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1. What medieval European fashion-centre did "milliners" get their name from originally?
2. In which country did "kowtowing" have its literal meaning of showing submission by a respectful bow?
3. Which of these names of a disease was based on the mistaken belief that it was caused by the "bad air" emanating from marshes?
4. In what name did the word "pandemonium" (uproar, chaos) have its origin?
5. In what job or profession did the word "blackguard" have its origin?
6. What is the correct link with the origin of the word "trivial"?
7. What was a 'parlour' originally?
8. What type of ape got its name from Malay for "man of the wood" or "wild man"?
9. What did 'parole' originally mean?
10. Which seven-letter word now means 'tearful' and 'sentimental' and derives from the name of a Biblical character and female contemporary of Jesus?
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