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1. 1Language › Word OriginsHardCallipygian, Greek for 'with beautiful buttocks', is tied to a famous statue of which goddess?Right2.1s+100
2. 2Language › Word OriginsMedium"Bunkum", meaning nonsense, comes from what?Wrong3.6s0
3. 3Language › Word OriginsMediumThe Molotov cocktail was named by soldiers of which country?Wrong2.7s0
4. 4Language › LinguisticsExpertWords that spell another word backwards, like 'stressed', have what self-referential name?Wrong7.8s0
5. 5Language › Word OriginsVery hard'Mumpsimus', stubbornly clinging to an error, comes from a priest who misread a word in what?Wrong7.2s0
6. 6Language › Idioms & PhrasesHard'Taking umbrage' at something comes from the Latin word for what?Right2.4s+99
7. 7Language › Word OriginsHard'Galvanize' honors Luigi Galvani, famous for using electricity to make what twitch?Right6.7s+93
8. 8Language › Word OriginsMediumThe name "penguin" was originally given to which bird?Wrong6.8s0
9. 9Language › TypographyEasyUppercase and lowercase letters got their names from what?Right4.1s+97
10. 10Language › Word OriginsEasyThe flying toy kite is named after what?Right2.0s+100