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English has names for things you didn't know needed one. Could you define them on the spot? @w0hq scored 496 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?Right0.6s+100
  2. 2Language › Idioms & PhrasesHardIn 'three sheets to the wind', what are the sheets?Wrong0.4s0
  3. 3Language › Alphabets & ScriptsVery hardWynn (ƿ), the letter Old English used before W, was borrowed from a rune whose name meant what?Wrong1.6s0
  4. 4Language › Languages of the WorldMedium"Mamihlapinatapai", a look between two people each hoping the other will act first, comes from which region?Wrong2.4s0
  5. 5Language › Word OriginsHardBefore it meant spirits, 'alcohol' came from Arabic al-kuhl, which meant what?Wrong3.0s0
  6. 6Language › LinguisticsEasyWhat is the most frequently used word in written English?Right2.3s+100
  7. 7Language › Idioms & PhrasesEasyJealousy as "the green-eyed monster" comes from which Shakespeare play?Wrong2.5s0
  8. 8Language › Word OriginsExpertJohnson's 1755 dictionary said oats fed horses in England but supported the people where?Right3.1s+98
  9. 9Language › Word OriginsMedium"Crap" is often wrongly credited to Thomas Crapper, a Victorian what?Right3.0s+98
  10. 10Language › TypographyMediumWhat is the cartoonist's name for symbols like #@$%! used for swearing?Right1.5s+100