Characters
Rip Van Winkle's pet dog
Who is Wolf?
Placid rural area in New York where this story takes place
What is the Catskill Mountains?
It means hard to understand
What is incomprehensible?
The leader of the Colony of New York before Rip Van Winkle fell asleep
Who is King George III?
A patriarch of the village in the Catskill Mountains, owner of an inn having the initials NV
Who is Nicholas Vedder?
Fond of children Rip was more than happy to have the children learn this
What is flying a kite?
Sad oh so sad
What is melancholy?
The leader of New York State after Rip Van Winkle woke up
Who is George Washington?
The dapper, learned little man, who was a schoolmaster having the initials DVB
Who was Derrick Van Bummel?
The strange fellows, one of whom was carrying a keg of liquor, was dressed in this country's attire
What is Holland or the Netherlands?
Courteous and gallant especially to women
What is chivalrous?
What is the Hudson River?
The mean spirited wife who constantly scolded Rip for not fixing the farm
Who is Dame Van Winkle?
The odd personages in old Dutch attire played this game
What is a game of nine pins?
Impressive beauty or dignity on a grand scale
What is majestic?
The large rickety old building with great gaping windows
What is the Union Hotel by Johnathan Doolittle?
The main character in this story
Who is Rip Van Winkle?
Rip Van Winkle slept for this amount of time - when he awoke everything was so different
What is 20 years?
Willing to do a service or act of kindness
What is obliging?
The Governor of New York when the Dutch settled there
Who is Peter Stuyvesant?