Summer 2006: Week 3, Round 9
Miscellaneous: The X files
The following definitions are all for words that start with the letter X. Spelling the word is
acceptable if you can't pronounce it
1. A Jesuit missionary to the Indies, born 1506
A: St Francis Xavier
2. Greek historian, writer and military commander who studied with Socrates
A: Xenophon
3. A tribe of Bantu speaking people in Southern Africa
A: Xhosa ( accept spelling or rough pronunciations)
4. The capital of Shanxi province in China
A: Xian
5. The woody tissue in a tree
A: Xylem
6. A deep dislike of foreigners
A: Xenophobia
7. The chemical compound which is a benzene ring with two methyl groups
A: Xylene
8. The Greek prefix meaning dry
A: Xero
9. The technical name for the process of making photocopies
A: Xerography
10. Chemical element number 54
A: Xenon