Multiple choice
How many people in the world speak some level of English?
1 in 4 1 in 5 1 in 6 1 in 7
1 in 7
Which word does not have a rhyme?
Orange
A twirlblast used to be a word to describe this natural hazard?
Tornado
Flingee. The victim would not like this.
A person who has something flung at them.
What is the name of the dot on the letter i called?
Tittle
English is the official language of how many countries?
30 43 67 72
67
A letter that can be used as a word.
B Y P C Q I T O U
Apricity means the comforting warmth of what in winter?
The sun
Acersecomicke. Hairdressers and barbers would not like this. What is it?
Never getting your hair cut.
What is the plastic end of a shoelace called?
Aglet
When did English become the official language of the USA?
1893 1776 2025 1974
2025
English is the official language of which job worldwide?
Airline pilot
Believed to be the oldest English word that is still in use:
friend town fire water
Town
Cacography. Some people say doctors have this. Also some students. What is it?
Bad handwriting
What do silver, month, orange and purple have in common?
They do not have words that rhyme with them.
How many letters in the longest English word?
12 26 33 45
45 pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Rearrange these letters to form a word:
dstusnte
students
Awful means bad, but originally it meant something else. What was it?
Full of awe/wonder/amazement
The first number that starts with a?
Thousand
Why are computer problems called bugs?
In 1947 a moth was found in a computer circuit and caused it to malfunction.
How often are a, and, be, have, he, I, in, of, that, the and to used in writing?
10% 20% 25% 30%
25%
Most common letter used in words
E used in one-eighth of all words
How many words did William Shakespeare invent?
400 970 1200 1700
1700
What colour is dutch pink?
Yellow
What is the name of &?
Ampersand