This word is an antonym of cheerful, and its root word is also a famous brand of pineapple.
What is doleful?
100
The ghost of this knight appears to Arthur on the morning of a great battle to warn him not to fight. He is an appropriate messenger because he is the king's nephew.
Who is Sir Gawain?
100
When the Green Knight makes his strange appearance in King Arthur's hall, the knights are this.
What is surprised and afraid?
100
In the battle between Arthur and Mordred's forces, the knights on both sides defend their lords, fight bravely, and believe in destiny. These are all signs of the way they live up to this code.
What is the code of chivalry?
200
Someone who is __________, is up for a challenge no matter how great.
What is dauntless?
200
When we extend an olive branch (or a holly branch), we do not do this with it.
What is brandish?
200
According to Gawain, this outcome is certain for Arthur if he goes into battle with Mordred before Lancelot returns.
What is death?
200
Sir Gawain thinks the "Christmas game" or the beheading game the Green Knight proposes is this.
What is foolish?
200
This Romance characteristic may be said to be related to the trinity of Christian tradition.
What is the repetition of threes?
300
A mouse who is this would dart between the legs of a cat to get his paws on a piece of cheese.
What is intrepid?
300
It's the name of the game, and if we do not answer enough questions correctly, we are in _____________ of losing.
What is jeopardy?
300
Both Mordred and Arthur express this sentiment about the other before the meeting to make the treaty.
What is distrust?
300
The green belt the lady of the castle offers to Gawain tempts him because he believes it will do this.
What is save his life?
300
This Romance characteristic shows up in the Superman story in the person of Clark Kent.
What is disguised identity?
400
Someone who is the opposite of this, would be likely to buckle under pressure.
What is dauntless?
400
This word is like jeopardy, but it fits better in an alliterative sentence like the following, "Peter procrastinated practicing, so his tightrope performance was ___________."
What is perilous?
400
Sir Bevidere betrays Arthur by failing to do this.
What is throw Excalibur in the lake?
400
Temptation is embodied in this character in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight."
Who is the lady of the castle?
400
Though Sir Bevidere and the hermit seem to believe that Arthur is dead again, in calling him the "once and future king," Malory's legend suggests Arthur may do this.
What is return?
500
If there is an overabundance, a plethora, we might say there are ____________ quantities.
What is copious?
500
This English word for the traditional code of conduct associated with the knighthood comes from the French for horse.
What is chivalry?
500
This knight shows his loyalty to Arthur by vowing to keep vigil over his body at a hermitage.
Who is Sir Bevidere?
500
Though Gawain resists jewels and the lady's seduction, he fails when she offers the belt because of this desire.
What is the desire to live?
500
The Green Knight serves as a device for Gawain to become more than just a lowly nephew of Arthur, to become this.