English Around the World
What is the most spoken language in the world?
A) Spanish
B) English
C) Chinese (Mandarin)
D) Hindi
C) Chinese (Mandarin)
Which country produces the most English-language movies?
A) UK
B) USA
C) Australia
D) Canada
What is the shortest complete sentence in English?
A) I am.
B) I go.
C) Go!
D) No!
A) I am.
Which famous scientist wrote The Theory of Evolution in English?
A) Albert Einstein
B) Charles Darwin
C) Isaac Newton
D) Stephen Hawking
B) Charles Darwin
If someone says, “It’s raining cats and dogs,” what do they mean?
A) Many animals are outside
B) The weather is crazy
C) It’s raining heavily
D) It’s very cold
C) It’s raining heavily
What is the most widely used language in international business?
A) Chinese
B) Spanish
C) French
D) English
D) English
Which global pop star sings in both English and Spanish?
A) Taylor Swift
B) Ed Sheeran
C) Shakira
D) Billie Eilish
C) Shakira
What is the longest word in English?
A) Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
B) Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
C) Antidisestablishmentarianism
D) Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
D) Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
What is the language of aviation (pilots and air traffic controllers worldwide)?
A) French
B) German
C) English
D) Spanish
C) English
What does “Break a leg!” mean?
A) Be careful
B) Good luck
C) Watch your step
D) I hope you’re okay
B) Good luck
What percentage of the internet is in English?
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 60%
D) 75%
C) 60%
What is the most translated book in the world after the Bible?
A) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
B) The Little Prince
C) Alice in Wonderland
D) The Lord of the Rings
B) The Little Prince
What is the most commonly used letter in English?
A) E
B) A
C) T
D) O
A) E
The first website ever created was in which language?
A) English
B) French
C) German
D) Italian
A) English
What does “Bite the bullet” mean?
A) Eat quickly
B) Do something painful but necessary
C) Be quiet
D) Make a mistake
B) Do something painful but necessary
How many countries have English as an official language?
A) 35
B) 50
C) 70
D) 100
C) 70
What is the most listened-to English-language song of all time?
A) Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
B) Shape of You - Ed Sheeran
C) Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
D) Thriller - Michael Jackson
B) Shape of You - Ed Sheeran
How many words are in the Oxford English Dictionary?
A) 100,000
B) 250,000
C) 500,000
D) 1,000,000
B) 250,000
What is the most used programming language in the world, which is based on English?
A) JavaScript
B) Python
C) C++
D) HTML
B) Python
What does “Hit the books” mean?
A) Destroy books
B) Study hard
C) Go to the library
D) Throw books on the table
B) Study hard
What is the second-largest English-speaking country by population?
A) United States
B) United Kingdom
C) India
D) Canada
C) India
Which English-language TV series has been watched the most on Netflix?
A) Stranger Things
B) Bridgerton
C) Wednesday
D) Squid Game
C) Wednesday
What is the most commonly used word in the English language?
A) The
B) And
C) You
D) Is
A) The
What percentage of scientific papers in physics and biology are written in English?
A) 50%
B) 65%
C) 85%
D) 95%
D) 95%
If someone “lets the cat out of the bag,” what did they do?
A) Release an animal
B) Make a big mistake
C) Reveal a secret
D) Lose something valuable
C) Reveal a secret