English words (not spelling bee)
Which is the correct pluralization of the following four words? moose, deer, mouse, and monkey.
a) mooses, deer, mice, monkies
b) moose, deer, mice, monkeys
c) moose, deers, mice, monkeys
d) mooses, deer, mouses, monki
moose, deers, mice, monkeys
What was the name of the fifth novel in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series which was released in the June of 2003?
Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix
Which breed of dog is associated with the royal family?
Corgi
How many new words are added to the English dictionary every year?
a) 500
b) 1000
c) 2000
d) 4000
4000
Where does Sherlock Holmes live?
a) London
b) Liverpool
c) Manchester
London
Name two famous English universities
Oxford and Cambridge
When was the word `LOL´ added to the Oxford English Dictionary?
a) in 1995
b) in 2006
c) in 2011
d) in 2015
in 2011
What is the first novel in English literature?
a) Jane Austen "Pride and Prejudice"
b) James Joyce "Dubliners"
c) Daniel Defoe "Robinson Crusoe"
Daniel Defoe "Robinson Crusoe" (1719)
Great Britain is not made up from
a) England
b) Scotland
c) Wales
d) Ireland
Ireland
How many letters does the longest English word have?
a) 27
b) 32
c) 45
d) 51
45
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Who wrote "The Great Gatsby"?
a) F. Scott Fitzgerald
b) Chrales Dickens
c) George Orwell
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Which country contains the largest English-speaking population in the world?
a) England
b) United States
c) China
d) India
e) Australia
India (350 million people)
One of the oldest, shortest, most commonly used words in old and new English is...
I
Name the book that was banned in 1932 in Ireland
a) Aldus Huxley "Brave New World"
b) James Joyce "Ulysses"
c) Ernest Hemingway "A Farewell to Arms"
Aldus Huxley "Brave New World"
In which country was Freddie Mercury born?
Tanzania