1. Where was the Charge of the Light Brigade, immortalized in verse by Alfred Lord Tennyson ? 2. What country occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula and adjoins the Red Sea and Persian Gulf ? 3. Is the Book of Hosea in the Old or New Testament ? 4. Of these U. S. presidents — Lincoln, Garfield, Wilson and Coolidge — three were Republicans and one a Democrat. Identify the Democrat. 5. What is the name for a violent tropical cyclone originating in the western Pacific or Indian Ocean ? 6. The name of which American river means “big river” in Algonquin ? 7. Does the heart receive blood through the veins, or do the veins carry blood from the heart ? 8. If a person is officious, that person is... 9. Name the “monster” book written by Mary Shelley. Answers 1. Balaclava in the Crimea, on Oct. 25, 1854, between British and Russian soldiers. 2. Saudi Arabia 3. Old Testament 4. Wilson 5. Typhoon 6. Mississippi River 7. Blood flows through the veins to the heart and leaves through the arteries. 8. Meddlesome, or offering unwanted advice or services. 9. Frankenstein, or Modern Prometheus
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