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The ten questions
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- 1Language › TypographyVery hardJock Kinneir and Margaret Calvert designed lettering for what?Wrong3.9s0
- 2Language › Word OriginsMedium"Sideburns" comes from the name of which American Civil War general?Right1.4s+100
- 3Language › Word OriginsMediumThe guillotine is named after a Frenchman of which profession?Right2.4s+99
- 4Language › Word OriginsMedium"Vodka" literally means what in Russian?Right4.1s+97
- 5Language › Word OriginsEasyWhat does the phrase "bona fide" mean?Right3.6s+98
- 6Language › Word OriginsHardThe wine name "sherry" comes from which Spanish town's name?Wrong1.5s0
- 7Language › Word OriginsHardThe word "currant" comes from the name of which Greek city?Right5.4s+95
- 8Language › Word OriginsHardThe word "tangerine" comes from the name of which port city?Right1.5s+100
- 9Language › LinguisticsExpertShown a spiky shape and a rounded one, which do most people call 'kiki'?Right3.5s+98
- 10Language › Idioms & PhrasesEasy'Crocodile tears' come from an old belief that crocodiles do what?Right4.9s+96