Old English
Middle English
Early Modern English
I feel lucky
Modern English
100
Which alphabet is used before the Old English period?
the Runic alphabet
100
Which language is spoken by the clergy in the Middle English period?
Latin
100
What is the name of the first printer in Britain?
William Caxton
100
From which language do the words altar, angel and school come?
Latin
100
When did America gain its independence from Britain?
1776
200
Which three tribes invade the British Isles in the 5th century?
The Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes
200
Which language is spoken by the king, the nobles and the elite in the Middle English period?
French
200
Which king commissioned a new translation of the Bible?
King James
200
What do we call words that are adopted from another language?
loan words
200
Who published the first American dictionary?
Noah Webster
300
Who brings Latin with them to Britain during the Anglo-Saxon period?
Christian missionaries and scholars
300
Who invaded Britain in 1066?
the Normans (William the Conqueror)
300
What is (one of) Shakespeare's nickname(s)?
the old Bard
300
Who was Isaac Newton?
A British scientist who discovered the theory of gravity.
300
How many percent of the articles in the Science Citation Index are written in English?
95%
400
Which language do the Vikings speak?
Norse
400
Where does the genitiv 's come from? Latin or Old English?
Old English
400
Who wrote the first proper English dictionary?
Samuel Johnson
400
What is the Latin word for a 'common language' (i.e. a language used for communication between people that do not share the same native language)?
lingua franca
400
Which social class did Charles Dickens depict in his literary works?
the lower class
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