The Letter F

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

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

"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 ;-)

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

"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. ;-)

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

"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. ;-)

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

"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