Fernandez

[ fer-nan-dez, fer-; Spanish fer-nahn-deth, -des ]

/ fɛrˈnæn dɛz, fər-; Spanish fɛrˈnɑn dɛθ, -dɛs /

Juan

[hwahn, wahn; Spanish hwahn] /ʰwɑn, wɑn; Spanish ʰwɑn/,1536?–1602?, Spanish navigator: explorer in South America and the Pacific.

QUIZZES

Test your memory on these verbal firecrackers from the week of June 29 to July 5!

Question 1 of 7

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At the recent Farnborough Air Show it was Fernandez who became the first customer for the new Airbus A330neo, ordering 50 of them.
Malaysia Airlines Is Going Down|Clive Irving|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When Fernandez got control of AirAsia it had been a limping, government-subsidized flop.
Malaysia Airlines Is Going Down|Clive Irving|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The body, after death, Fernandez says, can serve as “a marker of our common vulnerability in the world.”
Parents of Stillborn Babies Post Hundreds of Memorials to YouTube|Brandy Zadrozny|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was medevacced to Dallas and survived only to face the smart and skillful Fernandez in court.
Mike McLelland Investigation Focuses on Those the D.A. Prosecuted|Michael Daly|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Fernandez initially told police that David had fallen off his bunk bed.
13-Year-Old Cristian Fernandez Will Face Life Without Parole for Killing Brother, Court Rules|Eliza Shapiro|November 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Races, revels, and bull-fights in Monterey celebrated the convivial departure of Fernandez.
Historic Towns of the Western States|Various
My ruse must have dawned upon Fernandez, for, to this day, I am certain that I heard a chuckle escape him.
The Kidnapped President|Guy Boothby
Fernandez waited for Rollo to reply, but though his Scots instinct was to give back defiance for defiance, he held his peace.
The Firebrand|S. R. Crockett
The fate he had arranged for Fernandez and his niece would be nothing to the cruelty he would practise upon us.
The Kidnapped President|Guy Boothby
Fernandez rose and motioned his brother to the handle which turned the great wooden wheel at Rollo's feet.
The Firebrand|S. R. Crockett