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The 21 Balloons
Pene du Bois
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is the author of 21 Balloons? | Pene du Bois |
| What are the names of the people in the F family? | F-1 F-2 Mrs. F and Mr.F |
| What bed do Mrs and Mr.M have? | Continuous sheets |
| How many days did it take for Professor Sherman to reach San Francisco | 5 days |
| Who gave Professor Sherman the cuff links | Mr.F |
| What is the name of the Krakatoan Government? | The Restaurant Government |
| How many days are there in a month in the Krakatoan year? | 20 days |
| How many weeks was Professor Sherman had been on his trip before being found? | 3 weeks |
| Who was the first person to live on Krakatoa? | Mr.M |
| Professor Sherman was supposed to be in the Pacific Ocean but was found where? | The Atlantic Ocean |
| Who is the man who saved Professor Sherman | Captain John Simon |
| What is the name of Captain John Simon's ship? | S.S Cunningham |
| How long had Professor Sherman been teaching arithmetic | 40 years |
| What kind of restaurant does Mr. R run? | A Russian tearoom |
| What kind of restaurant does Mr. K run? | A Krakatoan restaurant |
| What is Mrs. M's job? | She is a nurse |
| What did the outside of Mr. F's house look like? | It looked the same as the Petit Trianon in Versailles |
| What does Mr. C's house look like? | It looks like a Chinese Pagoda |
| What restaurant does Mr. S run? | A Swedish Smorgasbord restaurant |
| What restaurant does Mr. T run? | A Turkish coffee house |
| What year did Professor Sherman leave on his voyage? | 1883 |
| To what group did Professor Sherman present his story? | The Western American Explorers' Club |
| How did Professor Sherman get back to San Francisco? | He took the Presidential train |
| What was the name of Professor Sherman's balloon? | The Globe |
| On what day of his trip did Professor Sherman's balloon crash? | the 7th day |
| What caused Professor Sherman's balloon to crash? | A seagull poked a hole in the balloon |
| Why did Mr. F recommend putting on dark lenses before going into the mine? | The diamonds were very bright |
| How many miniature balloons did the Mayor of San Francisco have the city use to decorate? | 1000 |
| Where did the cupola of the Western American Explorers' Club land? | In an Indian Reservation |
| What lined the avenue from the railroad station to the Western American Explorers' Club? | Corinthian columns each with mini balloons |
| Joseph Tomes is the President of what? | President of Tomes Aeronautical Studios |
| How many balloons did the Krakatoans use to make their getaway craft? | 20 |
| Who did the chief surgeon work for? | San Francisco General Hospital |
| What 3 songs were selected by the mayor for Professor Sherman's arrival? | Billie Boy, Marching through Georgia, and Oh When I Walk, I Always Walk with Billie |
| Where was the little girl in the white gown from and what did she give Prof Sherman? | St. Catherine's Waif Home...and a bouquet of toy balloons |
| Prof Sherman had tables and chairs made of what type of wood? | Balsa wood |
| How long had Prof Sherman slept when he landed on Krakatoa? | 4 or 5 hours |
| Krakatoa is between what two islands? | Java and Sumatra |
| What three islands mentioned were supposedly uninhabited? | Krakatoa, Verlaten, and Lang |
| How many months are there to the Krakatoan year? | 18 months |
| What restaurant does the A family run? | American |
| What restaurant does the B family run? | British Chop House |
| What restaurant does the C family run? | Chinese |
| What restaurant does the D family run? | Dutch |
| What restaurant does the E family run? | Egyptian |
| What foods did Mr. K's restaurant serve? | bread from bread trees, milk from trunks of the milk palms, coconuts, banana, fish, other exotic fruits |
| What meal was Prof Sherman especially looking forward to? | Spaghetti from the I family's restaurant |
| What month did Prof Sherman arrive (what restaurant focus)? | Month of lamb |
| In preparation for departure, Mr. Sherman included provisions such as a still to make fresh water out of salt water and a keg of what? | Quinine Tonic |
| How long was the fishing line that Mr. Sherman tried to fish from? | 1400 feet |
| On what day did Mr. Sherman dump his garbage from the balloon? | On the 4th day |
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