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Question 1 / 10
What term, now used worldwide, for a light lager originated in the Czech Republic?
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- Budvar
- Holba
- Pilsner
Question 2 / 10
A common dance step in a 2/4 rhythm is attributed to this Czech word.
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- Mazurka
- Polka
- Waltz
Question 3 / 10
The name for one of these major world currencies originated in the Czech lands.
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- Mark
- Pound
- Dollar
Question 4 / 10
The Czech language has also given a name to a type of gun.
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- Pistol
- Kalashnikov
- Howitzer
Question 5 / 10
The Czech language gave a name to this therapeutic method, now recognized around the world.
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- Remedial
- Naprapathy
- Chiropractic
Question 6 / 10
Name the term that was coined in the 1990s in the Czech Republic to denote dodgy business transactions.
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- Tunneling
- Havelismus
- Payola
Question 7 / 10
In Karel Čapek’s 1920 play "Rossum’s Universal Robots," which term was coined to describe automatons made of biological material that perform forced labor?
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- Android
- Automaton
- Robot
Question 8 / 10
This Yiddish term derives from the Czech word for "poor" or "unfortunate."
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- Nebbish
- Pisher
- Schmuck
Question 9 / 10
This general-purpose plastic explosive was invented in the 1950s by Czech chemists and is today the name of an energy drink.
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- TNT
- Semtex
- C4
Question 10 / 10
This English word associated with magic is often mistakenly said to have been derived from Czech.
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- Abracadabra
- Alakazam
- Hocus pocus
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