1. The word for "loss of smell" is anosmia and the word for "loss of sight" is amaurosis. What is the word for "loss of taste"?

ANSWER: ageusia

2. Which politician had a Harvard classmate take an exam for him/her, earning him/her a suspension?

ANSWER: Ted Kennedy

3. FICTITIOUS is to PSEUDONYM as BACKWARD is to Palindrome Homonym Ananym

ANSWER: ANANYM. A pseudonym is a fictitious name, and an ananym is a backward spelling of a name.

Farmer Brown plants 2 crops each year. He can plant corn, peas, carrots, squash, kale, potatoes, broccoli, and cauliflower. He can't plant potatoes the year after he plants carrots. If he plants squash, he must also plant kale. Broccoli and corn are never planted in the same year. He can't plant peas or cauliflower 2 years in a row. Last year he planted carrots and peas. Which of the following could he plant this year?

ANSWER: Kale and broccoli. None of the other combinations are possible.