SHAPES & IMAGES

(e.g., A symbol of love and affection. Answer: Heart.)

Freshman level

1. The shape of a crisp wafer for holding scoops of ice cream.

2. Two-word term for a situation in which two suitors vie for the love of the same person.

3. In Muslim countries, the name “Red Cross” is replaced with “Red ____.”

Graduate level

4. The shape of the U.S. Department of Defense building.

5. Term for the art of cutting bushes into shapes such as birds or animals.

6. The shape of the formal working space of the U.S. president.

Ph.D. level

7. Term for the Japanese art of folding paper into attractive shapes.

8. The orbits of the eight planets are of this shape.

9. A round, solid figure with every point on its surface at an equal distance from the center.

Answers: 1. Cone. 2. Love triangle. 3. Crescent. 4. Pentagon. 5. Topiary. 6. Oval (the Oval Office). 7. Origami. 8. Elliptical (ellipse). 9. Sphere.

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