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The word canary comes from:

• yellow.
• dog.
• candid.
• songbird.

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The phrase to lay an egg comes from:

• The placing of eggs gently into a basket.
• The dropping of an object as delicate as an egg.
• A contest involving the rolling of eggs on the ground.
• The use of a zero that resembles an egg.

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To feather one’s nest is a saying that comes from:

• The use of feathers to decorate hats.
• The cleaning of a house with a feather duster.
• Birds plucking their feathers to line their nest.
• The stuffing of pillows with feathers

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Sincere comes from Latin and means…

• Without (sine) decay (caries)
• Without wax (cera)
• Without carbon (carbos)
• Without cereal (of Ceres)

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How did the coconut get its name?

• The coconut is a fruit that is the color of cocoa.
• The coconut resembles a congenial face.
• The coconut is a fruit that is used for sweet concoctions.
• The coconut is a fruit that has a hairy coat.

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The word “ostracize” comes from the Greek.  It comes from…

• Broken pottery.
• A ceremony in which the unwanted were expelled from a community.
• Pottery shards used as ballots.
• All of the above.

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The margarita is named after…

• The woman who invented it.
• The resort where it was first served.
• A type of tequila.
• A kind of lime found in Central and South America.

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What is the origin of the word berserk?

• The Norse word for bananas.
• The Norse word for beer search.
• The Norse word for bear shirt.
• The Norse to be a serpent.

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The word diplomat comes from the Greek.  A diplomat dealt with documents that required which special precaution?

• They were sealed with wax.
• They were placed in a special container.
• They were folded twice.
• They were burned after reading.

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The number word twelve comes from the Anglo-Saxon language and means:

• two and ten.
• two more.
• two fingers.
• two left.

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