English language day- trial

Question 1

How many siblings did Shakespeare have?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 2

Plays in Shakespeare's time were different to the ones we have today. What was one difference?

Accepted Answer

No female actors (all roles played by men)

Question 3

How much of English text is made up of just a 1000 words?

Accepted Answer

90%

Question 4

Some words look the same upside down. they are called ambigrams. Which one is the ambigram?

Accepted Answer

swims

Question 5

Which of the following is not considered a romance language?

Accepted Answer

English

Question 6

Which of these words does not have the same meaning in the US and the UK?

Accepted Answer

chips

Question 7

Which word is an example for a palindrome?

Accepted Answer

racecar

Question 8

Which is the longest English word that can be written using only the letters from the first half of the alphabet (A-M)?

Accepted Answer

abbreviated

Question 9

Which city has the largest English speaking population?

Accepted Answer

New York

Question 10

In which English speaking country do people drive onthe right side of the road?

Accepted Answer

USA

Question 11

Where was Shakespeare from?

Accepted Answer

Stratford-upon-Avon

Question 12

How many poems did Shakespeare write?

Accepted Answer

over 150

Question 13

Which letter of the alphabet is used least frequently in English?

Accepted Answer

Z

Questions 13