jumping beans turnip tops olive seeds most famous of violinists, 30. Motorists should remember to use one of the following for winter lubrication: heavy oil kerosene Scotch emulsion light oil butter 31. The largest body of water in the world entirely surrounded by land is the: Mediterranean Dead Sea Lake Como Caspian Sea Lake Superior Lake Geneva 32. All but one of the following are Broadway theater successes: Room Service You Can't Take It With You The Women Seven Pillars of Wisdom The Star Wagon Babes in Arms 33. Of course you know that the Roman numerals LX in our numbers mean: 60 110 35 34. Are you up on your Hollywood matri- monios? Pair husbands and wives: 1. Jeanette MacDonald a. Buddy Rogers 2. Mary Pickford b. Leland Heyward 3. Margaret Sullivan ¢. Gene Raymond 35. The oboe is: @ musical instrument using a double reed a small trumpet abum a metal clarinet a Hawaiian guitar 36. Society circles buzz with the rumor that Princess Maria of Italy may soon become the bride of: Leopold III of Belgium Adolf Hitler 37. When a man with no living relatives dies without leaving a will, his estate goes eventually: to the dogs Onto of Hapsburg Prince Sigvard of Sweden back to the state to charity to the administrator of the estate 38. Even if you're not good in arithmetic you may recognize the true statement here: one times one equals two it is possible to take one from nine and leave ten a trillion equals three million six quarts equal one gallon 39. In China long pointed fingernails once signified: high rank or birth wealth good health bad temper cruelty kindness 40. One of the following was a famous naturalist renowned for colored pictures of American birds: Rosa Bonheur Gene Stratton-Porter Jack London Darwin Audubon Burbank Judge comicbooks.com