WORDS COINED IN THE 1920S A CONTAINER FULL OF WORDS
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What is KLEENEX
A trademark name for tissue it began making the rounds in the 1920s as a cold cream remover
100
What is A BASKET
A woven container or the structure under a hot air balloon for the crew & equipment
200
What is ROBOT
We got this word from a 1920 play by Karel Capek about mechanical men & women
200
What is A PURSE
A handbag; it can also refer to the prize money in a boxing match
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What is FASCISM
On the rise & entering English in the 1920s was this political movement led by Mussolini
300
What is A SHOE
Wearable term for the box from which cards are dealt for blackjack in a casino
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What is ESTROGEN
The 8-letter name of this female sex hormone was coined in 1927
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What is A VIAL (PHIAL)
This small glass container can begin with v or with ph
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What is QWERTY
Right on Q this designation for a standard keyboard first developed for the typewriter came into use in 1929
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What is A CISTERN
From the Latin for box it's an underground reservoir for collecting rainwater






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