Statistics for Yiddish Loan Words Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
A clumsy, akward, or foolish person	Klutz	84%
Correct according to Jewish law, normally used in reference to Jewish dietary laws	Kosher	70%
Cured salmon	Lox	67%
A ring-shaped bread roll made by boiling or steaming, and then baking, the dough	Bagel	64%
A gentile, term for someone not of the Jewish faith or people	Goy	61%
An upright person; a decent human being	Mensch	59%
Potato pancake, especially during Hanukkah	Latke	57%
The circumcision of a male child	Bris	47%
Dirt	Schmutz	47%
A small malfunction	Glitch	43%
Spread	Schmeer	43%
A sweet cheese-filled crepe	Blintz	37%
Money	Gelt	30%
A man-made humanoid; an android	Golem	30%
A doughy snack stuffed with potato, meat, or cheese	Knish	29%
To express great pleasure combined with pride	Kvell	28%
A talkative woman; a gossip; a scold	Yenta	26%
A Lithuanian Jew	Litvak	21%
A multipurpose interjection analogous to "well?", "so?", or "so what?"	Nu	18%
Pleasingly plump, buxom, full-figured, as a woman	Zaftig	12%
To pester, nag, whine	Noodge	11%
Worthless, distasteful, or nonsensical material	Dreck	9%
Bastard	Mamzer	8%
A thief, scoundrel, rascal	Ganef	7%
A chilled soup made of sorrel	Schav	3%