What does the 'fi' in 'hi-fi' stand for?
AnswerFidelity
Hi-fi means high fidelity: sound reproduction that stays faithful to the original.
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7 fact-checked facts about faithfulness and trust, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
What does the Latin motto 'Semper Fidelis' mean?
AnswerAlways faithful
'Semper' means always and 'fidelis' means faithful; the phrase is the motto of the US Marine Corps.
Going deeper
Hachikō, the Japanese dog famed for waiting years for his late owner, was which breed?
AnswerAkita
Hachikō was an Akita who kept returning to meet his owner's train for nearly ten years after the owner died.
Greyfriars Bobby, a dog celebrated for loyalty to his late owner, has a famous statue in which city?
AnswerEdinburgh
Greyfriars Bobby is said to have guarded his owner's grave in Edinburgh's Greyfriars Kirkyard for years.
What does the Latin phrase 'mala fide' mean?
AnswerIn bad faith
'Mala fide' means in bad faith, describing something done with intent to deceive.
Expert level
In medieval Europe, what was a vassal's sworn pledge of loyalty to a lord called?
AnswerFealty
Fealty, from Latin 'fidelitas', was an oath of faithfulness a vassal swore to their lord.
Old Faithful geyser is in which US state?
AnswerWyoming
Old Faithful sits in the Upper Geyser Basin in the northwest corner of Wyoming.
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