Judge — July 1938 — page 38: what you’re looking at

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ARE YOU SURE? Fifty Questions to Make You Think ETERMINE your mental magnitude. Check off your choice of answer for each of the following questions—a_ pencil stub will do. A business man scored 82 on this quiz. 1. The Virgin Islands belong to one of the following: Denmark Finland United States France England Vatican 2. Only two of the Supreme Court justices are now referred to by the Administration as “conservative.” They are: Black Reed Minton Butler Brandeis Hague 3. Who was Nemesis? goddess of justice a sea-goddess goddess of love anympb a bill collector goddess of just revenge McReynolds Hughes 4. What famous horse was “scratched” at the recent Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park? Pompoon Spark Plug 5. A new political party was announced late in April by: Jack Benny Snark Black Beauty War Admiral Sea Biscuit Charlie McCarthy President Roosevelt Alfred Landon Governor La Follette John L. Lewis 6. The Pony Express of early days linked: Chicago and Los An- New Orleans and San geles Francisco St. Joseph and Sacra New York and Chi- mento cago Bartender & Customer 7. Complete the names of the following musical compositions with the proper words: - Afternoon of a a, Dutchman . Flight of the —— 6. Valkyrie . The Flying ¢. Faun . The Ride of the d. Bumble Bee Which of the following is the correct ronunciation of jaguar? jag’ air jag’ wabr yag’ wer jag her Abwnnutz jag’. your 9. Fear of closed places and confinement is called: hydrophobia bysteria closure photophobia 10. Money raised at the “Bowl of Rice Parties” held throughout the United States on June 17 went to: the Japanese army the Spanish Loyalists Chinese civilian relief the Chinese army Fu Manchu the Spanish Fascists vertigo claustrophobia 11. Ernest Hemingway's fame as a writer is equalled in some circles by his reputation as a: big-game hunter tight-rope walker big-game angler photographer bull bibter cookie-pusher 12. The Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award for 1934-35 went to what famous actor and picture: Paul Muni—The Life of Louis Pasteur Clark Gable—It Happened One Night Victor McLaglen—The Informer Lionel Barrymore—A Free Soul Daisy Dauntless—The Passionate Cowslip 36 13. Which two of the following Major League baseball «teams have prominent brothers among their regulars? Pittsburgh Pirates Boston Red Sox Washington Senators New York Yankees Boston Bees Brooklyn Dodgers 14, Take it any way you like it, the rat population of the United States is estimated at: 130,000,000 579,000 123,000,000 221,000,000 100,236 15. This thin, round stick of ash, about 34 inches long, used in fencing practice is called : 16. Mexico's latest Rebel leader is: Pancho Villa Genaro Vasquez Sanchez Gomez Saturnino Cedillo Lazaro Cardenas Wilbur H. Throstle siphon singlestick fence stickler 17. The world’s champion acrobatic flier is: Earl Ortman Tex Rankin S.J. Wittman Frank Roosevelt Evelyn Hudson Young Firpo 18. Osmium, iridium and thulium are: Ritz Brothers’ first bards of the Gaeli¢ names people metallic elements lighter-than-air gases Egyptian deities precious stones 19. If you like artichokes you probably know that they are: vegetables fruit herbs flowers nuts fancy nooses 20. And artifacts are: skilled workmen munitions of war honest men shifts or evasions for escape or concealment products of human workmanship, especially of aboriginal art 21. Form the plural of Attorney General: Attorneys General Attorney Generals General Attorneys 22. Louis Adamic’s latest volume is: The Origin of Life The Native’s Return My America Eagle Forgotten What Hath a Man? Autobiography of John Quincy Adamic 23. All the flowers in the world belong to how many primary types: 4 6 8 9 24. The Eucharistic Congress is: a special session of the League of Nations a gathering of ecclesiastics and laymen an international congress of sportsmen The Sultan's Privy Council 25. As late as mid-June France's Foreign Minister was: Stefan Osusky Henri Haye Georges Bonnet P. De Foie-Gras Edouard Daladier Henri Faure 26. This early British and Irish system of writing was called: cleping ogham occultism ochre obsidian obiter dictum op ymrraove t take ma pen in hand =”? 27. The Soviet is now going in for Ameri- can methods of: Pullman cars drinking Manbattans canning foods organizing labor unions advertising 28. Who was the “Maid of Orleans"? Florence Nightingale Josephine Beaubarnais Jeanne d'Arc Clara Barton Rose P. Long Ave H. Maria Susan B, Anthony 29. Ireland's recently elected first president is: O'Brien O'Valera McToole Hyde 30. Choose the correct statement concern- ing the Aztecs: The Aztecs are a group of islands belong. ing to Portugal. The Aztecs were a tribe living in Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest. A species of large, bell-shaped flowers found in Georgia are called Aztecs. O'Hde Bryan O'Toole Craivagen 31. The man known as Czechoslovakia’s “Little Hitler” is: Eduard Benes Konrad Henlein Milan Hodza Kamil Krofta Louis Adamic Heinrich Grossaptel 32. What university is noted for its “Writ- ers’ Conference a Mile High"? University of Kentucky Mount Holyoke Matthew Vassar Seminary University of Chattanooga Yale University of Colorado 33. What are considered the oldest living things today? whales Sequoias Hindus turtles lizards Supreme Court Justices 34. If you met a friend at the Radio City Music Hall, you might make the following true statement: This is the largest indoor theater in the world. This theater seats 15,000 people. This theater contains the world’s largest chandelier, This theater bas gold-plated rest-rooms. 35. New York's Mayor LaGuardia is known through the country the nickname: Pudgy Sourpuss Little Flower Little Napoleon Fred Mugsy — Fi-Fi 36. What unit expresses electrical power as horsepower? obm atom ampere watt cycle j juice 37. 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