COLORFUL THINGS

Each answer contains a color. (e.g., The trophy awarded to the champion of the Canadian football league. Answer: Grey Cup.)

Freshman level

1. A sea between Europe and Asia.

2. To carry one’s lunch from home.

3. Ag.

Graduate level

4. The longest river in South Africa.

5. For what does the last letter stand in the mnemonic device ROYGBIV?

6. The color of Paul Bunyan’s giant ox.

Ph.D. level

7. Two-word term for extravagant or flowery literary writing.

8. A gin-based cocktail with grenadine.

9. Two-word term for needlessly time-consuming procedure.

Answers: 1. Black Sea. 2. Brown bag it. 3. Silver. 4. Orange River. 5. Violet. 6. Blue. 7. Purple prose. 8. Pink lady. 9. Red tape.

— North America Syndicate