An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. "What's that strange building?" asked the visitor. "That's the Tower of London." "I see. How long did it take to build it?" "About 500 years." "In my country we can build it in five months," Shortly after that they came to St. Paul's Cathedral . "Very interesting!" said the visitor. "How long did it take to build it ?" "Near forty years." said the Englishman. "In my country we can finish it in forty days at most," said the visitor. This went on all day. They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country. At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. Several days later they came to the House of Parliament and the visitor asked his usual question, "What is that?" The Englishman answered, " I have no idea. It wasn't there last night." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was he showing around?
2. who was showing the visitor around?
3. where was he showing them around?
4. Was the visitor a man or a woman?
5. did the englishman get angry
6. how many days did the visitor say his countrymen could finish the cathedral?
7. How long did it take the English?
8. How long did it take for the tower of london?
9. how long did the visitor say it would take?
10. Did they go to St.Mark's cathedral?
Answer: 1. a foreign visitor
2. An Englishman
3. London
4. man
5. yes
6. forty days
7. Near forty years
8. About 500 years
9. five months
10. no

CHAPTER XXII

SNOWBOUND IN THE MOUNTAINS

"If we stay here we'll be in danger of the falling trees!" cried Dave. He had to raise his voice to make himself heard above the fury of the elements.

"That's true, but where are we to go?" questioned Roger. The look in his eyes showed his keen anxiety.

"Isn't there some kind of a cliff around here, under which we can stand?" asked Granbury Lapham of the sleigh driver. Hendrik shrugged his shoulders for a moment, then suddenly tossed his head.

"Yes, I know such a spot," he said, in his native tongue. "Come, we will try to reach it before it is too late."

Amid the howling of the wind and the swirling of the snow, the horses and sleigh were turned partly around, and they struck off on a side trail, leading up the mountain. On and on they toiled, a distance of perhaps five hundred feet, although to the boys it seemed a mile or more. The wind was so strong it fairly took their breath away, and the snow all but blinded them. They had to walk, for it was all the double team could do to drag the turnout over the rough rocks and through the snow. Once Dave slipped, bumped against the Englishman, and both rolled downward a distance of several yards.

"Excuse me!" panted the young American. "My feet went up before I was aware."

"Don't mention it, my lad," was the gasped-out answer. "I fancy we're all doing the best we can." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was scared of the falling trees?
2. Did he raise his voice?
3. Why?
4. Where were they snowbound?
5. Who showed signs of being anxious?
6. Who suggested finding a cliff to hide under?
7. How far did of a distance did they travel?
8. How long did it feel to them?
9. Who fell?
10. And who did he bump against?
11. And what did this cause?
12. What made them blind as they were traveling?
13. Who's legs were up before he even knew?
14. Was everybody doing the best they could?
15. Did they ever find a hiding place?
Answer: 1. Dave
2. Yes
3. to make himself heard above the fury of the elements
4. in the mountains
5. Roger
6. Granbury Lapham
7. five hundred feet
8. a mile or more
9. Dave
10. the Englishman
11. both rolled downward a distance of several yards
12. the snow
13. the young American
14. Yes
15. unknown

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea.

North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), about 16.5% of the earth's land area and about 4.8% of its total surface. North America is the third largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. In 2013, its population was estimated at nearly 565 million people in 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's population, if nearby islands (most notably the Caribbean) are included.

North America was reached by its first human populations during the last glacial period, via crossing the Bering land bridge approximately 40,000 to 17,000 years ago. The so-called Paleo-Indian period is taken to have lasted until about 10,000 years ago (the beginning of the Archaic or Meso-Indian period). The Classic stage spans roughly the 6th to 13th centuries. The Pre-Columbian era ended with the transatlantic migrations and the arrival of European settlers during the Age of Discovery and the Early Modern period. Present-day cultural and ethnic patterns reflect different kind of interactions between European colonists, indigenous peoples, African slaves and their descendants. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. When did people first come to North America?
2. How long ago was that?
3. How did they get there?
4. Where does it rank among the continents by size?
5. And by number of people?
6. Which are bigger?
7. And which are more populous?
8. How many bodies of water surround it?
9. Name one of them.
10. What direction is that in from North America?
11. Is there a large landmass in that direction?
12. What is it called?
Answer:
1. during the last glacial period
2. approximately 40,000 to 17,000 years ago
3. the Bering land bridge
4. third largest
5. fourth
6. Asia, Africa, and Europe
7. Asia, Africa, and Europe.
8. four
9. Caribbean Sea
10. southeast
11. Yes
12. South America