Trivia Quiz: Word Origins

Have you ever wondered where the words we use come from? Think you already know? Try this quiz and see...

Question 1: Which of the following comes from the Greek hyster, "womb"?

A: Hysteria
B: Hyacinth
C: Hyoscine
D: History

Question 2: Which of the following comes from the Greek allos, "other"?

A: Almost
B: All
C: Alimony
D: Allegory

Question 3: Which of the following comes from the Latin elire, "to choose"?

A: Alure
B: Elite
C: Elated
D: Elevate

Question 4: Which of the following comes from the Arabic al zahr, "the dice"?

A: Hazard
B: Zirconia
C: Alose
D: Allure

Question 5: Which of the following comes from the German selig, "Happy"?

A: Smile
B: Silly
C: Smell
D: Seldom

Question 6: Which of the following comes from the Sanskrit sarkara, "grit"?

A: Sugar
B: Candy
C: Both originate from sarkara
D: Neither originate from sarkara

Question 7: Which of the following comes from the Arabic za'faran, "yellow"?

A: Salvation
B: Feeble
C: Both originate from za'faran
D: Neither originate from za'faran

Question 8: Which of the following comes from the Latin incanere, "to sing to"?

A: Incarnate
B: Incentive
C: Both originate from incanere
D: neither originate from incanere

Question 9: Which of the following comes from the Latin nescius, "ignorant"?

A: Nice
B: Noxious
C: Annoying
D: All 3 originate from nescius

Question 10: Which of the following does not come from the Latin idein, "to see"?

A: Idea
B: Idol
C: ideal
D: All 3 originate from idein

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