Weekly Word Challenge

I didn't like the word of the week, and didn't do so well on the vocabulary test. Giving Thanks is the theme, give it a spin:

1. bread-and-butter: (a) simple and inexpensive; (b) meager; (c) expressing sadness; (d) sent or given as thanks for hospitality.

2. Anatolia: (a) the part of Turkey comprising the peninsula of Asia Minor; (b) the part of a turkey comprising the beak, waddles, and nostrils; (c) first name of the wife of Miles Standish, a Pilgrim leader; (d) the sister ship of the Mayflower.

3. gallinaceous: (a) an expression of surprise or exhortation; (b) of or relating to turkeys; (c) of, relating to, or resembling deer; (d) of, relating to, or characteristic of fish.

4. Pilgrim Thanksgiving fare: (a) duck; (b) venison; (c) fish; (d) all the above.

5. Bradford: (a) the English king in 1620; (b) the second Pilgrim sailing ship to arrive at Cape Cod, in 1621; (c) the Pilgrim leader; (d) the original name of the first Pilgrim settlement.

6. decapod: (a) Indian beans; (b) a large ten-pointed spar projecting forward from the stem of a ship; (c) a subterranean food cache, usually for winter storage; (d) lobster.

7. throe: (a) a light coverlet (as for a bed) made from woven reeds; (b) the succulent part of herbaceous plants; (c) a hard or painful struggle; (d) a braided cord or fabric (as of plaited rope yarns).

8. blunderbuss: (a) a gross error or mistake resulting usually from stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness; (b) a muzzle-loading firearm with a short barrel and flaring muzzle to facilitate loading; (c) wide breeches worn especially in England during the reign of Charles II; (d) a man's close-fitting jacket worn in Europe especially during the Renaissance.

9. Massasoit: (a) a hardy strain of corn developed by the Pilgrims; (b) a native dish of boiled squash, turnips, and onions; (c) a variety of crested wheatgrass cultivated by the Pilgrims with the help of the Native Americans they met; (d) sachem (leader) of the Wampanoag tribe of Native Americans.

10. Deo gratias: (a) day of thanksgiving; (b) thanks (be) to God; (c) a muted compliment; (d) have a thankful day.

Answers: 1:d 2:a 3:b 4:d 5:c 6:d 7:c 8:b 9:d 10:b

Rate Yourself:

1 to 2 correct: YOU are on the menu...the turkey! 3 to 5 correct: A squirrel for your meager feast. 6 to 7 correct: You get a lobster - just go pick it off the beach. 8 to 9 correct: Roast duck on your plate. All 10 correct: Ah! You get the delicious, savory roast venison!