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Where was Professor William Waterman Sherman from?
San Francisco
What does ASCENSION mean?
What ocean is the Island of Krakatoa in?
Pacific Ocean
Who wrote and illustrated The Twenty One Balloons?
William Pene du Bois
How does Professor Sherman's balloon eventually pop?
A seagull pierces it with its beak.
What ocean is next to San Francisco ?
Pacific
(yearning, flotsam, opulence, conveyance)
FLOTSAM
Why would Professor Sherman have ended up on the island whether or not the sea gull had caused his balloon to crash?
Mr. F would have shot his balloon out of the sky.
Who loaned his train to Professor Sherman in order to travel from NYC to San Francisco?
The President of United States
What does an ADJECTIVE do ?
Describes a noun (person, place, thing, idea)
Where would Professor Sherman ONLY share his story?
What does GINGERLY mean?
carefully
Is Krakatoa a REAL island ?
Yes
Who did Professor Sherman meet FIRST when he crashed onto the Island of Krakatoa?
Mr. F
What was Mr. F going to have to do to Professor Sherman's balloon if he had flown over Krakatoa?
Shoot him down.
What ocean was Professor Sherman rescued from?
Atlantic
My mother's cooking tastes (INFINITELY or DESOLATE) better than anything a restaurant would serve?
INFINITELY
What word and short description best describes the Krakatoans' first year on the island ?
Horrible. They were overcome with greed and fought over the shares of the diamond mines.
Who created the Balloon Merry Go Round?
The children of Krakatoa
How did the people of Krakatoa get their supplies each year?
They went to a different country each year, sold several small diamonds, purchased what they needed, and used a different freighter each time.
Where did the cupola, from the Western American Explorers Club, end up?
On an Indian Reservation
What does TIMIDITY mean?
A lack of courage
What year did Krakatoa blow up?
1883
Who figures out that Professor Sherman most likely had traveled around the world in about 40 days.
The little boy from San Francisco
Describe the Moroccan House of Marvels
* Bed with continuous sheets
* Dining room - chairs/tables go into the floor
* Electrified living room (furniture became "go carts")
* Children's bedroom - beds up through skylights in order to sleep "with the stars"
What is the name of the ship that rescued Professor Sherman ?
S.S. Cunningham
The two strangers exchanged (CORDIAL or OPULENCE) introductions and a friendly handshake.
CORDIAL
Who was going to make Professor Sherman's parachute?
Mrs. M
What kind of businesses do the people of Krakatoa own? Give one example.
Restaurants
(ex: British Chop House)
Professor Sherman was taken to Mr. F's house, which was designed in what type of architecture ?
French
Why did the people of the nearby island of Java and Sumatra move their homes inland from their shores by about 25 miles and live there?
They were afraid of water destroying their homes from a tsunami (caused by the volcano).
What does FLOTSAM mean?
Pieces of matter floating in water.
The sound of the explosion was heard as far as ___________ miles away.
3,000
What was Professor Sherman's balloon named ?
The Globe
How did the Professor signal the Japanese fishing boat that he flew over?
He used a mirror to signal in Morse Code.