foreign words in English quiz

Foreign Words in English Quiz

You have carte blanche to test your knowledge with our foreign words in English Quiz based on ADDucation’s common foreign words list.

Carpe diem, cast off your angst for a rendezvous with our foreign words quiz, assuming you have the cojones?
We'll give you five minutes to answer 10 Foreign Words in English questions.
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1.

Smorgasbord is in common usage these days for a wide variety of choice, but which language does it come from?

1 out of 10
2.

A persona non grata is a person who isn't:

2 out of 10
3.

Baksheesh derives from the Persian word meaning:

3 out of 10
4.

cul-de-sac comes from the French for:

4 out of 10
5.

The French raison d'etre means:

5 out of 10
6.

If someone has chutzpah they have:

6 out of 10
7.

If you're guilty of a faux pas you've:

7 out of 10
8.

Cojones is the Spanish for:

8 out of 10
9.

What is the original meaning of al fresco?

9 out of 10
10.

In the original German a doppelganger means:

10 out of 10

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