Etymology quiz
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What celestial object forms the root of "disaster"?
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What animal gave the Canary Islands their name?
Answer: Dog
Why: The islands were named after dogs, and the yellow canary bird was later named after the islands.
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What animal gives the word "muscle" its Latin origin?
Answer: Mouse
Why: Romans thought the rippling of flexing muscles beneath the skin resembled a mouse scampering around.
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What does the Greek root of "gymnasium" mean?
Answer: Naked
Why: Ancient Greek athletes trained in the nude, giving rise to the Greek word gymnos.
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What literal Italian phrase gave malaria its name?
Answer: Bad air
Why: Before mosquitoes were linked to malaria, people blamed toxic vapors rising from swamps and marshlands.
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What number is the root of the word "quarantine"?
Answer: 40
Why: Venice originally required arriving ships to wait in isolation for forty days to prevent plague outbreaks.
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What color gives "ruby" its Latin name?
Answer: Red
Why: The Latin root ruber, meaning red, gives its name to both the gemstone ruby and the red rash rubella.
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