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Fake Etymologies - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 127 times
124 since last reset
- The average score is 5 of 16
Answer Stats
| Fake Etymology | Word | % Correct |
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| This person is like a man, but with a womb. | Woman | 80%
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| A reference to political cartoonist Thomas Nast (1840-1902). | Nasty | 62%
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| A British king loved steak so much he knighted it. | Sirloin | 46%
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| A moth flew into the Harvard Mark II computer, shorting it out. | (Computer) Bug | 45%
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| This made Mary, Queen of Scots feel better when she was ill, or when "Marie est malade." | Marmalade | 39%
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| The military used this as a general purpose vehicle. | Jeep (GP) | 37%
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| Originally, only gentlemen could play this sport, and ladies were forbidden. | Golf | 30%
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| The shady and more expensive cabins on a round-trip voyage: port out, starboard home | Posh | 29%
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| The company that created this substance had offices in New York and London. | Nylon | 24%
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| American cowboys got called this because they would sing "Green Grow the Rushes, O." | Gringo | 21%
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| These were given out to insure prompt service. | Tips | 19%
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| The medical designation for a complete cessation of motor activity. | Coma | 16%
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| Oxford students lacking noble titles had to write "sine nobilitate" in their books. | Snob | 13%
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| Napoleon said this was only good for feeding to his horse, Nicole: "C'est bon pour Nicole!" | Pumpernickel | 10%
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| The Duesenberg car company made some very fine cars indeed! | Doozy | 4%
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| Politicians would send spies to go and sip some ale at local taverns to find out what their constituents were saying. | Gossip | 2%
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