Language Facts
What is the shortest, and most commonly used, word in the English language?
"I"
This animal is used to describe someone as being the best; is also an acronym
What is GOAT?
Nicknamed the "The Lone Star State", this US State was once it's own Republic before joining the Union in 1845
What is Texas?
This is the largest state in the USA
What is Alaska?
This is the longest reigning monarch (Queen) in the world
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
What does it mean if somebody's "ripped?"
Somebody who has a lot muscle
This famous, historic road crosses more than half of the United States from Chicago to Los Angeles (east to west)
Route 66
Being the President of the USA is statistically the deadliest job in America.... 4 out of 45 presidents—or 9%—have been assassinated (killed). Can you name any of them?
Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, James A. Garfield, William McKinley
This writer added over 1,000 words to the English dictionary.
Who is Shakespeare
The letter "b" does not appear in a written number until this
What is billion?
This adjective, often used to describe flavor, can also be used to describe someone who is mad or annoyed about something
What is salty?
The Titanic cruise ship departed which country for which American city on April 10th, 1912?
England; New York City
How many different Time Zones are in the USA?
6
This is the largest fresh water lake in the UK
What is Loch Ness?
In how many countries is English the official language?
(Hint: between 50-100)
67
A term for a car that also refers to a part of the car
What is Wheels?
Before it was called New York, the city was named originally after this European capital city...
New Amsterdam
One in eight people in the US have been employed by this American company
What is McDonalds?
This is the real name of Big Ben
What is Elizabeth's Tower?
Give 4 examples of words that end in -ough that are all pronounced differently.
though, through, rough, dough, borough, cough, hiccough, trough, bough, although, plough
slang for throwing something; is also often said while throwing an object
What is yeet
These two US Capitals are the only capital cities that rhyme: Boston and Austin. Which states are they the capital of?
Massachusetts and Texas
In 2019 Americans bought 871.8 million pounds (395.4 million kg) of this meat product
What is hot dogs?
This animal is the UK's national animal
What is the Lion?