POTPOURRI

(e.g., What does the abbreviation RIP mean? Answer: Rest in peace.)

Freshman level

1. What is the Spanish word for “Mr.” (Mister)?

2. Complete the proverb: “Music has charms to soothe the ...”

3. Where would you find a hypotenuse?

4. What is the common name for the aurora borealis?

5. Which months have 30 days?

Graduate level

6. Who was the ruler of the gods in Norse mythology?

7. In what state are the Adirondack Mountains?

8. What is the five-letter word for a coral island that surrounds a lagoon?

9. What is the acronym for “radio detection and ranging”?

10. What abbreviation is derived from the French “respondez s’il vous plait”?

Ph.D. level

11. What literary character “always depended on the kindness of strangers”?

Answers: 1. Senor. 2. Savage breast (beast). 3. On a right triangle. 4. Northern lights. 5. September, April, June and November. 6. Odin. 7. New York. 8. Atoll. 9. Radar. 10. RSVP. 11. Blanche DuBois.

— North America Syndicate