Super quiz

Published 9:36 pm Friday, October 10, 2008

SUBJECT: FEELING “BLUE”

Each answer starts with “blue.” (e.g., The state tree of Colorado and Utah. Answer: Blue spruce.)

@6. TO boldcap lede:FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. A photographic print of plans or technical drawings.

2. A monstrous villain who killed his wives.

3. Popular pants made of denim.

4. Nickname for the state of Kentucky.

5. An infant born with a bluish color and often a defective heart.

@6. TO boldcap lede:GRADUATE LEVEL

6. An honor or award gained for excellence.

7. Toronto’s Major League Baseball team’s nickname.

8. Belonging to the nobility or aristocracy.

9. Common stock of a company whose value and dividends are reliable.

10. Designating manual industrial workers.

@6. TO boldcap lede:PH.D. LEVEL

11. Unrealistic and unpractical.

12. A flag that indicates that a ship is about to leave the harbor.

13. Legislation intended to enforce moral standards.

14. A wireless protocol creating personal area networks.

15. Nickname for a person from Nova Scotia.

@6. TO boldcap lede:ANSWERS

1. Blueprint. 2. Bluebeard. 3. Bluejeans. 4. Bluegrass State. 5. Blue baby. 6. Blue ribbon. 7. Blue Jays. 8. Blue-blooded. 9. Blue-chip (stock). 10. Blue-collar. 11. Blue-sky. 12. Blue peter. 13. Blue laws. 14. Bluetooth. 15. Bluenoser.

&Copy; Ken Fisher. Reprinted with permission from Barracade Books Inc. North America Syndicate Inc.