Origins of English
Despite being a Germanic language, English has a significant Latin influence due in part to the conquest of England in 1066 by the Normans, who spoke a dialect of this current day Romance language.
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This European country is famous for its Eiffel Tower, croissants, and being one of the world’s top tourist destinations.
What is France?
This artist released The College Dropout in 2004.
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The 2025 Super Bowl, designated as Super Bowl LIX, was held in this Louisiana city known for jazz and beignets.
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This common baking ingredient causes dough to rise by producing carbon dioxide gas.
What is yeast?
The silent ‘k’ in words like “knife” and “knight” typically doesn’t have a functional purpose, but instead remains as a historical relic that preserves this information.
What are Old English Pronunciations?
Home to Machu Picchu, this South American country was once the center of the Inca Empire.
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This Detroit rapper released The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000, one of the fastest-selling albums in history.
Who is Eminem?
The Roman numeral representation of 2025.
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To make a proper roux, you combine equal parts butter and this pantry staple, cooking it to varying shades of brown.
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Middle English originally had three special letters not found in the modern 26-letter alphabet; however, these were later removed due to limitations of this emerging technology imported from the rest of Europe.
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This Southeast Asian country is known for the Petronas Twin Towers and is split between the Malay Peninsula and the island of Borneo.
What is Malaysia?
Released in 2003, this debut album by 50 Cent included the hit singles “In Da Club” and “21 Questions.”
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2025 marked the 80th anniversary of this global organization founded in 1945.
What is the United Nations?
This Italian rice dish is made by gradually adding warm broth to arborio rice while stirring constantly until creamy.
What is risotto?
The Greek alphabet (which the Romans, and later the English, borrowed) is considered the first true alphabet despite being an adaptation of the Phoenician alphabet due this important addition.
What are vowels?
Located in northwest Africa, this largely desert country sits along the Atlantic Ocean and is known for the historic trading city of Chinguetti.
What is Mauritania?
This producer-rapper duo from Atlanta released Stankonia, blending funk, rap, and experimental sounds.
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NASA's Artemis program aims to return humans to this celestial body sometime around 2025-2026.
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In pastry making, keeping your butter cold and working quickly prevents this protein in flour from overdeveloping, which would make your pie crust tough instead of flaky.
What is gluten?
Old English heavily relied on word endings to convey grammatical roles. However, these disappeared as the language evolved, with modern English primarily compensating for this by restricting this aspect of sentence construction.
What is word order?
This Pacific island nation east of Australia consists of over 80 islands and is one of the world’s least-visited countries.
Under this alter ego, MF DOOM released Take Me to Your Leader in 2003, adopting a space-alien persona.
Who is King Geedorah?
This American produced movie released in November 2025 became the 2nd highest grossing movie globally that year.
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Often called the "holy trinity" of Cajun cooking, this aromatic base combines onions, celery, and this ingredient.
What is bell pepper?