Statistics for Fake Etymologies

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Fake Etymology	Word	% Correct
This person is like a man, but with a womb.	Woman	77%
A reference to political cartoonist Thomas Nast (1840-1902).	Nasty	59%
A British king loved steak so much he knighted it.	Sirloin	51%
A moth flew into the Harvard Mark II computer, shorting it out.	(Computer) Bug	49%
This made Mary, Queen of Scots feel better when she was ill, or when "Marie est malade."	Marmalade	47%
The military used this as a general purpose vehicle.	Jeep (GP)	43%
The shady and more expensive cabins on a round-trip voyage: port out, starboard home	Posh	28%
The company that created this substance had offices in New York and London.	Nylon	27%
Originally, only gentlemen could play this sport, and ladies were forbidden.	Golf	26%
American cowboys got called this because they would sing "Green Grow the Rushes, O."	Gringo	23%
These were given out to insure prompt service.	Tips	18%
The medical designation for a complete cessation of motor activity.	Coma	16%
Oxford students lacking noble titles had to write "sine nobilitate" in their books.	Snob	15%
Napoleon said this was only good for feeding to his horse, Nicole: "C'est bon pour Nicole!"	Pumpernickel	9%
The Duesenberg car company made some very fine cars indeed!	Doozy	5%
Politicians would send spies to go and sip some ale at local taverns to find out what their constituents were saying.	Gossip	1%