Life, The Universe, And Everything In Between

1. Begun in the 7th century, this wonder is more than 4,000 miles long (1 mile = 1.6 km) 2. Which wonder is named "city in the clouds "? 3. A height of 125 feet makes this wonder an achievement of humanity. Hint: who stands so tall? 4. The only thing left of this 9 BCE wonder are the carvings in the pink stone it is made of, what was the city? 5. This wonder is still considered the role model for sports stadia around the world.  6. One continent has 3 out of the 7 modern wonders of the world. Which one? 7. The Mayan calendar had ended in 2012, but what structure has remained to become a wonder of the world? 8. The city of Rio de Janeiro is home to which imposing figure of the religious world? 9. Even though it is ancient, which wonder was discovered only in 1911 after a long search? 10. The Mongols found it hard to continue their attacks against this feat of engineering. Where did this happen?  11. There is a pyramid near the centre of the ruins of this wonder, which was prob...

(From Up From Slavery: an autobiography) Scene 1  Characters: BTW + Olivia Davidson  (Setting: office in school; od has just joined the school as a teacher) Btw (b): I hope you are not too tired from the journey, ma'am? Od (o): Not at all! I'm used to travel; before coming here to Tuskegee, I spent quite some time around the South of our country! B. I'm honoured by your decision to join our small institution. O. Not at all! The privilege is mine, Mr Washington. If we can teach our fellow men and women to utilise our new-found freedom, it would mean the world to our future generations! B. We are on the same page, Ms Davidson. O. Shall we have a look at the school, then?  B. Why, certainly! Allow me to show you the way. (Outside the school) B. This is it, I'm afraid. This little old shanty and that abandoned church are the only roofed buildings the townspeople have generously lent to us to hold classes.  O. Well, we must put them to good use! B. I agree. The coloured y...