Characters
What is Sinbad's home?
Baghdad
During the first voyage, Sinbad and his crewmates stop at an “island,” but the “island” starts to dive into the water when they light a fire to cook. What is the island actually?
A giant fish
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What is the type of animal that Sinbad catches a ride on to get off a desert island during his second voyage?
Rukh
What does Rais mean?
Captain or leader
Which Sinbad is telling the stories of his seven voyages?
Sinbad the Landsman
During the third voyage, how do Sinbad and the crew escape from an ogre that was roasting and eating them one by one?
They blinded him by stabbing his eye with a hot iron.
How long can dolphins hold their breath?
8-10 minutes
Why does a Rukh attack Sinbad’s ship during his fifth voyage?
The crew broke its egg!
What is a Rukh (also “roc”)?
A gigantic bird in popular Middle Eastern mythology
What does Sinbad the Porter do for his job?
He "bore burdens on his head for hire"
How does Sinbad get stuck on an island during various voyages? List 3 ways.
The captain leaves him behind, he falls asleep, and he gets shipwrecked
How many time zones does Russia have?
11
What does a Rukh eat?
Elephant and rhinoceros
What does Karkadan mean?
Rhinoceros in Persian and Arabic
How do the merchants traffic in diamonds from the mountains during the second voyage?
Diamonds stick to sheep meat that they throw down and then birds transport them back up the mountain.
During his fifth voyage, what bad situation does Sinbad find himself when he tries to be compassionate?
An old man won't get off his back and forces him to do what he wants by beating him, planning on eating him later.
Name the four states that start and end with the same letter.
Ohio, Arizona, Alabama, Alaska
What are the bird people really?
What is a frame story?
A story being told within a story
Who is Caliph Harun al-Rashid?
The ruler of Baghdad
How do Sinbad's voyages typically begin? Give details.
He is bored, living in high wealth and spending all his money without thinking. He starts longing for adventure.
According to most dictionaries, what is the is the longest word in the English language?
BONUS: how many letters is it?
pneumonoultramicroscopic-
silicovolcanoconiosis
45 letters
What two specific types of birds are mentioned that carry the diamond-covered sheep meat back up the mountain?
Vultures and eagles
What is an unreliable narrator?
A storyteller whose version of events cannot be fully trusted, either deliberately or due to limitations