Check your knowledge

LITTLE ROCK — 1. What two words are missing from the Shakespeare quote: “Lord, what __________ these __________ be”?

2. What is represented by the red stripe portion of a barber pole?

3. How many U.S. presidents were born in Virginia?

4. Name the manufacturer of the “Silver Cloud” automobile.

5. Who was the first U.S. secretary of the Treasury?

6. Spell the 13-letter word for a person who is excessively concerned about his health, or erroneously believes that he is afflicted with diseases.

7. What do theater people mean when they say “The ghost walks”?

8. What is the meaning of the word “hairbreadth”?

9. Who wrote The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus?

Answers 1. “Fools” and “mortals” 2. Barbers used to perform bloodletting as a medical function, so the red on the pole represents blood and the white represents bandages.

3. Eight:Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Harrison, Tyler, Taylor and Wilson.

4. Rolls Royce 5. Alexander Hamilton 6. Hypochondriac 7. Salaries are about to be paid 8. Very narrow, or a very small space or quantity 9. Christopher Marlowe