Shakespeare
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Etymologies
CTE
Odd Facts
100
This Shakespearean character tells Ophelia to "get thee to a nunnery."
Hamlet.
100
This learning tool contains a thin cylinder of graphite.
A pencil.
100
The word "paper" derives from this name for an Egyptian reed.
Papyrus.
100
The letter "E" in CTE stands for this attribute.
Excellence.
100
This vestigial thumb is on the foot of many dogs.
Dew claw.
200
Shakespeare's father was a glove maker in this English town.
Stratford.
200
These "personal response systems," used by students to respond to question in class, are better know by this name.
Clickers.
200
The name "Mark" derives from this Roman god of war.
Mars.
200
CTE was formed by the merger of these two units.
LT3 and TRACE.
200
This Baroque composer married his cousin.
Bach.
300
This monarch was queen of England for most of Shakespeare's life.
Elizabeth I.
300
The University of Waterloo's learning management system is provided by this Waterloo-based company.
Desire2Learn
300
Words that sound like the thing they mean are called this.
Onomatopoeiac.
300
This sage individual is the Director of CTE.
Donna Ellis.
300
No word rhymes with this English colour word.
Silver (or orange).
400
This playwright was Shakespeare's best friend and greatest rival.
Ben Jonson.
400
This tablet PC, developed by Research in Motion, is a rival to the iPad.
Playbook.
400
Shakespeare invented this word for describing the light from the moon.
Moonshine.
400
CTE offers this three-day workshop to help instructors improve their classroom delivery skills.
The Instructional Skills Workshop.
400
A pregnant goldfish is known as this.
A twit.
500
This son of Shakespeare (a twin) died in infancy.
Hamnet (not Hamlet)
500
This man developed plans for a mechanical computer in the nineteenth century.
Charles Babbage.
500
Arabic and Hebrew belong to this language family.
Semitic.
500
CTE coordinates this annual conference.
Opportunities and New Directions.
500
Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made from this substance.
Stone.
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