The Letter H

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This feature is all about H.  Will I attract money with an aitch-y palm? ;-)

If unable to answer a question, you are encouraged to click the link of the article and search for answers there.

"H"

1) Like our alphabet, what other 4 cultures have the letter H
as the 8th letter?

2) According to many historians, the letter H started out as an
Egyptian hieroglyph for a ___.

3) What sound did the Egyptian hieroglyph (of question #2) represented the same guttural, back-of-the-throat sound sounded like?

4) What is the meaning of kheth that the Semites call their H-sound character?

5) When the Greek borrowed the kheth, what did the Greeks call this letter?

6) What 2 cultures adapted this Greek letter (of question #5) for their own alphabet?

7) Which culture produced the prototype of our current letter H?


Clueless? Perhaps this link will help.


You don't have to H or scratch ;-)

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DL
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“Silencing the brain's ramblings gives the chance for wonderful thoughts to bloom.” 
-- Steven Redhead, The Solution

The Letter G

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This feature is all about G.  G-nius! ;-)

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"G"

1) When did the letter G make its official debut?

2) The Phoenicians and the Semitic people used a graphic form that looked roughly like a ___ to represent the G sound (as in "go").

3) The Phonicians call this letter a gimmel which means "___".

4) What name did the Greeks give to the Phoenician letter gimmel?

5) Which two cultures adopted the same Greek letter?

6) Which reformed alphabet formally introduced our modern letter G?

7) Why was the letter G created?

8) The letter G became the 7th letter of our alphabet and replaced the letter ___.

9) From question #8, where was this former 7th letter moved in the alphabet?  Why?



Clueless? Perhaps this link will help.


G-nius G!

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DL
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“Silencing the brain's ramblings gives the chance for wonderful thoughts to bloom.” 
-- Steven Redhead, The Solution

The Letter F

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This feature is all about F.  F-fectively featured! ;-)

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"F"

1) The letter F evolved from an Egyptian Hieroglyph which is a picture of a ___.

2) What did this Egyptian character (of question 1) look like when simplified?

3) The Phoenicians called this character "waw" meaning ___ or ___.

4) What 3 sounds does this Phoenician letter make?

5) When the Greek used this Phoenician letter, they split this letter into two characters.  One represented the ___ sound and the other represented the ___ sound.

6) What two sounds did the Romans use with the F symbol?

7) The German language uses the letter ___ to represent the F sound.

Clueless? Perhaps this link will help.


F-ficient F!

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DL
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“Silencing the brain's ramblings gives the chance for wonderful thoughts to bloom.” 
-- Steven Redhead, The Solution

The Letter E

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This feature is all about E.  It's relaxing and at E's ;-)

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"E"

1) Which players say that the letter E is the most important letter in our alphabet?

2) One of the earlier roots of the letter E was traced in Ancient Egyptian hieroglyph. Other than the E sound, what did this hieroglyph represent?

3) When the same hieroglyph evolved into Phoenician, what did the Phoenicians call this letter?

4) Why did the Greeks consider this Phoenician letter as a problem character?

5) How did the Greeks solve this problem?

6) What is the Greek name of the final version of the letter E?

Clueless? Perhaps this link will help.


E-resistible E!

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DL
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“Silencing the brain's ramblings gives the chance for wonderful thoughts to bloom.” 
-- Steven Redhead, The Solution

The Letter D

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This feature is all about D.  I'm D-lighted to share it. ;-)

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"D"

1) The Egyptians used the symbol for a hand to represent the  phonetic sound of D.  What did they call this hand symbol?

2) The Phoenicians used the symbol for a tent door to represent the phonetic sound of D. What did they call this door symbol?

3) What did the Greek call their character for the phonetic D sound?

4) Who softened the angular Greek version of the letter D?

5) Who refined the letter D that we use today?

Clueless? Perhaps this link will help.


D-lightful D!

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DL
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“Silencing the brain's ramblings gives the chance for wonderful thoughts to bloom.” 
-- Steven Redhead, The Solution

The Letter C

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This feature is all about C.  You'll C what I mean. ;-)

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"C"

1) Letters C and G evolved from the same Phoenician letter. What did the Phoenicians call this letter?

2)This same Phoenician letter was named after which animal?

3)Where did the design of the curvy letter C come from?

4)Who formed the letter G to differ from the letter C?

5) True or False: Letter C is the first letter in our alphabet that share the same design for both capital and lowercase.

Clueless? Perhaps this link will help.


Clever C!

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DL
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“Silencing the brain's ramblings gives the chance for wonderful thoughts to bloom.” 
-- Steven Redhead, The Solution

The Letter B

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This feature is all about B.  Not the big B on the flowers. ;-)

If unable to answer a question, you are encouraged to click the link of the article and search for answers there.

"B"

1)The evolution of the letter B was from an ancient Egyptian hieroglyph. Since a hieroglyph is a writing in form of images what does this hieroglyph signify?

2)After the same Egyptian hieroglyph evolved into a Phoenician letter, what do the Phoenicians call this letter?

3)In reference to the answer of question #2: If the same Phoenician letter was named from a Phoenician word, what does that word mean?

4)When the same Phoenician letter evolved into a Greek letter, what do the Greeks call this letter?

5)When the same Greek letter evolved into Roman letter, what do the Romans call this letter?

Clueless? Perhaps this link will help.


Bodacious B!

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DL
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“Silencing the brain's ramblings gives the chance for wonderful thoughts to bloom.” 
-- Steven Redhead, The Solution

The Letter A

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The next theme we will explore are the letters of the alphabet. Questions will be posted. You know the answers?  Well done! 

If unable to answer a question, you are encouraged to click the link of the article and search for answers there.

"A"

1)For now, who knows why "A" is the first letter of the alphabet?

2)Some say that the Phoenicians chose what image to represent the "A" sound?

3)What do the Phoenicians call this letter?

4)How did the Greeks change the same Phoenician letter?

5)What do the Greeks call this transformed letter?

6)What did the Romans change with this letter?


Clueless? Perhaps this link will help.


Amazing A!

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DL
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“Silencing the brain's ramblings gives the chance for wonderful thoughts to bloom.” 
-- Steven Redhead, The Solution

APRIL: Diamond Month

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The diamond is a gemstone for the month of April. Quite a lot of interesting trivia revolve around this precious stone. Here is an interesting read about the diamond:
http://www.heartsonfire.com/history-of-diamonds/fun-facts-about-diamonds.aspx

I read that article that may answer all these questions:

1)From what Greek word did "diamond" come from?

2)What is the melting point of a diamond?

3)What is the boiling point of a diamond?

4)What is the age range of a natural diamond?

5)Where were diamonds first discovered?

6)What are the top 3 diamond mines in the world?

7)How many tons of earth will be mined to produce a single one-carat diamond?

8)How many percent of diamonds are not suitable for jewelry?

9)In ancient times, what were diamonds believed to promote when worn?


Clueless?  To answer these questions, this article may help.

CHEERS TO DYNAMIC DIAMOND MONTH OF APRIL!

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DL
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“Silencing the brain's ramblings gives the chance for wonderful thoughts to bloom.” 
-- Steven Redhead, The Solution

MARCH: Aquamarine Month

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The aquamarine is a gemstone for the month of March. Quite a lot of interesting trivia revolve around this precious stone. Here is an interesting read about the aquamarine:
http://www.findfast.org/facts-about-aquamarine.htm

I read that article that may answer all these questions:

1) What is the chemical name of Aquamarine?

2) What latin words are the origin of the name Aquamarine, and what does it mean in English?

3) What is the most common color of Aquamarine?

4) What three symbolisms are associated with Aquamarine?

5) What are the three natural colour/shade range do Aquamarines have?

6) What are the three components that the colours of the Aquamarine gem consist of?

7) Where is the biggest Aquamarine stone found, and how much does it weigh?

8) What is the crystal structure of Aquamarine?


Clueless?  To answer these questions, this article may help.

CHEERS TO APPEALING AQUAMARINE MONTH OF MARCH!

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DL
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“Silencing the brain's ramblings gives the chance for wonderful thoughts to bloom.” 
-- Steven Redhead, The Solution

FEBRUARY: Amethyst Month

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The amethyst is a gemstone for the month of February. Quite a lot of interesting trivia revolve around this precious stone. Here is an interesting read about the amethyst:
http://www.amethystmine.com/amethyst_facts

I read that article that may answer all these questions:

1) What was the amethyst once revered as?

2) Which province in Canada is the amethyst the official gemstone of?

3) Which day is the amethyst the official gem of?

4) Who wore amethyst rings traditionally?

5) What do some people believe that the amethyst brings to its petitioners?

6) What symbolisms have been used with the amethyst?

7) What do farmers believe what wearing the amethyst can do?

8) What is the Hebrew word for the amethyst and what does it also mean?

9) The amethyst was the emblem for which of Christ's 12 apostles?

10) What did Leonardo da Vinci believe about the amethyst?


Clueless?  To answer these questions, this article may help.

CHEERS TO AMAZING AMETHYST MONTH OF FEBRUARY!

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DL
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“Silencing the brain's ramblings gives the chance for wonderful thoughts to bloom.” 
-- Steven Redhead, The Solution

JANUARY: Garnet Month

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The garnet is a gemstone for the month of January. Quite a lot of interesting trivia revolve around this precious stone. Here is an interesting read about the garnet:
http://www.bernardine.com/gemstones/garnet.htm

I read that article that may answer all these questions:

1) What are the two wedding anniversaries in which the garnet may be given as a gift?

2) What color does not occur in garnets?

3) What garnet color is the rhodolite?

4) What garnet colors are the hessonite?

5) What garnet color is the tsavorite, grossularite, uvarovite and demantoid?

6) What garnet colors are the pyrope?

7) What garnet colors are the spessartite?

8) What is the color change effect that garnets produce when viewed in natural light or artificial lighting?

9) What is the range of garnets in the Mohs scale of hardness?

10) What do geologists use garnets as a gauge for?

11) What three ailments were believed to be cured by the garnet?

12) What two things does the exchanging of garnets between friends mean in earlier times?


Clueless?  To answer these questions, this article may help.

CHEERS TO A GORGEOUS GARNET MONTH OF JANUARY!

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DL
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“Silencing the brain's ramblings gives the chance for wonderful thoughts to bloom.” 
-- Steven Redhead, The Solution