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  • 25-09-2006 3:38pm
    #1
    Faith
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,655 Mod ✭✭✭✭


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


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    #2
    hullaballoo
    Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,712 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    I got nine out of ten.







    And I cheated.


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    #3
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


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


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    miamee
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional East Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 12,012 Mod ✭✭✭✭miamee


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


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    #5
    oscarBravo
    Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,792 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


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


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    #6
    hullaballoo
    Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,712 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


    Shame? I was being industrious.

    Quizzes on the internet are redundant.


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    #7
    _blank_
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    7/10 and I didn't cheat.


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    #8
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,523 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


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


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    #9
    Baraboo
    Registered Users Posts: 254 ✭✭Baraboo


    7/10 without cheating.


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    #10
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    I bet hulla got the conker one wrong.


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    #11
    quazzy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭quazzy


    5 / 10

    :(


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    #12
    Rhyme
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 8,561 Mod ✭✭✭✭Rhyme


    8/10... only one was a guess


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    #13
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Then why didn't you get nine or ten?


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    #14
    hullaballoo
    Administrators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,712 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭hullaballoo


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

    Ah well, at least I'll learn something!


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    #15
    Dave!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,857 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    7/10, sans cheating!


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    #16
    meowCat
    Registered Users 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.


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    #17
    Chinafoot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,894 ✭✭✭Chinafoot


    8 out of 10, no cheating.


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    #18
    Doomspell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,838 ✭✭✭Doomspell


    7/10 no cheating


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    #19
    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭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.


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    #20
    cue
    Registered Users Posts: 564 ✭✭✭cue


    7/10


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    #21
    generalmiaow
    Registered Users Posts: 865 ✭✭✭generalmiaow


    7 outta 10. never heard of the first word!


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    #22
    snickerpuss
    Registered Users Posts: 2,055 ✭✭✭snickerpuss


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


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    #23
    Kojak
    Registered Users Posts: 12,801 ✭✭✭✭Kojak


    7/10


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