Word Origin Trivia Quiz


5 Questions. Total 10 points.
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Q #1 :
Googol is one followed by 100 zeroes or 10100, what is googolplex ?
Ten to the power of googol
Q #2 :
Poet Milton coined this term in Paradise Lost, meaning hell or place of demons. Now the word means wild and lawless place. What is the word ?
Pandemonium
Q #3 :
This English word was derived from its french counterpart, first part of which meant eating food in a leasourly style, the second part was just a nonsense word chosen to rhyme. Which word ?
Picnic from Pique-nique
Q #4 :
This word has its origin in sports, now it is a word fro an employee who openly talks about his companies/institutions illegal practices. Which word ?
Whistleblower
Q #5 :
This word (used in telegraph) literally meant help me in french. Which word ?
Mayday from m'aider

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Quiz posted on   : 17 May, 2005.
Answer posted on : 26 May, 2005.

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