Trivia Quiz: More Word Origins

Question 1: What is the original meaning of the term 'beefeater'?

A: gin
B: a carnivore
C: a well fed servant
D: an overweight person

Question 2: What is the original meaning of the term 'bimbo'?

A: baby
B: promiscuos
C: superficial
D: unintelligent

Question 3: Which of the following is not an original meaning of the term 'bizarre'?

A: angry
B: beard
C: handsome
D: brave

Question 4: Which of the following is not an original meaning of the term 'blockbuster'?

A: a bomb
B: a huge success
C: to destroy
D: a bully

Question 5: What is the original meaning of the term 'nag'?

A: an old woman
B: a widow
C: an old horse
D: an annoyance

Question 6: What is the original meaning of the term 'naive'?

A: predictable
B: natural
C: careless
D: dumb

Question 7: What term does the word 'cabbage' come from?

A: purple
B: vegetable
C: water
D: head

Question 8: What did the word 'alcohol' originally mean?

A: powder
B: evil spirit
C: ripe crop
D: liquid

Question 9: The word 'asthma' in English would translate as what in Latin?

A: air
B: oppression
C: lungs
D: numbness

Question 10: The word 'gift' came from the word 'asgift,' which meant a payment for what?

A: food
B: land
C: a wife
D: livestock

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