Round 11 — Word Origins & Vocabulary
📋 What it is
This round quizzes what words mean and where they come from.
🗣️ Coach says
Vocabulary rounds reward the host who knows a word’s ROOT — you can explain WHY, not just what.
🧠 Memory hook
“Salary” comes from the Latin for salt — Roman soldiers were once paid in it.
😂 Giggle
Why was the vocabulary round so wealthy?
It had a huge word bank!
😲 Whoa!
The longest word in a major dictionary is 45 letters long — a lung disease name.
🎤 The prefix “tri-” means what number, as in triangle or tricycle?
You're the HOST — decide your answer and hold the card, then flip & announce. (Knowing it FIRST is what makes you the host, not a lucky guess.)
🃏 Your card: Three.
“Tri-” means three (triangle = 3 angles, tricycle = 3 wheels).
🎙️ Contestant “Sure-Sam” buzzes in: ““Tri-” means two, like a triangle!”
Sounds right? It sounds close — but “tri-” means THREE (a triangle has 3 angles, not 2). You held the real answer — you’re the host!
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Find a word with a surprising origin and host it with the backstory.