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1. 1Language › TypographyMediumWhat is one name telephone engineers gave the # symbol?Wrong2.3s0
2. 2Language › Word OriginsEasyThe marathon race is named after what?Wrong7.5s0
3. 3Language › Idioms & PhrasesEasyWho coined "Catch-22" as the title of his 1961 novel?Right0.9s+100
4. 4Language › GrammarHardWhy is 'children' called a double plural?Right6.3s+93
5. 5Language › Alphabets & ScriptsHardThe Old English letter æ was called 'ash' after a rune named for what?Right1.3s+100
6. 6Language › Word OriginsExpertBefore it meant a social climber, 'snob' was 18th-century slang for what?Wrong2.5s0
7. 7Language › Alphabets & ScriptsMediumIn "Ye Olde Shoppe", the Y stands in for which old letter?Right1.4s+100
8. 8Language › LinguisticsMediumAs of the OED's 2011 revision, which three-letter verb had the most senses of any English word?Wrong1.5s0
9. 9Language › Word OriginsHardWhy does English say 'beef' at the table but 'cow' in the field?Right4.8s+96
10. 10Language › Languages of the WorldVery hardAmerican slang 'hoosegow', a jail, comes from a Spanish word for what?Wrong4.8s0