History·medium
The term 'robot' originates from a Czech word meaning 'forced labor' or 'servitude'.robotsetymologylanguageczech
General Knowledge·easy
What is the primary language spoken in Australia?English✓ correct
Aboriginal languages
French
Mandarin
australialanguageculture
Arts & Literature·hard
The word 'mummy' comes from the Arabic word 'mumia' meaning bitumen or tar.mummificationetymologylanguage
Science·hard
Neanderthals had the biological capacity for spoken language.neanderthallanguagecommunication
General Knowledge·hard
The word 'quiz' was invented by a theater owner as a bet.fun factslanguageetymologymyths
Arts & Literature·medium
Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination'.fun factslanguagehistoryshakespeare
Arts & Literature·hard
The dot above a lowercase 'i' or 'j' is called a 'tittle'.fun factstypographygrammarlanguage
General Knowledge·hard
What is the longest word that can be made using only the top row of a QWERTY keyboard?Typewriter✓ correct
Quantity
Typography
Eyesore
fun factslanguagetrivia
Arts & Literature·hard
The word 'silly' originally meant 'blessed' or 'holy'.fun factsetymologylanguageword origins
Arts & Literature·hard
The word 'awesome' was first used as a common expression in the 1980s.fun factsetymologylanguagevocabulary
General Knowledge·medium
The word 'orange' has a perfect rhyme in English.fun factslanguagewordsrhyming
Science·hard
What is the only letter that does not appear on the periodic table?fun factschemistryelementslanguage
General Knowledge·hard
What is the scientific name for the fear of long words?Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia✓ correct
Logophobia
Sesquipedalophobia
Verbophobia
fun factsphobiaspsychologylanguage
Society & Culture·medium
What does the term 'karaoke' mean in Japanese?Empty orchestra✓ correct
Singing machine
Empty stage
Voice box
fun factskaraokejapaneselanguage
History·easy
What was the primary language spoken throughout the Incan Empire?Quechua✓ correct
Aymara
Nahuatl
Mapudungun
the incaslanguageempire
Arts & Literature·hard
The term 'witch' originally referred only to female practitioners, while male practitioners were always called 'warlocks' or 'sorcerers.'witchcraftetymologygenderlanguage
Society & Culture·medium
The distribution of English as a first language is concentrated primarily in Western Europe.distributionlanguageenglishlinguistics
General Knowledge·medium
The word 'mantis' comes from the Greek word meaning 'prophet' or 'seer'.mantisetymologylanguage
General Knowledge·medium
What language are the names of Kwanzaa's principles derived from?Swahili✓ correct
Zulu
Yoruba
Amharic
kwanzaaswahililanguage
Arts & Literature·easy
The phrase 'to arm oneself' means to prepare or equip oneself for a challenge.armidiomslanguage
Geography·hard
How many different languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea?Over 800✓ correct
Around 200
Around 500
Around 600
diversityfun factslanguage
General Knowledge·medium
What is the most spoken language in the world by native speakers?Mandarin Chinese✓ correct
Spanish
English
Hindi
fun factslanguageworld
Society & Culture·hard
How many letters are in the Hawaiian alphabet?Twelve✓ correct
Eight
Fifteen
Twenty
fun factshawaiilanguage
Film & TV·easy
What is the primary language spoken in most Hong Kong films produced before the 1990s?Cantonese✓ correct
Mandarin
English
Mixed
hong kong cinemacantoneselanguage
Geography·easy
What is the primary language spoken in Egypt?Arabic✓ correct
Coptic
French
English
africageneral knowledgegeographylanguage
Society & Culture·medium
What is the primary language spoken in Brazil?Portuguese✓ correct
Spanish
French
Italian
brazilculturegeneral knowledgelanguage
Society & Culture·hard
What is the most spoken language in the world by native speakers?Mandarin Chinese✓ correct
English
Spanish
Hindi
general knowledgelanguageculturestatistics
Society & Culture·hard
Which African country has the most official languages (11)?South Africa✓ correct
Nigeria
Tanzania
Cameroon
africaculturelanguage
Society & Culture·medium
What is the official language of Angola?Portuguese✓ correct
Spanish
Swahili
French
africaculturelanguage
Music·easy
In the song 'Feliz Navidad', which two languages are primarily used?Spanish and English✓ correct
Portuguese and Spanish
French and Spanish
Italian and English
carolschristmaslanguage
Geography·hard
What is the Finnish name for Santa Claus?Joulupukki✓ correct
Julemanden
Papá Noel
Weihnachtsmann
finlandlanguagesanta
History·hard
What does 'feline' literally mean in Latin?Of or pertaining to a cat✓ correct
Fierce hunter
Night creature
Small predator
catsetymologylanguage
Society & Culture·medium
In the USA, what term is used to refer to a student in the last 2 years of high school or college?Upperclassman✓ correct
Sophomore
Freshman
Senior
collegeeducationuniversitieswordsusasociety
Society & Culture·medium
In Portuguese, what is the word for for 'black'?Negro✓ correct
Nero
Zwart
Azul
languagelinguisticssciencesociety and culturetranslation
Science·hard
Heroin is the brand name of morphine once marketed by which pharmaceutical company?Bayer✓ correct
Merck
Pfizer
Novartis
society and culturebusinessmarketingmedicinesciencenames
Food & Drink·hard
The pasta capellini has what meaning in Italian?Fine hair✓ correct
Twins
Small thimbles
Bibs
foodwordslanguagefood and drinklinguisticsculture
Food & Drink·hard
The pasta tagliatelle has what meaning in Italian?to cut✓ correct
Little bells
Pens
Little worms
foodwordslanguagefood and drinklinguisticsculture
Science·medium
What is a male duck known as?A Drake✓ correct
A Boar
A Jack
A Stallion
wordsanimalssciencelanguagenaturezoology
Music·hard
What Is Johnny Rotten's Real Name?John Lydon✓ correct
Thomas King
Thomas Blythe
John Rudden
pseudonymsnamespeoplemusiclanguageculture
Arts & Literature·hard
Which art technique can be described as "Reducing or distorting in order to represent three-dimensional space as perceived by the eye"?Foreshortening✓ correct
Isometric Projection
Topomorphism
Skewed Perspective
artwordsarts and literaturelanguagelinguistics