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CHRIS

This week’s quiz (CHRIS) is for long-time reader Chris Johansen, whose clever comments and sharp-eyed catches we always enjoy. Thanks, Chris.

1. A cameo (KAMMY-oh) is:
   a hybrid desert animal
   a syrupy fruit drink
   an engraving technique
   a mechanical lifting device

2. The name of the heliotrope (HE-LEO-trope) flower literally means:
   spiralling upward
   turning toward the sun
   gas-filled
   balloon-like

3. A ragout (ruh-GOO) is a:
   hazing ritual
   wild rumpus
   Dixieland jam session
   seasoned stew

4. An imbroglio (im-BROLE-yo) is a kind of:
   disagreement
   necklace
   dialect
   stew

5. Slyder (slider) is a slangish term for:
   a kind of UFO
   a student’s cheating device
   a miniature burger
   a buyable lawyer

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