English Trivia

What is the most commonly used letter in the alphabet? 

• A
• E
• I
• O

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What is the oldest word in the English language?

• Town
• Water
• Church
• Fire

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________means to help, support, or encourage someone in a criminal act. 

• Grok
• Apricity
• Abet
• Eschew

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Approximately how many words are added to the English Dictionary every year? 

• 7,000
• 2,000
• 4,000
• 500

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________ means to pretend not to see someone you know when it might be awkward to say hello.

• Recognore
• Coople
• Ignore
• Snark 

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Mozart ______ more than 600 pieces of music.

• writes
• wrote
• write
• was wrote

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The window was open and a bird ___________ into the room.

• fly
• flew
• was flew
• did fly

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Which of the following movies was NOT a book first?

• The Notebook

• Lord of the Rings

• Little Women

• Star Wars

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Which celebrity shares a name with the wife of Shakespeare?

• Anne Hathaway

• Meryl Streep

• Scarlett Johanson

• Blake Lively

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The movie 10 Things I Hate About You is loosely based off of what Shakespeare play?

• Romeo & Juliet

• The Twelfth Night

• Taming of the Shrew

• Macbeth

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