When my nephew was single, he used to joke about borrowing his friend's pet dog to help him attract women. This week's themed quiz features a different kind of lending; all of these animal names have been imported into English from a foreign language. Your task is to match the animal pairs in the second column with their originating languages in the first column. (I've tried hard to avoid multiple possibilities, but when in doubt go with the oldest source.)
Animal Etymology Questions
| Language | Animals |
| A. Algonquian (American Indian) | 1. albatross & gazelle |
| B. Arabic | 2. bandicoot & mongoose |
| C. Australian Aboriginal | 3. basenji & zebra |
| D. Chinese | 4. cassowary & komodo dragon |
| E. Congolese | 5. caterpillar & porpoise |
| F. Dutch | 6. chipmunk & muskrat |
| G. French | 7. chow chow & shar pei |
| H. German | 8. cockroach & mosquito |
| I. Greek | 9. coyote & ocelot |
| J. Indonesian | 10. dachshund & rottweiler |
| K. Malay | 11. dinosaur & rhinoceros |
| L. Maori (New Zealander) | 12. gecko & orangutan |
| M. Nahuatl (Mexican Indian) | 13. jackal & mynah |
| N. Old Norse | 14. kiwi & moa |
| O. Sanskrit | 15. lemming & skate |
| P. Spanish | 16. macaw & piranha |
| Q. Telugu (Indian [state of Andhra Pradesh]) | 17. meerkat & walrus |
| R. Tupi-Guarani (South American Indian) | 18. taipan & wombat |
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