Language Facts
The Old English phrase "God be with you" resulted in this farewell
What is goodbye?
Also an animal, something that is the best
What is GOAT?
This country has 24 dialects
What is the USA?
He became the first president of the United States in 1789
George Washington
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
This antonym is used 3 times more than the word "sad"
What is the happy?
What does it mean if somebody's "ripped?"
Somebody who has a lot muscle
This is the most common letter in the English language.
What is the letter E?
Name one U.S. President that has been assassinated
Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, James A. Garfield, William McKinley
This writer added over 1,000 words to the English dictionary.
Who is Shakespeare?
"the classroom" is an anagram for this school employee
What is a schoolmaster
A British slang term for exhausted
What is knackered?
Name two different ways to call a soft drink
What is soda, pop, and coke?
New York was originally named after this (other) European city as...
This is the largest fresh water lake in the UK
What is Loch Ness?
Give 4 examples of words that end in -ough that are all pronounced differently.
though, through, rough, dough, borough, cough, hiccough, thought, trough, etc.
A term for a car that also refers to a part of the car
What is Wheels?
This is the official language of the United States.
There is none.
2.54cm in 1 inch
This is the real name of Big Ben
What is Elizabeths Tower?
The letter "b" does not appear in a written number until this
What is billion?
To throw something
What is yeet?
This country's English says "bus depot" instead of "bus station"
What is Canada?
In 2019 Americans bought 871.8 pounds (395.4kg) of this food
What is hot dogs?
This animal is the UK's national animal
What is a Lion