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Do You Even Know Word Origins? - Statistics
General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 110 times
- The average score is 10 of 15
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Pasteurized Milk | French scientist Louis Pasteur devised a system to limit microbial growth in milk | 100%
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| Kafkaesque | Kafka was an early twentieth-century writer whose most famous stories focused on protagonists in confusing, punishing situations for seemingly no reason | 91%
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| Decibel | “Bel” comes from Alexander Graham Bell’s last name, and deci- means “one tenth” | 82%
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| Sisyphean Task | Inhospitable king Sisyphus was forced by the Greek gods to roll a boulder up a hill, but it only rolls back down every time he gets to the top | 82%
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| The Common Sandwich | John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, invented the food to keep his fingers clean during poker | 82%
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| Dom Pérignon Champagne | Dom Pérignon was a Benedictine monk who helped advance French winemaking techniques | 73%
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| Epsom Salts | Epsom Springs was a popular spa for 1600s Londoners | 73%
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| Pyrrhic Victory | Greek king Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans at the Battle of Asculum at such great cost, that he had to give up the bigger campaign | 73%
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| Draconian Laws | Lawmaker Draco of Ancient Athens proscribed the first codified laws, which often had extreme punishments for minor offences | 73%
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| Macadamia Nuts | A leading botanist in Australia, Dr. von Mueller, named the tree after his scientist friend, John Macadam | 64%
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| Machiavellian | Machiavelli was a former political advisor who wrote a book advising leaders to be cunning, ruthless, and feared | 64%
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| Male Chauvinism | Nicolas Chauvin was a soldier who blindly and excessively loved the French First Republic | 55%
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| Bubonic Plague | A “bubo” is a large bump caused by a swollen lymph node | 36%
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| Shrapnel | Henry Shrapnel invented the antipersonnel weapon in the late-18th century | 27%
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| Italic Font | Printer Aldus Manutius wanted a typeface that emulated an Italian handwritten manuscript, so he gave it a slant and called it Italics | 18%
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