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100

The Americans call this season fall, what do the British call it?

Autumn

100

The English language and the Swedish language are from the same language family. True or false?

True

100

"Little" is an adjective. True or false?

True

100

What is the plural of person?

People

200

What is the British word for "cookie"?

Biscuit

200

What are the three C's? (Reasons why the language spread)

Colonization, Capitalism, Culture

200

You can say "The police has arrested them." & "The police have arrested them."

True or false?

True.

"Police" is a collective noun and can be used in singular and plural. 

It describes the police as a group (singular) or many people working there (plural).

200

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Hamlet, and Julius Caesar?

William Shakespeare

300

What does "going to the loo" mean?

to use the toilet

300

There is an inner circle, and outer circle and an ... circle of English speakers. What is the name of the third circle?

Expanding circle

300

Is the sentence "The money was stolen" in active or passive mode?


Passive

300

What does "cool as a cucumber" mean?

calm and relaxed

400

How would the British say "trash can"?

Rubbish bin

400

The blend of dialects after the arrival of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes is known as Old English or __________-_____________?

Anglo-Saxon

400

In the sentence "Kelly sent her friend an email", which is the indirect object?

her friend

400

What is the liquid inside a pen called?

INK

500

If you see the word "Marvelous" in a text, which variety of English is it likely that you are reading?

American English

500

Around what year did people start speaking "modern English"?

1500

500

To make a complete sentence, you'll need a subject and ?

A verb
500

Name the 2 biggest countries in the world (size).

Russia
Canada

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