English has names for things you didn't know needed one. Could you define them on the spot? A player scored 399 in Weird & Wonderful Words on Outlier Trivia. Can you beat it?
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1Language › Idioms & PhrasesHardHatters were proverbially 'mad' partly due to poisoning from what?Right0.7s+100
2Language › Idioms & PhrasesHardIn 'three sheets to the wind', what are the sheets?Wrong2.5s0
3Language › Alphabets & ScriptsVery hardWynn (ƿ), the letter Old English used before W, was borrowed from a rune whose name meant what?Wrong2.1s0
4Language › Languages of the WorldMedium"Mamihlapinatapai", a look between two people each hoping the other will act first, comes from which region?Wrong1.4s0
5Language › Word OriginsHardBefore it meant spirits, 'alcohol' came from Arabic al-kuhl, which meant what?Wrong1.7s0
6Language › LinguisticsEasyWhat is the most frequently used word in written English?Right2.7s+99
7Language › Idioms & PhrasesEasyJealousy as "the green-eyed monster" comes from which Shakespeare play?Right1.7s+100
8Language › Word OriginsExpertJohnson's 1755 dictionary said oats fed horses in England but supported the people where?Wrong1.3s0
9Language › Word OriginsMedium"Crap" is often wrongly credited to Thomas Crapper, a Victorian what?Right1.9s+100
10Language › TypographyMediumWhat is the cartoonist's name for symbols like #@$%! used for swearing?Wrong2.1s0