The Quirkiness of the English Language

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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