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This is the etymology edition of the Eureka Trivia Quiz. As an etymology geek, I will answer questions like, "Why did rotation and revolution become the same word?", "The Oku in high-octane gasoline is the Oku in October," and "The German word gift reveals national character." [Eureka Trivia Quiz Application Form] https://forms.gle/cGpGjmstG5pNwVF16 *If you find any good trivia, please feel free to send it to us! [Table of Contents] 00:00 This quiz might be an instant kill01:05 Why tanks came to be called "tanks"07:04 Why are rotation and revolution expressed by the same word? 10:54 When was Karuizawa named? 15:26 What is the Oku in high-octane gasoline? 21:04 Japanese food with the same origin as crepes26:09 In German, gift means ___29:45 What is the difference between route and street? 37:00 What is the origin of the word bat? 44:09 Why is the kanji "ketsu" used for "breakthrough"? 55:54 An ending that was different from what was expected [Reference links] ○Complete Works of Kunio Yanagita (28) Research Methods for Local Life https://amzn.to/3cyfnyP ◯Exploring the Origin of English Words https://amzn.to/3Oq5NeC ◯The Mysteries of Japanese History Can Be Solved by "Topography" https://amzn.to/3cyJ2rA ◯Shueisha Japanese Dictionary https://amzn.to/3B97UAg [Join the Supporter Community Here!] https://yurugengo.com/support [Sister Channel: Yuru Computer Science Radio] / @yurucom [We're on Twitter!] Yuru Linguistics Radio has a Twitter account, so please follow us! We'll be posting interesting etymological stories and more to satisfy your thirst for knowledge. → / yuru_gengo [Letter form] https://forms.gle/mTGM7A9QNqgjZMgN7 *We look forward to receiving your fun letters! [Click here to request work!] [email protected] [Horimoto Mi Profile] Graduated from the Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University. Specializes in information engineering. Earn a living by creating and littering the web with content. Current main source of income is "paid note magazine, which writes bad things about people in an academic way." Twitter → / kenhori2 Note Magazine → https://note.com/kenhori2/m/m125fc452... Personal YouTube → / @kenhorimoto [Mizuno Taiki Profile] Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Nagoya University. Specializes in linguistics. Works as an editor at a certain major publishing company. You might think that his knowledge of linguistics is useful in his main job, but that's not the case. [BGM provided by] ・Free BGM and music materials MusMus https://musmus.main.jp ・OtoLogic https://otologic.jp/ #EurekaQuiz #YuruLinguisticsRadio_EurekaQuiz