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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1921)
THE OMAHA BEE. 4- Listen! Money; 1 Jiegfie of Tine hat" May Be Youra! v Business men, farmers, clerks, hired hands, society matrons, "flappers," school children and school teachers all are evincing a great interest in the Intelligence Questionnaire con test Folks who have nearly forgotten how to think have dusted out , the old brain-pan and entered The Bee's contest Ordinary intelligence is the only qualifica tion required. You don't have to spend any money or much time. All entries are treated the same. You have as good a chance as anyone else to succeed. Picture to yourself what you could do should you win the First Royal Award! Clothes, education, travel, music the world's interesting hobbies could be yours. Are you willing to test your brains against others for the sake of these things? Are you able to get out of the rut and really do some concentrated studying, to apply yourself diligently? Interesting? Well, it surely is! Just look those questions over. They cover many spheres of endeavor. Many of the things you take for granted are not so easy after all you'll really have to think. We repeat all have an equal chance A day laborer sent in a fine set of answers, yet one of the smartest men in Omaha sent in an incomplete reply. A school girl out in the state sent in a very credible response, yet a professional man, a physician, sent in his questionnaire with some absolutely ridiculous answers. L V.WW XAVJN SWV vjvvwvvMr v Tw fwvAww Answer all of the 100 questions you can and then make your selection of the "30 Best Questions' Be Sure You Know What You're Doing See Directions 1. Any man or woman who is not an employe of The Omaha Bee may ubmit an answer. 2. Any person may fill out and end in as many questionnaires aa he or she may wish, but only one prize will be awarded in the same household. Each question naire will be considered as a unit and not in conjunction with any other questionnaire sent in by the same person. Only one an swer is allowed to each question on each questionnaire, and this ' answer must be written in the - space immediately following each question. 8. Write your full name and ad . dress on each sheet of questions - in the space provided for that purpose. 4. All answers must be brought to the office of The Omaha Bee by 6 p. m. August 81, 1921, or mailed by your postof f ice closing time August 81, 1921. This, prize offering closes at 6 p. m. on the above date and answers sent by - mail must be . post marked not later than August 31 in order to be eligible. 8. All answers will be checked as rapidly aa they are received and the awards will be announced as soon after the closing date as possible. RULES 6. The answer lists submitted will be judged as follows t First For the number of cor rect answers. Second For the selection of the thirty questions which would best determine the fitness of an applicant. Third For. neatness, spelling, " etc -. " The answer list containing the greatest number of correct an swers to the questions : printed will be awarded first prize and so on down the list until the 25 prizes in each classification have been awarded. In case of a tie or ties in the number of correct answers the tying questionnaires will be judged for "The Thirty 'Best' Questions" selected, and the prizes will be awarded in each, classification according to the precedence aa determined by the ' judges.' . If, after judging lists for correct ' answers and then judging the se lections of the 80 "best" ques- tions, ties still exist, the lists will be judged for neatness, spelling, . etc., in order to determine the prize winners. 7. Anyone sending in a list of an swers qualifies for the list of Ordinary Prizes, whether they subscribe for The Bee or not. Anyone sending in one subscrip tion for the daily and Sunday Bee, paid in advance, for three months, qualifies for the list of Special Prizes. Anyone sending in one subscrip tion for the daily and Sunday Bee, paid in advance, for six ' months, or two subscriptions, paid in advance, for three months, qualifies for the list of Grand Prizes. Anyone sending in one subscrip tion for the daily and Sunday Bee, paid in advance, for one year, two subscriptions, paid in advance, for six months or four subscriptions, paid in advance, for three months, qualifies for the list of Royal Prizes. Either an extension of a present subscription or a new subscrip tion is counted as a subscription for these prizes. 8. All lists of answers will receive the same consideration whether . they are qualified by subscrip tions or whether the person sub mitting the list of answers is a subscriber to The Bee. 9. Three prominent Omaha business men will act as judges of the lists of answers submitted and will determine the prize winners. Address All Communication to I. Q. Department, Omaha Baa, Omaha, Nab. PRIZE LIS T: First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Prizes, Ordinary, $50; Special, $250; Grand, $500; Royal, $1,000 Prizes, Ordinary, $20; Special, $100; Grand, $200; Royal, $ 400 Prizes, Ordinary, $10; Special, $ 50; Grand, $100; Royal, $ 200 Prizes, Ordinary, $ 5; Special, $ 25; Grand, $ 50; Royal, $ 100 Prizes, Ordinary, $ 2; Special, $ 10; Grand, $ 25; Royal, $ 50 Prizes, Ordinary, $ 1; Special, $ 2; Grand, $ 5; Royal, $ 10 Seventh to twenty-fifth prizes same as the Sixth. Communicate by phone, letter or in person with MISS HUGHES at The Bee office, for your copy of the Intelligence Questionnaire iia!iBiiinaifBra::aiiaiia!iaMaMaaBiia:taiiaiiaimitaitaiteMartaiiaiiaita)iaiiaira)ta'iairaiiai!airaiiaraiiaiiviaiiiatiaiTaiianaiTaiiaaiaiiaia'' I. Q. Department', i Omaha Bee, Omaha. Neb. 5 Please send me Intelligence Questionnaire. Name . Q. 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