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- 1Language › TypographyMediumWhat is one name telephone engineers gave the # symbol?Right1.9s+100
- 2Language › Word OriginsEasyThe marathon race is named after what?Right2.7s+99
- 3Language › Idioms & PhrasesEasyWho coined "Catch-22" as the title of his 1961 novel?Wrong0.1s0
- 4Language › GrammarHardWhy is 'children' called a double plural?Right9.0s+89
- 5Language › Alphabets & ScriptsHardThe Old English letter æ was called 'ash' after a rune named for what?Right3.0s+98
- 6Language › Word OriginsExpertBefore it meant a social climber, 'snob' was 18th-century slang for what?Wrong4.5s0
- 7Language › Alphabets & ScriptsMediumIn "Ye Olde Shoppe", the Y stands in for which old letter?Right1.8s+100
- 8Language › LinguisticsMediumAs of the OED's 2011 revision, which three-letter verb had the most senses of any English word?Wrong4.5s0
- 9Language › Word OriginsHardWhy does English say 'beef' at the table but 'cow' in the field?Wrong5.2s0
- 10Language › Languages of the WorldVery hardAmerican slang 'hoosegow', a jail, comes from a Spanish word for what?Wrong3.9s0