Check your knowledge

— 1. From what movie is “Anniversary Song,” by Al Jolson and Saul Chaplin?

2. In the story of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” what sound causes the ogre to awake from sleep and chase Jack down the beanstalk?

3. What were the pet names for the two daughters of Jim and Margaret Anderson on the television shown Father Knows Best?

4. How does the “staying power” of natural dyes compare with that of synthetic dyes?

5. The letter “Q” is numerically what letter of our alphabet?

6. Does an exchange of something of value have to occur in order for a contract to be legal?

7. What musical group had a hit recording of “Tom Dooley” in the late 1950s?

Answers 1. The Jolson Story (1946) 2. Jack steals the ogre’s golden harp, which cries out, “Master, master.” That awakens the ogre, who runs after Jack but is killed when Jack reaches the bottom of the stalk and cuts it down.

3. The older daughter, Betty, was called “Princess,” and the younger girl, Kathy, was “Kitten.” 4. Natural dyes usually have a tendency to run or fade; synthetic dyes do not.

5. The letter “Q” is No. 17 among the 26 letters of the alphabet.

6. Yes 7. The Kingston Trio

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