Monday Quiz Challenge | Encarta Edition

Each week, Talk Wordy to Me challenges readers to beat the word nerd in a quiz challenge and post their scores in the comments.

This week is an etymology quiz I found on Encarta’s Web site. It includes one question that early readers of the blog should know the answer to.

Here’s the quiz. I scored an 8 out of 12 this week.

Posted on June 1, 2009 12:00 pm, in Monday Quiz Challenge, Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.

Fran | June 1, 2009 2:36 pm at 2:36 pm

Six. Disgusted with myself. Although I did get that parasite means dinner guest. Not sure what that says about my social life.
Nathan | June 1, 2009 2:54 pm at 2:54 pm

7 of 12.

Was assassin the one I was supposed to remember from the early days?
Brian White | June 1, 2009 4:42 pm at 4:42 pm

Nathan,

Nope. Think Long John Silver’s.
John Ross | June 2, 2009 9:53 am at 9:53 am

9. Failed on “halibut,” “fasces” and “tycoon.”

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