Wednesday is often nicknamed what, because it is the middle of the work week?
AnswerHump day
Hump day refers to getting over the 'hump' in the middle of the Monday-to-Friday week.
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Wednesday facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about Wednesday and the days of the week, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
In the rhyme 'Monday's Child', Wednesday's child is full of what?
AnswerWoe
The rhyme runs: Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is full of woe.
Going deeper
Under the ISO 8601 standard, which weekday number is Wednesday, with Monday as 1?
Answer3
ISO 8601 numbers the days Monday = 1 through Sunday = 7, making Wednesday day 3.
Which letter in 'Wednesday' is usually silent in standard English pronunciation?
AnswerThe first d
Wednesday is normally pronounced 'WENZ-day', with the first d silent.
Tuesday is named after which Germanic god?
AnswerTyr
Tuesday comes from Tiw's day; Tiw is the Old English form of the war god Tyr.
Expert level
Spanish miércoles and Italian mercoledì both come from a Latin phrase meaning what?
AnswerDay of Mercury
Both derive from Latin dies Mercurii, the day of Mercury.
The Russian and Polish words for Wednesday (sreda, środa) come from a root meaning what?
AnswerMiddle
In many Slavic languages the name for Wednesday means 'middle', as it is the middle of the week.
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