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1. 1Language › Idioms & PhrasesMedium"Stealing someone's thunder" comes from a playwright who invented what?Right1.7s+100
2. 2Language › Word OriginsMediumWhy was SOS chosen as the international distress signal?Right1.9s+100
3. 3Language › Languages of the WorldMediumThe German word "Kummerspeck" (weight gained by emotional overeating) literally means what?Right3.0s+98
4. 4Language › Word OriginsEasyCalling a spoilsport "a Grinch" comes from a book by whom?Right2.5s+99
5. 5Language › LinguisticsHard'A nadder' became 'an adder'. Which animal gained an n the opposite way?Wrong3.0s0
6. 6Language › Word OriginsHard'Crapulence', sickness from too much food or drink, traces back to a Greek word for what?Right1.2s+100
7. 7Language › Word OriginsExpertThe first full edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was completed in which year?Right1.6s+100
8. 8Language › Idioms & PhrasesEasyThe phrase "Big Brother is watching you" comes from which novel?Right0.7s+100
9. 9Language › TypographyHardIn old printing, why can 'Congress' seem to read 'Congrefs'?Right2.7s+99
10. 10Language › Alphabets & ScriptsVery hardScottish names like Menzies, said 'Mingis', carry a z that stood in for which old letter?Right3.7s+97