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What was the nickname given to Alcatraz island by the convicts and the staff in the book?
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What is the meaning of the spanish word Alcatraz?
The name of the island in San Fransisco bay was "Isla de las Alcatraces" (Island of the Lilies) given by Juan de Ayala in the mid 1770s. The word Alcatraz is no longer used in modern Spanish.
What nickname was given to Roanoke Island?
Roanoke Island was nicknamed "The Lost Colony" due to the mysterious disappearance of its inhabitants in 1590.
What is actual name of THE ROCK?
"The Rock" was the name given to the prison island of Alcatraz in San Francisco bay. It is also used as a name for Gibraltar.
Why was Alcatraz given its name?
because it means pelican
Who was the queen of nile?
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What name did convicts give to new set of clothing given to them by their employer?
Convicts called their new clothing "slops".
What was the hole in someone is hiding on Alcatraz island?
No. The hole is a slang used by prisoners given to a solitary confinement cell made of cement, has no natural or electrical light and has a single hole in the ground which was used as a toilet. No one is hiding on the island.
What island is called the emerald isle?
Emerald Isle is the nickname given to Ireland, in reference to its green countryside. Ireland is an island near England, in Europe. Its capital is Dublin.
What did convicts on the first fleet drink?
The convicts on the First Fleet were only given water to drink.
What is the nickname of people from Puerto Rico?
Boricua. It came from the frist name given to to the island by the tainos(native), 'Borinkén' or 'Borinquen'.
How many times were the convicts washed onboard the first fleet?
The convicts did not wash regularly, as they had only a bucket of water daily for their needs, and this was shared between a group of convicts. Water was far too precious a commodity to be given to convicts for washing.
When was Henry VII given gangster as his nickname?
Henry VII was given such a nickname in 1485.
