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21 English words with strange and surprising origins.

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Words with Strange OriginsVersión en línea 21 English words with strange and surprising origins. por Adrien Lorinczi 1 In Ancient Greece the word "idiot" was used for anyone who was not a ________. Written answer 2 Freelancers in the middle ages fought ________. a in a particular army b for freedom c with a lance 3 Bankrupt in Italian means a ___ ____. Written answer 4 Originally "sinister" meant _______-_______. Written answer 5 A syhophant in modern day English is someone who ___. a reveals figs b smuggles food c licks boots d exports olives 6 In English "Gung ho" means ____. a "work together" b war c Mandarin Chinese d enthusiastic 7 An eavesdropper is someone who ____. a gossips about other people b listens to oher people's coversations c drops eaves d eaves drops 8 According to the French muscles look like little ________. Written answer 9 Which of the following words in NOT a translation of the English word "turkey" in the languages mentioned in the sequence? a peru b French chicken c Ottoman d from India 10 "Americano" = espresso + ___ ___ . Written answer 11 What was the original name of the Earl of Sandwich? a John Montagu b John Capulet c Ottoman d from India 12 Captain Charles C. Boycott was an English __________. Written answer 13 Sideburns were named after General Ambrose ________ . Written answer 14 Soccer is an abbreviation of the word __________ . Written answer 15 "Geek" originates from the German word "gek", which meant a _________ . Written answer 16 A "Luddite" today refers to someone who _____. (more than 1 correct answer) Select one or more answers a prefers things the old way b breaks machines in factories c is the opposite of a geek d resists technology 17 A "teetotal" is someone who doesn't ______ _______. Written answer 18 Dandelion means "tooth of the __________" in French. Written answer 19 To "ostracize" today means to _______. a ban from Athens for 10 years b exclude someone from the group c vote for the most unpopular person d put somebody to death

Words with Strange OriginsVersión en línea

21 English words with strange and surprising origins.

por Adrien Lorinczi

In Ancient Greece the word "idiot" was used for anyone who was not a ________.

Written answer

Freelancers in the middle ages fought ________.

in a particular army

for freedom

with a lance

Bankrupt in Italian means a _ __.

Written answer

Originally "sinister" meant _-_.

Written answer

A syhophant in modern day English is someone who ___.

reveals figs

smuggles food

licks boots

exports olives

In English "Gung ho" means ____.

"work together"

war

Mandarin Chinese

enthusiastic

An eavesdropper is someone who ____.

gossips about other people

listens to oher people's coversations

drops eaves

eaves drops

According to the French muscles look like little ________.

Written answer

Which of the following words in NOT a translation of the English word "turkey" in the languages mentioned in the sequence?

peru

French chicken

Ottoman

from India

"Americano" = espresso + _ _ .

Written answer

What was the original name of the Earl of Sandwich?

John Montagu

John Capulet

Ottoman

from India

Captain Charles C. Boycott was an English __________.

Written answer

Sideburns were named after General Ambrose ________ .

Written answer

Soccer is an abbreviation of the word __________ .

Written answer

"Geek" originates from the German word "gek", which meant a _________ .

Written answer

A "Luddite" today refers to someone who _____. (more than 1 correct answer)

Select one or more answers

prefers things the old way

breaks machines in factories

is the opposite of a geek

resists technology

A "teetotal" is someone who doesn't _.

Written answer

Dandelion means "tooth of the __________" in French.

Written answer

To "ostracize" today means to _______.

ban from Athens for 10 years

exclude someone from the group

vote for the most unpopular person

put somebody to death

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