The Quirkiness of the English Language

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. The word 'chocolate' comes from which language? Persian Aztec Dutch Malay

2. Landscape is a word whose origins lay in which language? Turkish Old Norse Middle English Dutch

3. In which language does the word 'canoe' have its origins? Latin Arawak Modern French Greek

4. Which language is the source of the word 'thug'? Hindi Greek Modern English Arabic

5. A tropical storm of the Pacific Ocean is called a typhoon, but which language gave us this word? Japanese Chinese Malay Persian

6. 'Rhythm' came into the English language by means of which ancient language? Sanskrit Greek Persian Arabic

7. Originally having a musical meaning, the word 'replica' entered English by virtue of which language? Spanish Italian Japanese German

8. Another word ending with 'oon': from which language did 'tycoon' enter the English language? Urdu Dutch Malay Japanese

9. 'Persecute' is a word whose roots lie in which language? Latin Old English Greek Dutch

10. The girl's name Wendy comes from which language? Modern English Malay Turkish Modern French

11. The word 'husband' has its derivation in which language? Latin Persian Arabic Old Norse

12. We all know what a caravan is, but from which language did this word originate? Dutch Arabic Persian Turkish

13. The word 'kiosk' is from which language? Turkish Latin French Greek

14. 'Marriage' is a word originally from which language? Modern English Old French Modern French Old English

15. The word 'camouflage' is from Old French? True False