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Where in the world did the word "biscuit" originate?
Germany
France
Scotland
Lebanon
The word "trivia" comes from which language?
Latin
Sanskrit
Cantonese
Gaelic
From which language do we get "assassin"?
Dutch
Arabic
Japanese
Latin
What country does the word "moped" come from?
Swedish
Urdu
German
Thai
What language gave us the word "bandanna"?
Japanese
Portuguese
Hindi
Malay
Where in the world do we get the word "democracy"?
Thailand
Greece
Belgium
Canada
What part of the world gave us the word "window"?
Eastern Europe
North Africa
Central America
Scandinavia
"Cookie" derives from which language?
Spanish
Afrikaans
Swedish
Dutch
From which language do we get the word "muscle"?
Arabic
Greek
Latin
Hindi
From where do we get the word "chocolate"?
Belgium
Switzerland
Mexico
Singapore
Where in the world is the word "tycoon" from?
Japan
United States
France
Iceland
From which language do we get the word "penguin"?
Afrikaans
Welsh
Portuguese
Spanish
"Ostracize" comes from which language?
Japanese
Greek
Latin
Arabic
What country gave us the word "boycott?
Ireland
Germany
Russia
Sweden
"Mosquito" derives from which country's language?
Portugal
Tanzania
India
Honduras
Which region gave us the word "husband"?
Scandinavia
East Africa
North America
West Indies
Where in the world does the word "kiosk" originate?
Malaysia
Denmark
Russia
Turkey
From which language is the word "iceberg" derived?
Finnish
Dutch
Danish
Inuktitut
Where in the world does the word "robot" come from?
Czech Republic
Japan
United States
Taiwan
The word "glamour" originates from which country?
Sweden
France
Scotland
Brazil
Which country gave us the word "noodle"?
Germany
Italy
China
South Korea
From which language does the word "shampoo" originate?
Spanish
Swahili
Hindi
Arabic
From which part of the world does the word "zombie" originate?
South America
Southeast Asia
West Africa
Caribbean
What country gave us the word "pedestrian"?
Japan
England
South Africa
France
Which language gave us "bamboo"?
Dutch
Malay
Swahili
Mandarin
Where in the world does "slogan" come from?
Lithuania
Scotland
New Zealand
Japan
Which country do we have to thank for the word "ketchup"?
Australia
China
Morocco
United States
The word "alcohol" comes from which language?
Italian
German
Arabic
Celtic
What country gave us the word "dollar"?
Taiwan
United States
Australia
Czech Republic
Where in the world does the word "alarm" come from?
Italy
Turkey
Portugal
Spain
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