WEATHER WARNINGS

Provide the missing word to complete the weather warning. (e.g., “St. Swithin’s Day, if thou dost rain, for 40 days it will _____.” Answer: Remain.)

Freshman level

1. “Red sky at night, shepherd’s _____.”

2. “Red sky in the morning, shepherd’s _______.”

3. “When the wind is out of the east, tis never good for man nor ____.”

Graduate level

4. “When halo rings moon or sun, ____ is approaching on the run.”

5. “Rain before seven, fine by _____.”

6. “____ lie down when it’s about to rain.”

Ph.D. level

7. “Mackerel sky and mare’s tails make tall ships carry low _____.”

8. “Pine cones _____ when good weather is on the way.”

9. “It’s too cold to ____.”

Answers: 1. Delight. 2. Warning. 3. Beast. 4. Rain. 5. Eleven. 6. Cows. 7. Sails. 8. Open. 9. Snow.

— North America Syndicate