Facts about English
What did "to dismantle" originally mean?
To remove a cloak.
I Can’t Get No Satisfaction, The Rolling Stones
“I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”
“I Can’t Get Any Satisfaction”
Umbrella
Brolly
Fate vs Free Will
In the dystopian Republic of Gilead, where fertility rates have plummeted, women are stripped of their rights and forced into servitude. The story follows Offred, a "maid" used for her reproductive capabilities, as she tries to survive and remember her life before the totalitarian regime.
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
A billionaire creates a theme park of genetically engineered animals, but things go horribly wrong during a preliminary tour for a group of scientists and specialists.
Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton
To dance, but to do so in an especially enthusiastic way.
Boogie
An immensely popular series of apocalyptic novels that remains a staple in Christian fiction.
Left Behind series - Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins
Gobbledygook
Language that is meaningless or hard to understand.
What was the official language of England for over 300 years?
French
Hungry Eyes, Eric Carmen
"I feel the magic between you and I."
“I feel the magic between you and me.”
Washcloth
Flannel
Good vs Evil
An amnesiac is rescued from the Mediterranean Sea with a code implanted under his skin, and he must piece together his identity while being pursued by assassins.
The Bourne Identity - Robert Ludlum
In a world where summers and winters can last for years, several noble houses plot and fight for control of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.
A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin
See you again tomorrow.
Catch you on the flip side
This famous story of man's progress through life in search of salvation remains one of the most entertaining allegories of faith ever written. Set against realistic backdrops of town and country, the powerful drama of the pilgrim's trials and temptations follows him in his harrowing journey to the Celestial City.
The Pilgrim's Progress - John Bunyan
Flibbertigibbet
A frivolous, flighty, or excessively talkative person.
What do we call "the day after tomorrow?"
I Got You (I Feel Good), James Brown
“I Got You (I Feel Good)”
“I’ve Got You (I Feel Well)”
Roller Coaster
Big Dipper
Man vs Nature
A formerly docile St. Bernard contracts rabies and terrorizes a mother and son trapped in a broken-down car.
Cujo - Stephen King
The first book of the His Dark Materials series introduces Lyra Belacqua, an orphan in a parallel universe, who embarks on a journey to the Arctic to save her kidnapped friend.
The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman
“Are you cool with that? Do you understand?”
Can You Dig it?
Dr Ransom, a Cambridge academic, is abducted and taken on a spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra, which he knows as Mars. His captors are plotting to plunder the planet's treasures and plan to offer Ransom as a sacrifice to the creatures who live there.
Out of the Silent Planet - C.S. Lewis
Mumpsimus
A stubborn person who keeps making a known mistake.
What is an "anepronym?"
A trade name that becomes a general word, like Kleenex or Band-Aid.
Rich Girl, Gwen Stefani
“If I was a rich girl”
“If I were a rich girl”
Hairband
Alice Band
Man vs Society
FBI trainee Clarice Starling seeks the help of the imprisoned cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter to catch another murderer.
The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris
This novel follows a year in the life of a single, thirty-something woman in London as she chronicles her misadventures in a personal diary.
Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding
“What's going on?” Or “Fill me in!”
What's the Skinny?
Ashton is just a typical small town. But when a skeptical reporter and a prayerful, hardworking pastor begin to investigate mysterious events, they suddenly find themselves caught up in a hideous New Age plot to enslave the townspeople, and eventually the entire human race. The physical world meets the spiritual realm as the battle rages between forces of good and evil.
This Present Darkness - Frank Peretti
Limerence
The state of being deeply attracted to or infatuated with another person.
What is the longest common English word with no vowels?
Rhythms
Ghostbusters, Ray Parker Jr.
“Who you gonna call?”
“Whom are you going to call?”
Very pleased; happy
Chuffed
Justice
This Cold War thriller depicts a fictional all-out conventional war between NATO and the Soviet Union, with an epic tank battle included.
Red Storm Rising - Tom Clancy
In his first appearance, psychologist and police detective Alex Cross hunts down a sadistic kidnapper and serial killer in Washington D.C.
Along Came a Spider - James Patterson
Strange and unusual.
Freaky Deaky
FBI agent Dave Richman from Danger in the Shadows is back. He's about to meet Kate O'Malley, and his life will never be the same. She's a hostage negotiator. He protects people. He's about to find out that falling in love with a hostage negotiator is one thing, but keeping her safe is another!
The Negotiator - Dee Henderson
Quire
Two dozen sheets of paper.
Which letter of the alphabet begins more English words than any other?
S
What’s Love Got To Do With It, Tina Turner
What’s love got to do, got to do with it?
What does love have to do, have to do with it?
Rubber Cement
Cow Gum
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Man vs Self
A young shepherd boy from Spain travels to the Egyptian pyramids in search of a hidden treasure.
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
A brilliant, young Harvard Law School graduate is recruited to a prestigious tax law firm, only to discover the firm is controlled by the Mafia.
The Firm - John Grisham
To do someone a favor.
To do a solid.
Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside.
Then she meets Michael Hosea. A man who seeks his Father’s heart in everything, Michael Hosea obeys God’s call to marry Angel and to love her unconditionally.
Redeeming Love - Francine Rivers
Crapulous
Sick as a result of excess drinking.
Which large country has more English speakers than the United States?
China
Stars - Dan Fogelberg
“Far too many stars have fell on me.”
"Far too many stars have fallen on me."
Checkers
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Power and Corruption
A disgraced computer hacker is given one last chance to redeem himself, entering a dangerous world of artificial intelligence and corporate power.
Neuromancer - William Gibson
A former combat nurse is on a second honeymoon in Scotland when she is mysteriously transported from 1945 back to 1743, where she meets and falls in love with a Highlander.
Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
If someone isn't all there, they are called a __________.
Space Cadet
This book introduced the characters of Marty and Clark Davis, whose tragic circumstances brought them to a "marriage of convenience" on the frontier prairies during the mid 1800s. The story of how Clark's patient, caring love mirrored that of the heavenly Father, drawing Marty to faith and to love, has captured the hearts and imaginations of over one million readers.
Love Comes Softly - Janette Oke
Collywobbles
A feeling of anxiety or an upset stomach
English is the worldwide official language of which 4 areas of life?
Science, aviation, computers, and diplomacy.
You I'll Be Following - Love
"You I'll Be Following."
"I'll be following you."
Toilet
Bog
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Emma by Jane Austen
Pursuit of Love
A Mississippi lawyer defends a black man who has murdered the two white men who raped his young daughter.
A Time to Kill - John Grisham
A wounded Confederate soldier deserts the army and undertakes a perilous journey home to his sweetheart, Ada, who is trying to survive on her own in rural North Carolina.
Cold Mountain - Charles Frazier
“Oh my gosh!” or another way of saying “far out.”
Jeepers Creepers
They call her the Queen of the Outcasts. Maviah, a woman whose fate was sealed on her birth by this world-unwanted, illegitimate, female, a slave-subject to the whims of all. But then she met a man named Yeshua who opened her eyes. She found strength in his words, peace from the brutal word around her. Because of what he taught her, she has gathered her own traveling kingdom of outcasts deep in the desert, wielding an authority few have seen.
A.D. 33 - Ted Dekker
Obsequious
Overly attentive and obedient or ingratiating.
In how many independent countries is English recognized as an official language?
English is recognized as an official language in 67 independent countries.
Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
"Lay down Sally.
"Lie down, Sally."
Hope Chest
Bottom Drawer
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Revenge
English pilot John Blackthorne becomes stranded in 17th-century Japan and is drawn into the complex political power struggle between the powerful Lord Toranaga and his rivals as they vie for control of the country after the death of the previous leader
Shōgun - James Clavell
This novel is a powerful story set against the backdrop of tumultuous events in Afghanistan, from the fall of the monarchy through the Soviet invasion and the rise of the Taliban regime.
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
Someone unsuccessfully trying too hard to be cool.
Jive Turkey
The story surrounds Mark and Jane Studdock, a newly married couple. Mark is a Sociologist who is enticed to join an organisation called N.I.C.E. which aims to control all human life. His wife, meanwhile, has bizarre prophetic dreams about a decapitated scientist, Alcasan. As Mark is drawn inextricably into the sinister organisation, he discovers the truth of his wife’s dreams when he meets the literal head of Alcasan which is being kept alive by infusions of blood.
That Hideous Strength - C.S. Lewis
Taradiddle
A pretentious falsehood or piece of nonsense.
What is the highest-scoring word in professional Scrabble?
Caziques
Everytime You Go Away, Paul Young
“Everytime You Go Away”
“Every Time You Go Away”
Bell Pepper
Capsicum
Loneliness
Moscow investigator Arkady Renko investigates a triple murder in the park where the victims' faces and fingertips are surgically removed, leading him into a dangerous conspiracy involving powerful US and Soviet officials, a rogue detective, and a black market fur operation.
Gorky Park - Martin Cruz Smith
In a dystopian, cyberpunk future, a pizza delivery driver/hacker gets caught up in a plot involving a dangerous computer virus and a virtual reality world.
Snow Crash-Neal Stephenson
No need for conflict; calm.
Copacetic
No one’s afterlife is as dispiriting as Audrey’s―at least that’s what she believes after waking up dead without her memories and being promptly assigned to hunt demons for the rest of eternity. She’s convinced God’s made a cosmic mistake; after all, she’d rather discuss the color of her nails than break them on angelic weapons.
Huntress - Julie Hall
Eucatastrophe
A sudden and miraculous happy resolution of a disastrous situation.