Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Children's Authors

This author & illustrator has said, "Max is like my demented son and he's taking care of his father for life"

Maurice Sendak

2.5/3 correct answers

19th Century America

Graders, gaugers, spikers & bolters built these

Railroads

4/6 correct responses

Children's Lit

This Roald Dahl book begins, "These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket"

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

3/3 correct responses

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Animals

Odobenus, the genus name of this animal, comes from the Greek for "one who walks with his teeth"

walrus

1/1 correct response

Poem Titles

This poem says, "For all averred, I had killed the bird that made the breeze to blow"

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

0/0 correct responses

Greek Mythology

Ariadne got the ball of twine that she gave to Theseus from this man before his flight from Crete

Daedulus

1.5/3 correct responses

Communication

A government website says it's "a complete, complex language ...said to be the 4th most commonly used" in the U.S.

American Sign Language

4/5 correct responses