Etymology Quizzes

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We describe the origin of the country name. You guess the country.
Such as a Rubik's ____ or Ferris _____.
Difficulty level: hard. We describe the origin of the country name. You guess the country.
These objects were named for their inventors. Guess what they are.
We describe the origin of the name. You guess the capital city.
Fill the blanks in these things from science and math that are named after people.
Can you name the cities that are served by these airports named for people?
Fill the blanks in these things that are named after people.
Can you guess these places that were named after people?
Can you guess these U.S. state capitals based on how they got their name?
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158,552 Country Name Etymologies #1
156,923 Things Named For People #1
86,265 Country Name Etymologies #2
72,328 Things Named for Inventors
63,128 Capital City Etymologies
55,788 Airports Named for People #1
53,748 Things Named For People #3 - Science
52,565 Things Named For People #2 - U.S. Centric
48,699 Places Named for People
38,262 Foods Named for Places
36,844 U.S. State Capital Etymology
23,579 U.S. Cities Named for People - Sudden Death
21,498 U.S. City Name Etymologies
16,663 Countries by Alternate Etymology
15,374 Airports Named for People #2
14,976 Words Invented by Specific People
13,801 Terms Coined 1900–1930
11,339 U.S. States by Alternate Etymology
3,004 Capital Cities Named After People
2,982 US states named after a person
2,934 Country Name Etymology 2
2,787 African Countries by Etymology
2,528 Country Name Etymology
2,075 Terms Coined 1931-1969
1,945 Countries Named After People
1,664 Terms Coined Since 1970
1,421 Etymologies of countries (picture quiz)
1,353 North American Countries by Etymology
1,276 European Countries by Etymology
1,196 U.S. Cities named after UK cities
1,043 Etymologies of U.S. States (picture quiz)
1,033 Countries Named After Cities
975 Band Name Etymology
958 Element Etymologies: Places
933 European Countries' Etymology
926 Capitals by Etymology
786 French Cities by Etymology
720 More Airports Named for People
588 Female First Name Etymology
506 European Capital Cities with Greek or Roman Etymology
504 US State Etymologies
495 Country Name Etymology: Now with extra clue!
443 State Etymology #1
438 Male First Name Etymology
410 Ten World Capitals Named for People
405 English Word Etymologies
399 Capital city etymologies
346 Country and Place Name Etymology Fun Times Quiz
327 Capital city etymologies
312 State Etymology #2
307 US States Named for Rivers
295 All Megacities By Etymology
287 Germanic or Romance etymology #1: To see
281 Country names by etymology (meaning) of native name
267 Etymologies of elements (picture quiz)
261 State Etymology #3
243 50 Airports Named for People
222 Things Named for Places
208 Germanic or Romance etymology #3: Fruits
194 Company Name Etymologies
190 Country Names from their Etymology
180 Portmanteau True or False
168 Country Etymologys
164 Etymology of US states and territories
159 Canadian City Etymologies
152 Germanic or Romance etymology #2: To say
127 Fake Etymologies
85 Capital Cities by Alternate Etymology
75 Currencies by Etymology
60 Musician and Band Name Etymology
49 Ex-Yugoslav cities’ etymology
38 Days of the Week Etymology
17 Islamic Cities Etymology
14 Months of the Year Etymology
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