Dictionary Skills Spring

Which of the following jobs is sartorial?

• Veterinarian

• Tailor

• Paramedic

• Soldier

Greg is recumbent on the floor. What is he doing?

• Sitting

• Crawling

• Lying down

• Stretching

Valhalla belongs to which ancient mythology?

• Greek

• Roman

• Norse

• Egyptian

What color is beech?

• Yellow

• Gray

• Brown

• Red

Zeta is the _____ letter of the Greek alphabet?

• First

• Last

• Twelfth

• Sixth

What group of stars is Cygnus closest to?

• Taurus

• Pegasus

• Ursa Major

• Orion

What mapmaker named his map book after the Greek mythology giant Atlas?

• Peter Apian

• Mark Monmonier

• Gerardus Mercator

• George Philip

Vilnius is the capital of which European country?

• Luxembourg

• Monaco

• Andorra

• Lithuania

Which of the following figures is used to depict the constellation Orion?

• A. A lion

• B. A bear

• C. A hunter

• D. An archer

On a map, what do isobars represent?

• Temperatures

• Pressures

• Winds

• Precipitation