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Word Origin
300
The world’s first speeding ticket was issued in this year.
What is 1902!
300
These flowers are related to apples, raspberries, cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, pears and almonds.
What is roses!
300
The earliest records of the pen date back to 3,000 years B.C. Ancient _ created the first pens, which could write on papyrus. They made the pens out of wood and bamboo straws, and the ink from soot or ochre combined with beeswax.
What is Egyptians!
300
Meaning calm and composed, especially in stressful situations.
What is 'cool as a cucumber'!
300
This word in French literally means "one that heats," as the first ever of these were the people paid to keep a steam engine running.
What is chauffeur!
600
A modern _ car can drive upside down in a tunnel at 120mph.
What is Formula 1!
600
These were more valuable than gold in Holland in the 1600s.
What are tulip bulbs!
600
This is the smallest fountain pen on record; writing lines that are just 40 nanometre in width.
What is the ‘Nanofountain Probe’ pen!
600
Meaning to upset, irritate or anger someone.
What is 'get someone’s goat'!
600
This word is actually a metathesis—or re-ordering—of the Old Norse word hrossvalr ("horse whale"), as was discovered by none other than J. R. R. Tolkien.
What is walrus!
900
It would take less than a _ to get to the moon by car.
What is a month!
900
This very expensive spice comes from a type of crocus flower.
What is saffron!
900
A _ uses pressurised ink cartridges meaning that it can write underwater, in varying temperatures, at zero gravity and on wet and greasy paper.
What is ‘Space Pen’!
900
Meaning wait a minute/be patient.
What is 'hold your horses'!
900
New homeowners staring down hefty _ will empathize with the origin of the term. It comes from the Old French words which translate in English to mean "death pledge."
What is mortgages!
1200
This percentage of all cars produced by Rolls Royce are still on the road.
What is 75%!
1200
Ancient civilizations burned leaves from this flower to ward off evil spirits.
What is aster!
1200
In 1938, the first _ pen was invented by Hungarian journalist Laszio Biro, however the first patent belonged to John Loud in 1888.
What is ballpoint!
1200
Meaning exhausted from great, generally futile, effort.
What is 'blue in the face'!
1200
In Latin, the word for _ translates to "little mouse." Back when muscles were named, people believed that the movement of tendons looked like mice running underneath the skin.
What is muscles!
1500
The world record for removing and replacing a car engine is _.
What is 42 seconds!
1500
This flower was considered a sacred flower by ancient Egyptians and was used in burial rituals. This flower blooms in rivers and damp wetlands, but may lie dormant for years during times of drought, only to rise again with the return of water. Egyptians viewed it as a symbol of resurrection and eternal life.
What is the lotus!
1500
For over 1000 years this was a popular writing instrument, with the first being used circa 700 A.D.
What is quill!
1500
Meaning oblivious or having unrealistic ideas.
What is 'head in the clouds'!
1500
This word comes from the Greek word tragodia, which literally translates to "goat song."
What is tragedy!