(Alex: Each correct response will have only one "I" as its vowel.)
A medieval rank, sir
What is a Knight?
This pastime of digging into your family's past & tracing its history is one of America's most popular hobbies
What is Genealogy?
The name of a fertile place in the Libyan desert gives us this word for a fertile place in any desert
What is an Oasis?
12th c. Andalusian writer Ibn Tufayl wrote what's been called the first novel in this language, not Spanish
What is Arabic?
The medieval city of Carcassonne in France puts on a great fireworks display on this July holiday
What is Bastille Day?
If a woman is "with" this, she's eating for 2
What is a Child?
Ravensburger is a big name in this pastime; it makes a Disney one with 40,000 pieces
What is a Jigsaw Puzzle?
What is New Haven?
The Inuit build new words by adding to existing ones; that may be why legend says their language has 50+ words for this
What is Snow?
With more than 60 active geysers, Chile's El Tatio in these mountains is the largest geyser field south of the Equator
What is the Andes?
A precipice or ledge
What is a Cliff?
Seen here are some of the supplies used in this hobby
What is Scrapbooking?
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law making California this type of state protective of immigrants
What is a Sanctuary State?
The ASL alphabet uses one hand; that of BSL, short for this, uses 2
What is British Sign Language?
Neuschwanstein Castle was begun in 1869 by "Mad" King Ludwig of this German kingdom
What is Bavaria?
To pledge one's troth to marry, or an unfavorable situation, hopefully not over the troth pledging
What is a Plight?
What is Antiquing?
Samuel Johnson said, "Patriotism is the last" one of these "of a scoundrel"
What is the Last Refuge of a Scoundrel?
Reporter Vladimir Duthiers has translated French & the language called Haitian this for Anderson Cooper
What is Creole?
Dunn's River Falls makes Ocho Rios a popular destination on this Caribbean isle
What is Jamaica?
A shelter used by hunters to conceal themselves
What is a Blind?
You can make hats, sweaters & more with this type of needlework whose name is French for "hook"
What is Crocheting?
The extra-territorial type of this is granted in embassies, as to Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian one
What is an Asylum?
2-word term for the language of the c. 990 poem "The Battle of Maldon", about a Viking-Saxon clash
What is Old English?
The name of this Tokyo district of expensive shops means "silver mint", as a mint stood there centuries ago
What is Ginza?