76. What town was the birthplace of two Presidents?
Braintree, Massachusetts, is the only town in the United States which can claim this distinction. John Adams and John Quincy Adams were both born in this town, in that part which, in 1792, was set off as the town of Quincy, where the Adams family still have their summer residence. John Hancock was also born in the same town.
77. Where is the “Cave of the Winds”?
It lies in behind the cataract of Niagara, midway between the American and the Horseshoe Falls. It is fifty feet wide, seventy feet high, and thirty feet deep. Visitors, provided with oil-skin dresses and attendant guides, make the tour of the cave, which forms an exciting and novel amusement.
78. Give the color and portrait of each of our postage stamps.
- 1c. Imperial ultramarine blue, Benjamin Franklin.
- 2c. Terra-cotta, George Washington.
- 2c. (old). Vermilion, Andrew Jackson.
- 3c. Green, George Washington.
- 4c. Green, Andrew Jackson.
- 5c. Steel, James A. Garfield.
- 5c. (old). Blue, Zachary Taylor.
- 6c. Red, Abraham Lincoln.
- 7c. Vermilion, Edwin M. Stanton.
- 10c. Chocolate, Thomas Jefferson.
- 12c. Neutral purple, Henry Clay.
- 15c. Orange, Daniel Webster.
- 24c. Purple, Winfield Scott.
- 30c. Black, Alexander Hamilton.
- 90c. Carmine, Oliver H. Perry.
79. Who were the “Nine Worthies”?
These famous personages, so often alluded to by writers and poets, have been counted up in the following manner:
 | 1. Hector, son of Priam. | |
| Three Gentiles | 2. Alexander the Great. | |
| 3. Julius Cæsar. | ||
| 4. Joshua, conqueror of Canaan. | |
| Three Jews | 5. David, king of Israel. | |
| 6. Judas Maccabæus. | ||
| 7. Arthur, king of Britain. | |
| Three Christians | 8. Charlemagne. | |
| 9. Godfrey of Bouillon. |
80. Who was the “Father of Ridicule”?