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English has names for things you didn't know needed one. Could you define them on the spot? @tigerlili scored 296 in Weird & Wonderful Words on Outlier Trivia. Can you beat it?

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  1. 1Language › Idioms & PhrasesHardHatters were proverbially 'mad' partly due to poisoning from what?Right1.7s+100
  2. 2Language › Idioms & PhrasesHardIn 'three sheets to the wind', what are the sheets?Wrong3.7s0
  3. 3Language › Alphabets & ScriptsVery hardWynn (ƿ), the letter Old English used before W, was borrowed from a rune whose name meant what?Wrong5.6s0
  4. 4Language › Languages of the WorldMedium"Mamihlapinatapai", a look between two people each hoping the other will act first, comes from which region?Wrong8.8s0
  5. 5Language › Word OriginsHardBefore it meant spirits, 'alcohol' came from Arabic al-kuhl, which meant what?Wrong4.5s0
  6. 6Language › LinguisticsEasyWhat is the most frequently used word in written English?Wrong5.2s0
  7. 7Language › Idioms & PhrasesEasyJealousy as "the green-eyed monster" comes from which Shakespeare play?Right3.2s+98
  8. 8Language › Word OriginsExpertJohnson's 1755 dictionary said oats fed horses in England but supported the people where?Wrong6.7s0
  9. 9Language › Word OriginsMedium"Crap" is often wrongly credited to Thomas Crapper, a Victorian what?Right3.2s+98
  10. 10Language › TypographyMediumWhat is the cartoonist's name for symbols like #@$%! used for swearing?Wrong4.9s0