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English has names for things you didn't know needed one. Could you define them on the spot? @loftydadan scored 462 in Weird & Wonderful Words on Outlier Trivia. Can you beat it?

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1Language › TypographyMediumWhat is one name telephone engineers gave the # symbol?Wrong8.9s0
2Language › Word OriginsEasyThe marathon race is named after what?Right4.3s+96
3Language › Idioms & PhrasesEasyWho coined "Catch-22" as the title of his 1961 novel?Wrong2.6s0
4Language › GrammarHardWhy is 'children' called a double plural?Right8.8s+89
5Language › Alphabets & ScriptsHardThe Old English letter æ was called 'ash' after a rune named for what?Wrong6.4s0
6Language › Word OriginsExpertBefore it meant a social climber, 'snob' was 18th-century slang for what?Right7.9s+91
7Language › Alphabets & ScriptsMediumIn "Ye Olde Shoppe", the Y stands in for which old letter?Right7.8s+91
8Language › LinguisticsMediumAs of the OED's 2011 revision, which three-letter verb had the most senses of any English word?Right5.4s+95
9Language › Word OriginsHardWhy does English say 'beef' at the table but 'cow' in the field?Wrong8.8s0
10Language › Languages of the WorldVery hardAmerican slang 'hoosegow', a jail, comes from a Spanish word for what?Wrong10.7s0