Card Trivia Quiz

Answer:

17th century Cardinal Richelieu was both real and fictional, playing a role in the 18th century novel "The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas. Catholic cardinals wore scarlet cassocks, which perhaps explains why 'cardinal' is also a shade of red. This is also the connection to the North American bird of the same name, the state bird for seven US states. The fourth meaning of cardinal in this quiz is the maritime mark (such as a buoy) which indicates the compass direction (N, S, E or W) of safety relative to a hazard (such as a submerged rock).

If you didn't get cardinal red, you might know of a red card. That, along with a yellow card, are penalties awarded by the referee against individual players in such games as rugby and football/soccer. The holder of a green card, however, is a permanent resident in the US. Back to sports, the scorecard is a running total of certain match statistics in such games as golf.

Food-related, there is cardamom (the spice) and cardoon (or artichoke thistle). Cardboard is the packing material and Cardiff the Welsh city where you might find a cardiologist (heart doctor). Cardsharp is a type of professional cheat as opposed to a cardholder who is an authorised user.

The decoy answers were coagulated (curdled), grape variety (chardonnay), wood fuel (charcoal), cloth type (corduroy), Arctic fish (char) and cable (cord).