Old English
Middle English/ Early Modern English
English Books/Movies
Old English Words
British and American English
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When was Old English spoken? 

Mid-5th century to mid-12th century.

(Around 450 AD)

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When was Middle English spoken? 

It was spoken late 12th to 15th century.


(1100-1500)


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Percy Jackson's weapon

What is Riptide?

100

Aught means 

  • Anything

  • Near

  • Often

  • Pagan

Anything

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What is the American term for "chips"

french fries

200

The other name for Old English.

The Anglo-Saxon.

200

One great example of Middle English Text is Beowulf, Canterbury Tales, or Hamlet.


Canterbury Tales

200

This spell, known as the "Disarming Charm," is Harry Potter's signature move.

What is "Expelliarmus"?

200

Kin means 

  • Kink

  • King

  • Keen

  • Relatives

Relatives

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What is the British term for "sidewalk"

pavement

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Who were the three Germanic tribes that invaded Britain in the 5th century ?

The Angles, the Jutes and the Saxons

300

There are no spelling conventions in middle English. words are spelled simply the way they sound. True or False

True

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Sofie Foster's school in Keeper of the Lost Cities

What is Foxfire?

300

Chiefest means 

  • A citizen

  • A criminal

  • Most important

  • Most of the time

Most important

300

What is the American term for the word "aubergine"

Eggplant

400

What is the oldest known surviving text in Old English?

Caedmon's Hymn.

400

With what language Old English words mixed and became Middle English words? 

Old English words were put together with French words and some words were replaced by French words.

400

The name of the young girl who gets swept away to the Land of Oz

Who is Dorothy? 

400

Pecunious means 

  • Cunning

  • Peculiar

  • Perhaps

  • Wealthy

Wealthy

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What is the British term for the word "vacation"

holiday

500

Translate the Old English sentence "Gōde ofernōn!" 

It means "good afternoon"

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Who did invent many words in Early Modern English Language like "assassinate","worthless" and "mimic", which are still widely used nowadays. 

It was William Shakespeare.

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Sirius Black's code name in Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix so Harry, Ron and Hermione can talk about him in public without exposing him

What is Snuffles?

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Hight means 

  •  complaint, or problem

  • Called, or named

  • Sweetheart, or lover

  • Troublesome, or tiresome

Called, or named

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What is the American term for the word "biscuit"

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