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Fun facts about the English language
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1
Which war was crucial in terms of the dominance of the English language?
World War I
The Great Northern war
King George's War
The Hundred Years War
2
Which of these words was NOT invented by Shakespeare?
lacklustre
judge
eyeball
alligator
3
Which country contains the largest English-speaking population in the world?
China
England
India
The United States
4
In approximately how many countries does the English language have official or special status?
10
35
50
75
5
Which of the following is probably the most widely used English word throughout the world?
Internet
dollar
sex
okay
6
Who did NOT conquer Britain at some time?
Vikings
Normans
Germans
Romans
7
Who wrote the first English dictionary?
Tolkien
Lincoln
Johnson
Dickens
8
Which of these invaders supplied English with the following words: drag, ransack, die, thrust?
Vikings
Anglo-Saxons
Christian missionaries
Normans
9
Roughly what proportion of the world's population is fluent or competent in English?
one in ten
one person in a thousand
one in four
one in a hundred
10
In which of these periods did William Shakespeare write his plays?
Received Pronunciation
Modern English
Old English
Middle English
