Reading Between the Lines
In the novel Robinson Crusoe, the titular character makes this out of a piece of wood to prevent his insanity
What is a calendar?
The signing of the Declaration of Independence.
From the Latin "deprivare", meaning to steal away from or remove
What is deprive?
This is the process by which plants convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into energy in the form of sugar and oxygen as a waste product. It is derived from the Greek words for "light" and "putting together".
What is photosynthesis?
This is the age of Jim Hawkins at the start of Treasure Island.
What is 11 or 12?
These are all of the nutritious items that the main character of Pollyanna gifts to Mrs. Snow. Only one of them sounds particularly appetizing, in my opinion.
What are calf's foot jelly, lamb broth, and beef stew?
The Battle of Hastings. William the Conqueror's soldiers impaled Saxon King Harold Godwinson through his eye. Yeouch!
What is 1066?
From the Greek word "kineticos" meaning putting into motion, it is one of the main forms of energy
What is kinetic?
Man the jib-sail! When sailors are on the high seas, they can blame this heavenly body which causes tides to occur in Earth's oceans through its gravitational pull.
What is the Moon?
The date of the signing of the Constitution, which occurred in the Philadelphia state house, the same building where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is 1789?
Many of Washington's Irvings stories are inspired by old tales originating from this country, from which many colonists came to start a new life in Pennsylvania and New York, the capital of which they first named New Amsterdam.
What is the Netherlands/Holland?
After being persecuted by the leaders of Mecca and wealthy merchants, Muhammad, founder of Islam, escaped with his followers to Medina on this date. It marks the beginning of the Muslim calendar and has the title of the Hejira.
What is 662?
From the Latin "comprehendere" meaning to grasp or hold onto, but with suffixes and prefixes it means the inability to do this with ideas or concepts
What is incomprehensible?
Watch out, it's a landslide! It's the process where loose soil and rocks are moved from one place to another such as through wind, water, or gravity.
What is erosion?
These little guys are found within protons and neutrons, which each have three of them. It might come from the German word for "rubbish" or "stuff".
What is a quark?
These are the materials that the golden arrow Robin Hood wins at the Sheriff's Tournament is made of. He then fires this arrow at the Sheriff, grazing the top of his head!
What are gold and silver?
The year Mansa Musa goes on his most famous pilgrimage, or hajj, to Mecca, during which he devalues gold in Egypt. Must have been a lot of gold!
What is 1324?
From the Latin word "linquere" meaning to leave, the word means the leaving behind one's responsibilities
What is delinquencies?
The hardness scale used for comparing minerals is named after this man, who developed it by scratching various known minerals against each other and assigning them a number between 1 and 10.
Who is Friedrich Mohs?
From the Greek work "thriambos" which was a song honoring the god Dionysus, nowadays it is a word that is a synonym for a victory, particularly a great one
What is triumph?