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What's in a Name?: Multiple Choice
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- 01The term "marathon" for a long-distance race comes from a legendary run between Marathon and what other city?
- 02The word "avocado" is derived from a word in the Aztec language Nahuatl for what?
- 03The month of July is named after which historical Roman figure?
- 04The element Helium is named after Helios, the Greek god of what?
- 05What does the "dino" in "dinosaur" mean, from its Greek root "deinos"?
- 06The word "assassin" derives from a term for users of what substance, according to tales from the Crusades?
- 07The Canary Islands are named after what animal, from the Latin "Canariae Insulae"?
- 08What is the common name for a person who opposes new technology, named after a British weaver?
- 09The country of Brazil is named after a type of what?
- 10What orchestral instrument's name comes from the Italian for "large viol"?