Word Quiz

G’s Please

1. A grapnel (GRAP-nul) usually has four or five:
groups of grapes
shimmery drapes
hidden nooks
curved hooks

2. A gargoyle (GAR-goyle) is most likely in the form of:
thick, sweet syrup
a silver stirrup
a grotesque beast
a praying priest

3. Garamond (rhymes with “WEAR-a-bond”) refers to:
a broad, bright stripe
a constant gripe
a style of type
a kind of pipe

4. A gnomon (NO-mon) is most likely found:
on an African prairie
on a sun-dial
under an Irish bridge
in a fairy-tale forest

5. Gnocchi (nocky [or no key or notchy or nyoky]) are:
Greek bowling balls
Italian dumplings
Portuguese lariats
Rumanian wise men