SOLARTOYS TRIVIA - 90 YEARS AGO Page 4 |
These trivia questions are from the 1930's. There are 98 different pages. Index at bottom of the page. 1. What is a beagle? 2. Foist means what? 3. What is a yashmak? 4. Who organized the United States Steel Corporation? 5. Where was the first commercial telegraph line in the United States? 6. Who was John Carver? 7. What is the nautical name for the period a seaman spends at the wheel? 8. What book is most widely read? 9. Who was the Indian maiden who saved Captain John Smith? 10. Where are the Faroe Islands? 11. What does the name Japan signify? 12. What is the name of the beetle held sacred in acient Egypt? 13. Which city is said to be the oldest in existence? 14. What is the common name for diluted acetic acid? 15. Who was Catharine Howard? 16. Where is the Aswan Dam? 17. What are the high seas? 18. Which President of the United States was known as Old Hickory? 19. What metal offers the least resistance to electricity? 20. Where and when was Yale University founded? |