LANGUAGES
MISCELLANEOUS 1
MISCELLANEOUS 2
EVOLUTION OF ENGLISH
VOCABULARY
100

Old Norse

What is the Vikings language called?

100

Nigeria

What African country was a former British colony?

100

An economic alliance of many former British colonies.

What is the Commonwealth?

100

He was major in inventing new words in
the early 17th century, like alligator or anchovy.

What was William Shakespeare major for?

100

A mania, a cult

What is a synonym of worship?

200

Broken English

What is the opposite of Standard English?

200

It's a language spoken and understood worldwide by
any person.

What is a lingua franca?

200

It's the ability to co-opt rather than
coerce by shaping preferences.

What is Soft Power?

200
Invasions

How has the English language mostly evolved
through centuries?

200

A playwright

How is called an author who writes plays?

300

Hinglish

What is the name language spoken in India?

300

Diplomacy

What is one of the areas in which English is the
language of choice?

300

Barbados

What country became a republic in November 2021?

300

Peasants

Who spoke mostly Old English?

300

The inhabitants of Holland or the Netherlands.

Who are the Dutch?

400

British English & American English

What are the two branches of English?

400

The Internet

What was major in the spreading of English globally?

400

In 1066

When did the Normans invaded Britain under William The Conqueror?

400

In 1857

When was published the Oxford English dictionary?

400

Mandarin

What is the Chinese language called?

500

Old French

What language was spoken by aristocracy
from 1066 onwards?

500

Englishes

What are called the many new forms of English?

500

a solving-problem language

How is English considered?

500

Waves of immigration

What caused the absorption of a large variety of foreign words in American English?

500

Lexicographers

How are called the people responsible for spelling in dictionaries?