Braingle: 'It's All Greek to Me!' Trivia Quiz

It's All Greek to Me!

Greek is a language spoken by more than 10 million people in Greece and by 700,000 in Cyprus. You may know and speak more Greek than you realize. Many of our scientific, medical, and artistic words have the same roots as Greek words. Words that are similar in two languages are called cognates. See how many Greek cognates you can recognize! (Greek words have been transliterated into Latin letters.)

Quiz ID:	#12767
Fun:	(3)
Difficulty:	(0.62)
Category:	Humanities > Linguistics
Created By:	mosca

#1 "Pente" is the Greek word for "five". What would be an English cognate for "pente"?

Pendant
Depend
Penultimate
Pentagon

#2 The Greek word for "frugality" is "ikonomia". A cognate for "ikonomia" would be:

Iconic
Iconosphere
Economy
Ecology

#3 The Greek word for "large" is "megas". A cognate for "megas" would be "magnetic".

True
False

#4 The Greek word for "word" is "lexi". An English word derived from the same root would be:

Plexiglas
Lexicon
Rolex
None of the above

#5 The Greek word for "wizard" is "magos". A cognate for "magos" would be:

Magistrate
Magnet
Magic
Magazine

#6 "Peripatos" is the Greek word for "walk". A cognate of "peripatos" would be:

Perilous
Peripatetic
Perfidious
Periwinkle

#7 The Greek word "hora" means "season" or "hour". A cognate for "hora" would be:

Horoscope
Horticulture
Horseman
Horrible

#8 The Greek word "toxon" means "poison". An English word related to "toxon" would be:

Taxicab
Toxic
Talkative
Tackle

#9 "Saura" is the Greek word for "lizard". A cognate for "saura" would be:

Sauerkraut
Sorority
Sorry
Dinosaur

#10 The Greek word for "moral" is "ethos". A word related to "ethos" would be:

Ethereal
Easter
Ethics
Ethernet

#11 The Greek word for "thought" is "skepsis". A cognate of the word "skepsis" would be:

Skinny
Scanning
Scornful
Skeptical

#12 The Greek word for "blood" is "haima". A word related to "haima" would be:

Hemorrhage
Hemisphere
Herring
Homonym

#13 The Greek word "arthron" means "joint". A cognate of "arthron" would be:

#14 "Anatomia" is the Greek word for "dissection". A cognate for "anatomia" would be:

Anathema
Anatomy
Anaconda
Andromeda

#15 The Greek word "khoros" means "dance". A word derived from "khoros" would be:

Choreography
Chorus
Both of the above
Neither of the above

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It's All Greek to Me!

#1 "Pente" is the Greek word for "five". What would be an English cognate for "pente"?

#2 The Greek word for "frugality" is "ikonomia". A cognate for "ikonomia" would be:

#3 The Greek word for "large" is "megas". A cognate for "megas" would be "magnetic".

#4 The Greek word for "word" is "lexi". An English word derived from the same root would be:

#5 The Greek word for "wizard" is "magos". A cognate for "magos" would be:

#6 "Peripatos" is the Greek word for "walk". A cognate of "peripatos" would be:

#7 The Greek word "hora" means "season" or "hour". A cognate for "hora" would be:

#8 The Greek word "toxon" means "poison". An English word related to "toxon" would be:

#9 "Saura" is the Greek word for "lizard". A cognate for "saura" would be:

#10 The Greek word for "moral" is "ethos". A word related to "ethos" would be:

#11 The Greek word for "thought" is "skepsis". A cognate of the word "skepsis" would be:

#12 The Greek word for "blood" is "haima". A word related to "haima" would be:

#13 The Greek word "arthron" means "joint". A cognate of "arthron" would be:

#14 "Anatomia" is the Greek word for "dissection". A cognate for "anatomia" would be:

#15 The Greek word "khoros" means "dance". A word derived from "khoros" would be:

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It's All Greek to Me!

#1 "Pente" is the Greek word for "five". What would be an English cognate for "pente"?

#2 The Greek word for "frugality" is "ikonomia". A cognate for "ikonomia" would be:

#3 The Greek word for "large" is "megas". A cognate for "megas" would be "magnetic".

#4 The Greek word for "word" is "lexi". An English word derived from the same root would be:

#5 The Greek word for "wizard" is "magos". A cognate for "magos" would be:

#6 "Peripatos" is the Greek word for "walk". A cognate of "peripatos" would be:

#7 The Greek word "hora" means "season" or "hour". A cognate for "hora" would be:

#8 The Greek word "toxon" means "poison". An English word related to "toxon" would be:

#9 "Saura" is the Greek word for "lizard". A cognate for "saura" would be:

#10 The Greek word for "moral" is "ethos". A word related to "ethos" would be:

#11 The Greek word for "thought" is "skepsis". A cognate of the word "skepsis" would be:

#12 The Greek word for "blood" is "haima". A word related to "haima" would be:

#13 The Greek word "arthron" means "joint". A cognate of "arthron" would be:

#14 "Anatomia" is the Greek word for "dissection". A cognate for "anatomia" would be:

#15 The Greek word "khoros" means "dance". A word derived from "khoros" would be:

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