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- 1Language › Word OriginsVery hard'Hearse' traces back through French to Latin for which farm tool?Wrong7.4s0
- 2Language › Word OriginsMediumThe poinsettia is named after Joel Poinsett, who was what?Wrong8.2s0
- 3Language › Word OriginsMedium"Tantalize" comes from Tantalus, punished in myth in what way?Right3.5s+98
- 4Language › Word OriginsMediumThe word "dunce" comes from the name of what?Wrong7.7s0
- 5Language › Word OriginsHardThe s in 'island' was added because people wrongly linked the word to which other word?Wrong4.1s0
- 6Language › LinguisticsExpertWhich 15-letter word is famous for using no letter more than once?Right3.8s+97
- 7Language › TypographyHard'Lorem ipsum' placeholder text is scrambled from a work by which Roman writer?Right2.5s+99
- 8Language › Idioms & PhrasesHardIn 'scot-free', what was a scot?Right8.3s+90
- 9Language › Word OriginsEasyThe volt is named after a physicist from which country?Wrong3.1s0
- 10Language › Word OriginsEasyThe word "vaccine" comes from the Latin word for which animal?Right2.8s+99