Themed: Weird & Wonderful Words · Game #11@raanve

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English has names for things you didn't know needed one. Could you define them on the spot? @raanve scored 399 in Weird & Wonderful Words on Outlier Trivia. Can you beat it?

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  1. 1Language › Word OriginsHard'Ado', as in 'much ado about nothing', is a fused form of which phrase?Wrong2.4s0
  2. 2Language › Word OriginsMediumThe leotard is named after a French performer famous for what?Wrong1.3s0
  3. 3Language › Word OriginsMediumThe Frisbee is named after what?Wrong1.6s0
  4. 4Language › Word OriginsMediumBefore hot tubs, the Jacuzzi brothers' company made what?Wrong1.4s0
  5. 5Language › Word OriginsHardDr Guillotin, whose name became 'guillotine', actually did what?Right2.7s+99
  6. 6Language › Word OriginsHardShrapnel is named after Henry Shrapnel, who was what?Right1.9s+100
  7. 7Language › Word OriginsVery hardThe limousine is named after a French region, probably by way of what?Wrong2.8s0
  8. 8Language › Word OriginsEasy"Pasteurize" is named after a scientist from which country?Right0.2s+100
  9. 9Language › Word OriginsEasyWellington boots are named after whom?Right0.9s+100
  10. 10Language › TypographyExpertThe ?! fused into a single punctuation mark was invented in 1962 by a man in which line of work?Wrong3.4s0