Don't Insist on English
linguistic genius of babies
History of the English Language
Lost
100
This is where the teacher teaches English.
What is the Persian Gulf?
100
The 2 babies we saw in the TED Talk came of these two countries.
What is the USA and Japan?
100
According to the video, the English language began with this phrase.
What is "Up yours Caesar!" ?
100
This is the name of the main male character on Lost.
What is Jack?
200
The number of languages that exist around the world now.
What is about 600?
200
The systematic decline in children's linguistic ability begins at this age.
What is 7?
200
The is number of new words and phrases invented by Shakespeare.
What is 2000?
200
This is the name of the prisoner of the dead US Marshall. The handcuffs were on her.
What is Kate?
300
According to the TED Talk, these were the top three universities in the world in 2010.
What are Cambridge, Harvard and Yale?
300
The picture at the beginning of the TED Talk shows a picture of a mother in India speaking this language.
What is Koro?
300
_________ , jury, evidence, ___________, coming in and giving John Grisham's career a kick-start. These are the missing words in the above sentence.
What are Judge and Justice?
300
Claire was this many months pregnant.
What is 8 months?
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