How much do you know about English?

Question 1

How many people are native English speakers?

Accepted Answer

360 million

Question 2

Which language family does English belong to?

Accepted Answer

Germanic

Question 3

How many countries have English as one of their official languages by law?

Accepted Answer

67

Question 4

What country has the most English speakers?

Accepted Answer

The United States of America

Question 5

Which of the following is probably the most widely used English word throughout the world?

Accepted Answer

like

Question 6

What is the oldest piece of English literature?

Accepted Answer

Beowulf

Question 7

Which of these is not the name of a dialect that combines English with another language?

Accepted Answer

Springlish

Question 8

Who is given the nickname "The Father of English Literature"?

Accepted Answer

Geoffrey Chaucer

Question 9

Roughly what proportion of the world's population is fluent or competent in English?

Accepted Answer

one in four

Question 10

In which of historical periods did William Shakespeare write his plays?

Accepted Answer

Modern English

Question 11

About how many people in the world speak English?

Accepted Answer

1.5 billion

Question 12

Who wrote the first American English dictionary?

Accepted Answer

Noah Webster

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