Disappearing Languages
What language does Ms. Sen speak?
Kusunda
What did Zues tell Prometheus not to give to the humans?
fire
What do fertilizers do?
What word means to 'make tired?'
tire
Which animal was sent to punish Prometheus?
an eagle
What is a scientist that studies cultures and customs called?
Who wrote Frankenstein?
Mary Shelly
What is bleaching?
When coral reefs turn white and die.
Before flashlights, people used these.
Torch(es)
Which verb should go into this sentence?
"I haven't ________ anything all day!"
(eat, ate, eating, eaten, eated, will eat)
eaten
Give an example of two related languages.
German & English. Chinese & Taiwanese. Italian & Spanish. etc.
Where did the Greek gods live?
Mount Olympus
What percent of the fish people eat comes from coral reefs?
50%
Which word mean 'how you say a word?'
pronunciation
About how many languages are spoken today?
About 7,000 languages
How many of Taiwan's native languages are in serious danger of dying out?
Nine
Which Greek god made the animals?
Epimetheus
What are three things that must be true for a place in the ocean for coral reefs to grow?
That place must have warm, shallow, and clear water.
What is a picture that means something called?
Why do coral reefs dying make fish cost more?
Fisherman have to go further to catch fish and catch fewer fish.
What native language is spoken on Orchid Island (Lan Yu)?
Yami
Who was Archimedes?
An ancient Greek mathematician.
How long does it take for coral reefs to be created?
hundreds of years
Which part of your body is also a verb that means to go against something/to not run away from?
face
What does the word 'aboriginal' mean?
the first people in a place