some homework questions........?

Question

Which writing instrument is namrd after the person who invented it?
a)biro b)pencil c)crayon d)chalk
Which Month is named after a Roman Godess?
a) May b) April c) March d) June

Can you help & Give proof??? XXX

Answer 1

Biro is a common term for a ballpoint pen, (though not in American English). The name comes from the pen's inventor, Hungarian László Bíró.

June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with a length of 30 days. The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera

Answer 2

Biro and June

I have just typed in 'biro' on the google search and found a whole interesting paragraph, which I tried to copy and paste for you, but then I lost this answer page!
Then I typed in 'roman gods' and someone has an interesting website with all the details of Juno

Answer 3

Ladislao "László" Josef Bíró (Hungarian: Bíró László József) (September 29, 1899—November 24, 1985) is considered the inventor of the modern ballpoint pen.

Bíró (pronounced: [ˈbiːroː]) was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1899. In 1938, while working as a journalist, he noticed that the ink used in newspaper printing dried quickly, leaving the paper dry and smudge-free. He tried using the same ink in a fountain pen but found that it would not flow into the nib, as it was too viscous. Working with his brother Georg, a chemist, he developed a new tip consisting of a ball that was free to turn in a socket, and as it turned it would pick up ink from a cartridge and then roll to deposit it on the paper. Bíró patented the invention in Paris in 1938, after fleeing anti-Jewish laws in Hungary. The word "bíró" means "judge" in Hungarian.

In 1943 the brothers moved to Argentina and on June 10 filed another patent, and formed Biro Pens of Argentina (in fact, in Argentina the ball pen is known as birome). This new design was licensed by the British, who produced ballpoint pens for Royal Air Force aircrew, who found they worked much better than fountain pens at high altitude.

Ballpoint pens are still widely referred to as a biro in many countries, notably several European countries, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Argentina's Inventor's Day is celebrated on Bíró's birthday, September 29.

The other three have a history, but are not named after a person.
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The month may have been named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May.

The other months show nothing of a female ruler.

Good luck to you with your research.

Answer 4

June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with a length of 30 days. The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. See:- Months in various calendars

At the start of June, the sun rises in the constellation of Taurus; at the end of June, the sun rises in the constellation of Gemini. However, due to the precession of the equinoxes, June begins with the sun in the astrological sign of Gemini, and ends with the sun in the astrological sign of Cancer
Hope this helped

Answer 5

A) biro is answer to q1

D) june is answer to 2 after juno roman godess

Good luck

Answer 6

biro is right.

2nd q has 2 answers - March named after god of war (Mars) and June named after Juno

Answer 7

#1, D
#2. D

Answer 8

László Bíró invented the biro, he was hungarian.
Not sure on the second one.

Answer 9

first question is answer (a) Biro. look at a web site for Biro

Answer 10

1= Biro i know i did it recently 8)
2= either april or may you decide.......i think april probably..


http://www.pantheon.org/miscellaneous/origin_months.html