1
What common English word for a small café or restaurant comes from French, meaning "wine shop" or "little cafe"?
Gastropub
Trattoria
Bistro
Diner
2
Which word, meaning a kind of pasta, comes from the Italian word for “little worms”?
Penne
Orecchiette
Linguine
Vermicelli
3
The word “kindergarten,” meaning a school for young children, originated in which language?
Norwegian
German
French
Swedish
4
The English word “robot” was first used in a 1920 play written in what language?
Czech
Old Norse
German
French
5
Which common word for a social blunder comes directly from French and literally means “false step”?
Gaffe
Faux pay
Lapse
Faux pas
6
The English word “algebra” comes from which language, originally meaning “reunion of broken parts”?
Arabic
Persian
Latin
Hebrew
7
Which word meaning a sudden seizure or violent fit comes from the Greek word for “to seize”?
Euphoria
Epitome
Epilepsy
Epiphany
8
The word “guru,” used in English to mean an expert or teacher, originally comes from which language?
Latin
French
Swahili
Sanskrit
9
What English word for a style of cooking or the kitchen itself is directly borrowed from French?
Cuisine
Menu
Pâtisserie
Gastronomy
10
The English word “fiancé” for an engaged man comes from which language?
Spanish
French
Latin
Dutch