Origins Quiz

Ten trivia clues ask where words, brand names, places and personal names come from. The first letters of the ten answers spell a hidden bonus word with an eleventh clue of its own. Wrong entries can be retried, each correct answer earns a point, short origin stories follow the solve, and past puzzles sit in an archive.

Category

Word, Trivia

How you play

Trivia questions

Languages

English

Daily puzzle

Yes

Archive

Yes

Made by

Emdash LLC

• 6.7
  Cheat Sheet

  Solve a trivia question built from other answers
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• 6.3
  Rung

  Name the answer from five narrowing clues
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• 5.9
  Guess the News

  Fill in the missing word of a real headline
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• 5.8
  Tinkle

  Name obscure answers to seven prompts
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• 5.6
  Dictionary Puzzle

  Pick the real definition of an unusual word
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• 4.9
  LangWhich

  Name the language each word belongs to
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• 4.5
  Solodash

  Pick the real definition of an obscure word
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• 3.9T
  Translate or Die

  Pick the correct translation within seconds
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