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The old English word for day of the moon was Monandaeg. What's its name today?
Monday
This American Indian word means village - kanata.
What country is named after it?
Canada
What language is the word bouquet in English borrowed from?
French
Mystery question
twist your ears and stick out your tongue
Say two Burmese words borrowed from English.
answers vary
The Greek goddesses of art and sciences were called museums. Where can you see great arts and sciences?
museum
Sunnandaeg is the old English word for day of the Sun.
What's its name today?
Sunday
The Roman word for seven is septem. What the name of its month?
September.
In the old Roman calendar, September was the seventh month.
The Latin word for ten is decem. The tenth month in their calendar was called?
December
The Roman, Lunar, calendar had only ten months. Julius Cesar changed it to 12 months. Pope Gregory finalized it in 1582.
What day is this in modern English?
Tiwesdaeg
Tuesday
Named after the Norse god of war, Tyr.
This month was named for the Roman good Janus, the god of doors.
January
This month is named after the Latin word meaning purify - Februare.
February
This month is named after Mars - the Roman god of war.
March
This month may have gotten its name from from the Latin word for open - aperire.
Or maybe from Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love.
April
Maia, the Roman goddess of Spring, gave her name to this month.
May
This month is named after Julius Caesar, a Roman Emperor born the same month.
July
There were only ten months in the old Roman calendar.
Novem is the Latin word for nine.
What's the month?
November
Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage, gave her name to this month.
June
Many people like to get married in June!)
The Latin word for eight is octo. What's the name of the month.
october
October was once the eighth month.
Frigg is the Norse goddess of love, also Woden's wife.
What's her day?
Friday
Woden is the chief God in Norse mythology.
What day is his?
Wednesday
This American Indian word means great land - alayeska.
What state in the U.S. is named after it?
Alaska
The Roman emperor Augustus has a month named after him. What is it?
August
The Titans were a family of giants in Greek mythology. Why did they name the famous ship Titanic?
It was gigantic!
What are some other words for very big?
Ceres is the Roman god of the harvest. What breakfast food is named after him?
cereal