ETYMOLOGIC!

In this etymology game you'll be presented with 10 randomly selected etymology (word origin) or word definition puzzles to solve; in each case the word or phrase is highlighted in bold, and a number of possible answers will be presented. You need to choose the correct answer to score a point for that question. Beware! The false answers will often also seem quite plausible, and some of the true answers are hard to believe, but we have documentation!

Oh, and in case you're wondering, the word etymology comes from the Greek word 'etymos', which means real, or true, and the -ology ending indicates that it's the study of, or science of. Put them together and you get the study or science of the real or true. Impressive, eh?

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Ready? Here's your first question...
How did the famous clock Big Ben in London get its name?
Actually, it's just the bell that's called Big Ben, and it's named after the Commissioner of Works, Sir Benjamin Hall, who supervised the construction
It's named after English fairytale character Ben the Flowerpot Man, a favorite of the King when the clock was built
It's named after British boxer Benjamin 'Big Ben' Goldberg, an unusually tall, undefeated, pugilist of the time
It was originally called The London Clock Tower but a writer for The Times coined 'Big Ben' when then-mayor Ben Dover famously claimed it would fall in the first high wind



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