Chapter 1-4
Back when William was younger and getting bullied, what name did they call him?
Monkey boy
What caused famine in Malawi?
Drought and Floods
What highly contagious infection swept through Malawi?
Cholera
Why did William have a lot of scars on his hands?
The windmills chains would come off track and William had to stop the blades from spinning with his hands
What piece from a bicycle was needed to power the windmill?
A dynamo
What did William believe in as a kid, but as he got older he started questioning it?
Magic
How did Khamba die?
He was starving and then Charity and William tied him up in the forest.
What were one of the two books that William learned how to make the windmill in?
Explaining physics and Integrated Science
What did Geoffrey propose they build after the windmill was built?
A radio station
Why did Williams roof cave in?
Termites ate through the wood beams in his ceiling
What did William fix a lot when he was younger?
Radios
Why did William have to drop out of school?
His family couldn't pay the school fees (not enough money)
Because of his machine, William was able to put what in his home?
Electricity
How many famines struck Malawi while William lived there?
Two
What did they say about the windmill during the famine?
They called it evil and said it was calling witches to Wimbe
What was the main crop that they grew in Malawi?
Maize
What was the name of Williams primary school and Secondary school?
Wimbe Primary and Kachokolo
What was the nickname people in Wimbe began calling William?
Madman
What convention helped William get recognized?
TED
What college did William attend?
Dartmouth College
Chicken, rice, and Coca-Cola
In Malawi what is the most prized possession a family can have?
Their animals
What were the two types of energy that William used throughout the book?
AC & DC
What Mountain did William talk about he saw in Arusha?
Mount Kilimanjaro
What was the name of the inventor William went to visit in New York?
Tom