Trivia Forge Play free →

What word was coined by Horace Walpole in 1754 to describe the act of making fortunate discoveries by accident?

Show answer

Serendipity

Walpole was inspired by the Persian fairy tale 'The Three Princes of Serendip,' whose heroes were always making discoveries by 'accidents and sagacity.'

Would you remember this in 6 months?

Trivia Forge uses spaced repetition so facts stick. Free, no signup needed.

Practice Language questions →

More Language trivia

What writing direction does Arabic use?
Which ancient Italic language was the primary language of law and administration in the Roman Empire?
Which ancient Semitic-speaking civilization is credited with developing the first widely used phonemic alphabet?
Which branch of the Indo-European language family includes English, German, and Dutch?
Which constructed language was created by L. L. Zamenhof to serve as a universal second language?
Which 'dead' language served as the liturgical language of the Roman Catholic Church and the basis for Romance languages?

See all 222 →