Daily Quiz | Eponymous words
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February 14, 2022 11:11 am | Updated 02:07 pm IST

Words that are named after people or places are eponymous words. 

Here is a quiz on some such words.

Daily Quiz |
Words that are named after people or places are eponymous words. 
START THE QUIZ
1 / 5 | 210 years ago, the Governor of the Massachusetts State in the United States signed a controversial bill that created an electoral district in an area within the State with the shape that resembled that of a mythical amphibian. This act, creating electoral boundaries to serve partisan ends, later got its name from the governor and his action. What word?
Answer : Gerrymander from Elbridge Gerry and salamander
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