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The ten questions
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- 1Language › TypographyVery hardJock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert designed lettering for what?Wrong8.9s0
- 2Language › Word OriginsMedium"Sideburns" comes from the name of which American Civil War general?Right1.9s+100
- 3Language › Word OriginsMediumThe guillotine is named after a Frenchman of which profession?Wrong3.7s0
- 4Language › Word OriginsMedium"Vodka" literally means what in Russian?Wrong2.7s0
- 5Language › Word OriginsEasyWhat does the phrase "bona fide" mean?Right4.2s+97
- 6Language › Word OriginsHardThe wine name "sherry" comes from which Spanish town's name?Wrong4.8s0
- 7Language › Word OriginsHardThe word "currant" comes from the name of which Greek city?Right4.1s+97
- 8Language › Word OriginsHardThe word "tangerine" comes from the name of which port city?Right2.0s+100
- 9Language › LinguisticsExpertShown a spiky shape and a rounded one, which do most people call 'kiki'?Right6.8s+93
- 10Language › Idioms & PhrasesEasy'Crocodile tears' come from an old belief that crocodiles do what?Right5.3s+95