The Explorers, p. 225 -

Question 1

dissipate

Answer 1

1. (with reference to a feeling or other intangible thing) disappear or cause to disappear.
2. squandering of money, energy, or resources.
   “the dissipation of the country’s mineral wealth”

Question 2

‘hat in hand’

Answer 2

used to indicate an attitude of humility.

“I stood there on the front porch of her house, hat in hand, to say farewell”.

Question 3

humility

Answer 3

a modest or low view of one’s own importance; humbleness.

Question 4

wunderkind

Answer 4

a person who achieves great success when relatively young.

“He was the wunderkind of high school sports at Massey.”

Question 5

belfast

Answer 5

The capitol of Northern Ireland on the Irish Sea.

Question 6

What year did the Titanic sink?

Answer 6

1912

Question 7

homburg

Answer 7

A homburg is a formal felt hat characterized by a single dent running down the center of the crown (called a “gutter crown”), a stiff brim shaped in a “kettle curl” and a bound edge trim.

Question 8

rakish (rake-ish)

Answer 8

having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance.