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- 1Language › Idioms & PhrasesHardHatters were proverbially 'mad' partly due to poisoning from what?Right3.0s+98
- 2Language › Idioms & PhrasesHardIn 'three sheets to the wind', what are the sheets?Wrong3.7s0
- 3Language › Alphabets & ScriptsVery hardWynn (ƿ), the letter Old English used before W, was borrowed from a rune whose name meant what?Wrong5.6s0
- 4Language › Languages of the WorldMedium"Mamihlapinatapai", a look between two people each hoping the other will act first, comes from which region?Right7.8s+91
- 5Language › Word OriginsHardBefore it meant spirits, 'alcohol' came from Arabic al-kuhl, which meant what?Wrong9.6s0
- 6Language › LinguisticsEasyWhat is the most frequently used word in written English?Right5.2s+95
- 7Language › Idioms & PhrasesEasyJealousy as "the green-eyed monster" comes from which Shakespeare play?Right2.9s+99
- 8Language › Word OriginsExpertJohnson's 1755 dictionary said oats fed horses in England but supported the people where?Right1.7s+100
- 9Language › Word OriginsMedium"Crap" is often wrongly credited to Thomas Crapper, a Victorian what?Right2.1s+100
- 10Language › TypographyMediumWhat is the cartoonist's name for symbols like #@$%! used for swearing?Wrong2.8s0