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“Is Your Linguistic IQ Surprisingly Sharp?”: Scoring Above 21/27 Might Prove It
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“Is Your Linguistic IQ Surprisingly Sharp?”: Scoring Above 21/27 Might Prove It

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If you are a linguistic expert, this challenge is made for you. After our tests on translated sayings and etymology trivia, we are keeping the challenge going for the linguist geniuses.

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Do you have what it takes to be one of them? 🤓✅

We are about to find out, but before we start, we may advise you of something: some words seem to say one thing and mean another. So take your time answering the questions; that way, you give yourself a higher probability of being in the top 10! Take the quiz and in the end, you’ll find out if you managed to secure a spot on the Leaderboard, or if you have to keep on practicing.

Are you ready to prove your smarts? Let’s start and see how many you can get right! 🚀🏆🤯

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    Raquel studied Public Relations and Business Communication in Lisbon, where she developed a strong interest in communication, storytelling, and the way people connect with content. Her professional journey has taken her through community management, social media content creation, and writing, giving her a well-rounded perspective on both the creative and people-focused sides of digital communication.Since 2025, Raquel has been part of Bored Panda, where she started as a writer and has since grown into her current role as a Content Creator. She enjoys turning ideas into engaging stories and content that catches people’s attention, sparks curiosity, and feels genuinely relatable. With a mix of creativity, communication skills, and a natural curiosity about people and the world around her, she is always looking for new ways to tell stories and connect with an audience.

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    Ace
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    1 year ago

    Question 5 is not really correct - most educated 'Ancient' Romans spoke Greek as well as Latin, which was generally regarded as vulgar, the language of administration, not of culture and education. Also worth bearing in mind that a huge part of the Empire was already Greek speaking before the Romans came along.

    nm
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    1 year ago

    Please bear in mind that #5 is about Ancient Rome (not Empire). Therefore Latin is correct. The Romans started speaking Greek after conquering what today is Greece.

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    IORN
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    1 year ago

    No. 15 - Paganus was used mainly to designate a person living in a rural area.

    zububonsai
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    1 year ago (edited)

    Yup paganus,-a,-um is the adjective of the noun "pagus", -i (masc.) meaning "village", so paganus is simply "from a village, belonging to the /a village, living in a village, village dweller" . (The contrast to it would be "urbanus" and yes it's meaning urban, from a big city (=Rome).

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    Hagebumi
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    1 year ago

    Easy for a northern german with some knowledge in english, dansk and Latinum. ;-P

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    Ace
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    1 year ago

    Question 5 is not really correct - most educated 'Ancient' Romans spoke Greek as well as Latin, which was generally regarded as vulgar, the language of administration, not of culture and education. Also worth bearing in mind that a huge part of the Empire was already Greek speaking before the Romans came along.

    nm
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    1 year ago

    Please bear in mind that #5 is about Ancient Rome (not Empire). Therefore Latin is correct. The Romans started speaking Greek after conquering what today is Greece.

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    IORN
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    1 year ago

    No. 15 - Paganus was used mainly to designate a person living in a rural area.

    zububonsai
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    1 year ago (edited)

    Yup paganus,-a,-um is the adjective of the noun "pagus", -i (masc.) meaning "village", so paganus is simply "from a village, belonging to the /a village, living in a village, village dweller" . (The contrast to it would be "urbanus" and yes it's meaning urban, from a big city (=Rome).

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    Hagebumi
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    1 year ago

    Easy for a northern german with some knowledge in english, dansk and Latinum. ;-P

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