Foreign Words in English
This Japanese word refers to a tsunami-sized tidal wave often caused by seismic activity.
What is tsunami?
This planet is known as the Red Planet.
What is Mars?
This 1996 hit by Los del Río sparked a global dance craze.
What is the “Macarena”?
This man became the first President of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
This Sith Lord is Luke Skywalker’s father.
Who is Darth Vader?
This French word describes a feeling that you’ve experienced something before.
What is déjà vu?
This NASA program successfully landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969.
What is Apollo?
This band had a 1982 hit with “Come On Eileen.”
Who are Dexys Midnight Runners?
This 15th-century inventor is credited with introducing the movable-type printing press to Europe.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
This Disney villain seeks to steal Dalmatian puppies for a fur coat.
Who is Cruella de Vil?
This Italian term meaning “at pleasure” instructs musicians to perform freely in tempo.
What is ad libitum?
This 1990-launched space telescope was named after an American astronomer who proved the universe is expanding.
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
This 1985 Norwegian band topped U.S. charts with “Take On Me.”
Who is a-ha?
This woman was the first to win a Nobel Prize.
Who is Marie Curie?
This character, played by Anthony Hopkins, is a cannibalistic psychiatrist in The Silence of the Lambs.
Who is Hannibal Lecter?
This German word literally means “spirit of the time.”
What is zeitgeist?
This space probe, launched in 1977, is now the farthest human-made object from Earth.
What is Voyager 1?
This 2000 song by Nine Days begins with the lyric “This is the story of a girl…”
What is “Absolutely (Story of a Girl)”?
This astronaut was the first American to orbit the Earth.
Who is John Glenn?
This Joker actor won a posthumous Academy Award for his performance in The Dark Knight.
Who is Heath Ledger?
This Portuguese word describes a deep emotional state of nostalgic longing with no exact English equivalent.
What is saudade?
This was the first artificial satellite launched into Earth’s orbit in 1957.
What is Sputnik 1?
This 1979 disco hit “Ring My Bell” was performed by this singer.
Who is Anita Ward?
This country was the first to grant women the right to vote nationwide in 1893.
What is New Zealand?
This Bond villain, portrayed by Javier Bardem, appears in Skyfall.
Who is Raoul Silva?