History of the English Language
Old English is also called....
Anglo-Saxon
Henry VIII was called a .............. Prince.
Renaissance
Elizabeth was Henry VIII's .... child.
Who brings the Christmas presents?
Father Christmas / Santa Claus
Shakespeare was born in ...
Stratford-upon-Avon
Middle English is a mixture of Old Engish and ...
French
How many wives did Henry VIII have?
six
Was she Catholic or Protestant?
Protestant
Letters to Santa are tossed into the .....
fireplace
His wife, Anne Hathaway was .... years his senior.
eight
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales was written in ...
Middle English
How many children did Henry VIII have?
three
Her Privy Council was a group of ......
advisors
Name a typical Christmas dessert.
Christmas pudding, trifles, chocolates, Christmas cake
How many children did Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway have?
three
Which century was the first dictionary of the English language published in?
17th
Which church did Henry VIII found?
The Anglican Church.
Her childhood love was ...
Robert Dudley
Name three things that are used to decorate the homes at Christmas
Christmas tree, lights, ivy, mistletoe
What kind of poems did Shakespeare write?
sonnets
Before the Great Vowel Shift /ei/ (e.g. mate) was pronounced ...
long /a:/ (like spa)
Name at least three wives of Henry VIII.
Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr
The English Navy defeated the Spanish Armada with the help of Sir .................
Francis Drake
Christmas trees were first popularized by ....
Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband
Name the two feuding families in Romeo and Juliet.
Montagues and Capulets