Language
How many letters are in the English alphabet?
26
Where do the King and Queen of England officially live in?
Buckingham Palace
(But Elizabeth II at the end lived in the Windsor castle, Charles III currently lives in Clarence House)
How many states are in the USA?
50
Name 5 American states
Alabama (AL), Alaska (AK), Arizona (AZ), Arkansas (AR), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Connecticut (CT), Delaware (DE), District of Columbia (DC), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Hawaii State/Hawaiian Islands (HI), Idaho (ID), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Iowa (IA), Kansas (KS), Kentucky (KY), Louisiana (LA), Maine (ME), Maryland (MD), Massachusetts (MA), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Mississippi (MS), Missouri (MO), Montana (MT), Nebraska (NE), Nevada (NV), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New Mexico (NM), New York State (NY), North Carolina (NC), North Dakota (ND), Ohio (OH), Oklahoma (OK), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), Rhode Island (RI), South Carolina (SC), South Dakota (SD), Tennessee (TN), Texas (TX), Utah (UT), Vermont (VT), Virgin Islands (VI), Virginia (VA), Washington State (WA), West Virginia (WV), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY).
The bag vanished into thin air. - what does it mean?
The bag disappeared suddenly.
How many tenses are in the English language?
ONLY 2: PRESENT and PAST
(Simple, continous and perfect are called ASPECTS.)
Who was the king who had 6 wives?
Bonus: what was their fate?
Henry VIII
divorced, beheaded and died, - divorced, beheaded, survived.
What is the population density (rahvastikutihedus, inimest/km kohta) of America (e.g. in Estonia that is 30-32 in/km)
38-39 in/km.
Name the 8 parts of speech (I'll forgive - 2)
You should have.... the sandwich (eat)
eaten
How many cases are in the English language?
4
Subjective Case: He gave her a letter.
Objective Case: He saw her with them.
Possessive Case: The dog has eaten the cat's dinner.
Vocative Case: Get off the phone, John.
Which countries form the United Kingdom?
United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
British Isles includes Ireland and British Islands.
In the beginning of every day, the students in schools are required to do something that is unusual for us. What is it?
They recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag:
"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
Name 5 presidents of the USA
(e.g. Trump, Biden, Obama, Bush, Lincoln, Washington, Roosevelt, Wilson, Eisenhower, Kennedy...)
Make the sentence passive:
I have published 10 books.
10 books have been published.
From which languages has English taken loans from? (Name 3)
Arabic (coffee), French (bouquet), German (kindergarten), Greek (philosophy), Hindi (shampoo), Italian (balcony), Japanese (tsunami), Latin (alibi)
In the Tower of London, there are sacred birds whose presence is a centuries-old tradition and legend, they belong to the monarch.
What are they?
Ravens.
According to superstition, if the ravens leave, the Tower and the Crown will fall.
How many presidents (people) has the USA had?
45
Name 5 British monarchs (their titles usually include numerals)
E.g. Charles III, Elizabeth II, George IV, Edward VIII, Victoria, Charles II
Which word here DOESN'T have a silent letter:
character, salmon, assign, climb, know, sacrifices, write
sacrifices
English is the current lingua franca - what does this mean?
A language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different.
How many countries are under the rule of King Charles III?
He is the king of 15 countries (aka Commonwealth realms), e.g. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica.
But is the main head of the British commonwealth nations, which includes 56 nations (36 republics, 5 have different monarchs).
When was English declared as the official language of the USA?
The 1st of March, 2025.
Name (5) differences between the English and Estonian languages
English has, Estonian doesn't: 1) he/she
2) a/an/the, 3) moving stress, 4) auxiliary words (abitegusõna do) 5) plural -s
Estonian has, English doesn't: 1) letters õ/ä/ö/ü, 2) 14 noun cases, 3)stress on 1 syllable, 4) question word 'kas' 5) short, long, overlong sounds (lina, linn, linna ehk välted)
Make up a correct sentence:(II conditional ;) )
If I were God, I....
....I would not be a teacher.