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  • 25-09-2006 03:38PM
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    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,662 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Do you think you know a lot about etymology? Test yourself here!


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  • Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 18,829 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    I got nine out of ten.







    And I cheated.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Hmm, 8 out of ten. I WOnder what I got wrong, this will annoy me. Well, for a minute or so.


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional East Moderators, Regional North West Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 13,050 Mod ✭✭✭✭miamee


    4 out of 10...not bad for a novice I suppose :D:o:D


  • Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,859 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


    Six out of ten, twice, no cheating (shame on you, hulla). Man, I'm out of form.


  • Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 18,829 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    Shame? I was being industrious.

    Quizzes on the internet are redundant.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 41,926 ✭✭✭✭_blank_


    7/10 and I didn't cheat.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,522 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Bah 6/10.
    I was convinced that Mustang was the Sioux word


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭Baraboo


    7/10 without cheating.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    I bet hulla got the conker one wrong.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,320 ✭✭✭quazzy


    5 / 10

    :(


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,561 ✭✭✭Rhyme


    8/10... only one was a guess


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Then why didn't you get nine or ten?


  • Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 18,829 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    Fook, looks like I'm in above my head in this forum too!

    Ah well, at least I'll learn something!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    7/10, sans cheating!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 494 ✭✭meowCat


    4/10 :( without cheating. But I'm tired.
    And the story with the school teacher knitting just sounded too cute to not chose this option.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,894 ✭✭✭Chinafoot


    8 out of 10, no cheating.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,838 ✭✭✭Doomspell


    7/10 no cheating


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,461 ✭✭✭✭watty


    9 out of 10, but two right was a lucky guesses and one wrong was an unlucky guess.

    Reminds me of "Call my Bluff" on BBC, I always enjoyed that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 564 ✭✭✭cue


    7/10


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 865 ✭✭✭generalmiaow


    7 outta 10. never heard of the first word!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,055 ✭✭✭snickerpuss


    6/10 and i know nowt about this kind of thing. Lucky guesses on my part.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,801 ✭✭✭✭Kojak


    7/10


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