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- 1Language › Word OriginsEasyA mild word used in place of a harsh one is called what?Right2.0s+100
- 2Language › Word OriginsHard"Llama" and "quinoa" both come from which South American language?Right2.0s+100
- 3Language › Word OriginsMediumWhat does the Latin phrase 'carpe diem' mean?Right1.4s+100
- 4Language › Word OriginsHardThe word "geyser" comes from a hot spring in which country?Right2.1s+100
- 5Language › Word OriginsHardThe word "window" comes from an Old Norse word meaning what?Wrong3.5s0
- 6Language › Word OriginsMedium"Karaoke" literally means what?Right5.2s+95
- 7Language › Idioms & PhrasesEasy'Passing the buck' comes from which card game?Right3.5s+98
- 8Language › GrammarExpertWhich Venetian printer is credited with the first printed semicolon, in the 1490s?Right3.4s+98
- 9Language › Word OriginsMediumThe word "laconic" comes from which region of ancient Greece?Right2.1s+100
- 10Language › TypographyVery hardWhich typeface spells out 'We came in peace for all mankind' on the plaque left on the Moon?Wrong6.0s0