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