
Curiosities about english language
Authored by Jessika Rubiati
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12th Grade - University
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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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Only one planet in the solar system is not named after a God. Which is it?
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