English Trivia
How many letters are in the English alphabet?
Twenty-six (26)
The woman/ women is talking.
The woman
Starving.
What is the capital of the United Kingdom?
London
What famous playwright is known for his comedies, tragedies, and sonnets, including "Romeo and Juliet" and "The Tempest"?
How old is the English language?
Approximately 1400 years ago.
(We can say that the English language was born around the early 7th century, when the first instances of Old English written in the Latin alphabet date back to.
What is the past tense of the verbs "wake" and "bleed"?
"Woke" & "Bled"
In British English, it is called a 'lift'. What is it called in American English?
An elevator.
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
In which modern book series does the main character fall in love with a vampire and befriend a werewolf?
Twilight
What is the most used vowel in the English language?
E
I have seen the David Lynch movie last night.
What is the plural of the word 'mouse'?
Mice
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Who wrote the classic novel "Frankenstein"?
Bonus: What curiosity is the author well-known for concerning her husband?
Mary Shelley.
Mary Shelley kept her husband Percy's heart, who drowned in a storm that his boat, Don Juan, was caught in in 1822, aged 29.
What do the words "silver", "month", "orange", and "purple" have in common?
Each of these 4 words does not rhyme with a single other word in the English language.
What does it mean to "hit the books"?
To study hard for something.
What is a scowl?
A frown, usually brought on by anger or a bad-temper.
Who was the president of the United States in 2012?
Barack Obama.
What item reveals to Dorian Gray the extent of his moral decay?
A portrait.
What ancient civilization inhabited England before the Romans arrived?
The Celts.
What is the grammatical term for a word that modifies a noun?
What does the word antepenultimate mean?
Who was the first president of the U.S.?
George Washington.
What is the oldest surviving poem in the English language?