Chp. 11
William planned to add this to store power so his family could have light even when the wind wasn’t blowing.
Car battery
“Her smile was as bright as the sun.”
Simile
Which three letters can frighten a thief away?
ICU
What book helped William design his step-up transformer?
Explaining physics
What is the name of the wizard school in Harry Potter?
Hogwarts
William reinforced his windmill blades using this type of plant material.
bamboo
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
Hyperbole
A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?
The river was frozen
What household problem did William solve using chickens?
termites
Which country is famous for sushi?
Japan
To solve the problem of excess current, William created this.
reverse transformer
Don’t spill the beans.”
Idiom
A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, a girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples. Why?
An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
Who first asked William to charge a mobile phone with his windmill?
His cousins Ruth
What is the main gas found in Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
The wingspan of William’s windmill blades measured approximately this length.
Eight Feet Long
“The alarm clock screamed at me to wake up.”
personification
You’re escaping a labyrinth, and there are three exits. Exit A leads to an inferno. Exit B leads to an assassin. Exit C leads to a lion that hasn’t eaten in 3 years. Which exit do you pick?
Exit C. If a lion hasn’t eaten in 3 years, it has definitely starved to death.
What did William use to make electrical sockets for his walls?
Old radio plugs
Which fruit has seeds on the outside?
Strawberry
The height of the tower William built for his windmill.
16ft
“The classroom was a zoo.
metaphor
What has a bed but never sleeps?
River
What did William’s father say about having electricity?
He loved it because “my own son made it.”
Which U.S. state was the last to join.
Hawaii