Statistics for -Z Vocabulary Words

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definition	word	% Correct
what drinks have after you carbonate them	Fizz	93%
conical felt cap, popular in North Africa	Fez	89%
Joplin, Ellington, Brubeck...	Jazz	87%
German word for "flash"; in English, an all-out attack	Blitz	85%
white (or yellowish-brown) gemstone	Topaz	69%
fluff, or a distorted sound, or a policeman	Fuzz	68%
1927 Irving Berlin song	Puttin' On The {Ritz}	68%
Israeli community settlement (Kfar Masaryk is pictured)	Kibbutz	59%
Strauss's favorite musical style	Waltz	56%
a bright person, or to go fast	Whiz	54%
wow! factor	Pizazz	47%
unit of measurement, named after physicist Heinrich's surname	Hertz	44%
form hair into small, crisp curls	Frizz	42%
silicon dioxide	Quartz	41%
movies and Hollywood and all that stuff	Showbiz	37%
thin Jewish pancake	Blintz	25%
overdone soap-opera-style sentimentalism	Schmaltz	23%
town crier's call to attention	Oyez	22%