Home Quiz Tracing the Influence of World Languages on English
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1 Question
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What is the origin of the word “kindergarten”?

French

German

Dutch

Swedish
2 Question
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The word “cliché” comes from which language?

Spanish

Russian

French

Italian
3 Question
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The word “piano” originates from which language?

French

Italian

Portuguese

German
4 Question
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"Tsunami” is a borrowed word from which language?

Chinese

Thai

Korean

Japanese
5 Question
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The word “algebra” was borrowed from which language?

Greek

Latin

Arabic

Persian
6 Question
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Which language does the word “ballet” come from?

Russian

French

Italian

Greek
7 Question
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The word “yoga” originates from which language?

Hindi

Sanskrit

Tamil

Urdu
8 Question
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From which language did English borrow the word “safari”?

Swahili

Afrikaans

Arabic

Zulu
9 Question
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The word “entrepreneur” is derived from which language?

Spanish

Latin

French

Italian
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What is the origin of the word “tsar”?

Greek

German

Russian

Latin