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Curiosities about english language

Authored by Jessika Rubiati

English

12th Grade - University

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Curiosities about english language
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which weekdays were originally called "day of the sun" (Sunnadaeg) and "Day of the moon" (monandaeg) in old English?

Sunday and Friday

Sunday and Monday

Friday and Saturday

Wednesday and monday

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The first ever recorded register of English is a long poem written in old English telling...

The tales of a group of pilgrims as they go on a journey from London to Canterbury

The saga of a Danish warrior king named Bewolf

The tragic story of Hamlet, prince of Denmark

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The English language is the language with the most words, with aproximately...

a quarter of a million words.

two million words.

a hundred thousand words.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

French fries got their name because...

American Soldiers named the dish French even though it was Belgium.

this form of eating potatoes originated in France.

they were the favorite dish of French King Louis XV.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most conversations in English take part between...

two native speakers of the language.

a native speaker and a non-native speaker of the language.

two non-native speakers of the language.

6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

45 sec • Ungraded

Only two modern English words end in -gry. What are they?

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45 sec • Ungraded

Only one planet in the solar system is not named after a God. Which is it?

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