English Vs American
History of the English language
Ye olde Englisc
100

What is the British word for "trash can"?

Trash Bin

100

The English language and the Swedish language are from the same language family.

true or false?

true

100

sweord

a sword

200

What is the British word for "cookie"?

Biscuit

200

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

William Shakespeare

200

bæþ

to take a bath / bathe

300

What does "going to the loo" mean?

to use the toilet

300

What are the three countries in North America that have English as their National Language?

USA, Canada, Jamaica

300

Wifman

woman

400

What is the British word for "fall" (one of the 4 seasons of the year)?

Autumn

400

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

~1500

400

Cyning

King

500

What is the British word for "movie theater"?

Cinema

500

How many new words did Shakespeare create that had not existed before?

~1700

500

Giefu

gift