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Foreign Words in English

A quiz vis-à-vis words taken directly from foreign languages; the crème de la crème of the genre.

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  • Question of

    What is au contraire to haute couture?

    • Á la Mode
    • Passé
    • Prêt-à-porter
  • Question of

    Robot is taken from what language?

    • Czech
    • Hungarian
    • Polish
  • Question of

    Which of these would be found in an original delicatessen?

    • Taramasalata & Feta
    • Frankfurters & Sauerkraut 
    • Bruschetta & Gnocchi
  • Question of

    In what field is the term laissez-faire used?

    • Economics
    • Education
    • Medicine
  • Question of

    Afrikaans gave us which these words?

    • Hike
    • Trek
    • Yomp
  • Question of

    In what language were people first described as running ‘amok’?

    • Arabic
    • Hindi
    • Malay
  • Question of

    What element is a Swedish word?

    • Argon
    • Lithium
    • Tungsten
  • Question of

    Which of these is NOT used in French?

    • Chauffeur
    • Déjà vu
    • Double entendre
  • Question of

    What does the acronym R.I.P. stand for?

    • Recline In Porro
    • Redictus In Pax
    • Requiescat In Pace
  • Question of

    Amen was first used in which idiom to end a prayer?

    • Arabic
    • Greek (Ancient)
    • Hebrew

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