Question

English speakers can use the mnemonic “it’s no sin to [have this trait]” to distinguish between the Hebrew letters “sin” and “shin.” For 10 points each:
[10m] What stigmatized trait is indicated by the Latin word sinistra?
ANSWER: left-handedness [or synonyms like lefty or southpaw; prompt on left]
[10e] On the other hand, this English-language word for one’s fine motor skills comes from Latin for “right.” A Dungeons & Dragons statistic with this name measures a character’s agility.
ANSWER: dexterity [or word forms like dexterous]
[10h] The Russian nickname Levsha, or “Lefty,” unusually denotes skill thanks to a Nikolai Leskov story in which a craftsman makes a steel one of these animals. These animals would pull tiny carts and fight with tiny swords in a popular 19th-century entertainment.
ANSWER: flea [or Siphonaptera; accept a flea circus; accept “The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea”]
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UChicago DMiami1010020
UChicago DMiami1010020
UChicago DMiami1010020
UChicago DMiami1010020
UChicago DMiami1010020
UChicago DMiami1010020
UChicago DMiami1010020
UChicago DMiami1010020
Purdue BNorthwestern A1010020
Purdue CNotre Dame1010020
SIUE APurdue D10101030
UChicago CWashU C010010
UIUC AIndiana B1010020
UIUC BUChicago B1010020
WashU BUIUC C1010020
UIUC DIndiana A010010