History of the Fork
From Latin: furca 'pitchfork'
What is the origin of the name?
The long part, commonly used to hold fork
What is the Handle?
The era which the personal table fork was most likely invented in
What is the Byzantine Empire?
The space between the long, thin, prongs
What is the slot?
The fork replaced this tool for the Italians
What is "long wooden spike"?
The base of the fork
What is the neck?
The American Revolution
When did the Fork become popular in North America?
The tip of the fork
What is the Point?
An Italian reforming Benedictine monk in the cardinal of Pope Leo IX who called the forks that Byzantine princess Maria Argyropoulina (who brought forks to the west to use) "vanity"
Who was Peter Damian?
The pointy food picker up things
What are the Tines?