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The Way up to Heaven
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The Power of English
The Flavours of English
100
1066
When was the Norman conquest?
100
He always made his wife wait.
Who is Mr Foster?
100
She has her own series on Netflix, and she is perhaps the most powerful woman on earth.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
100
A language that can be understood almost anywhere in the world.
What is a lingua franca?
100
A simple variety of English that everybody can understand.
What is Internationa English?
200
He is told to have coined about 2-3.000 words and expressions. He is still famous for his plays and poems.
Who was William Shakespeare?
200
One of the most romantic cities in the world. Mrs Foster would like to move there.
What is Paris?
200
They like to abbreviate most words. They say "barbie", "uni", "sunnies".
Who are the Australians?
200
The USA, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
In which major countries is English the primary language?
200
Only 2% of the British population speak it. The royal family speaks it.
What is RP?
300
"The language of official business and of haute-cuisine"
What is French?
300
Mr Foster died there. Was it an accident or was it murder?
What is an elevator?
300
mmm... everybody loves it in the UK and in Kristiansund.
What is Fish and Chips?
300
This is how many Indians perceive the English language.
What is a ticket out of poverty?
300
This country is responsible for strengthening the position of the English language in the XXth century.
What is the USA?
400
England owes them its name among other things.
What is the Angles?
400
Roald Dahl's family came from that cold, "God forsaken" country.
What is Norway?
400
It started to appear in most homes (Norwegian homes at least) about 1995 and has revolutionized the way we communicate. It has also strengthened the position of the English language.
What is the Internet?
400
When the languages of people from different countries can be understood by all like the Suedes, the Danes and the Norwegians.
What does "mutually intellegible" mean?
400
A language made up of two or more languages, used as a way of communicating by people whose first languages are different from each other.
What is Pidgin?
500
It taught us that "to fight the good fight", "the writing wasn’t on the wall", "that a leopard can’t change its spots", "that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush", "that a wolf in sheep’s clothing is harder to spot than you would imagine", and how annoying it is "to have a fly in your ointment".
What is the King James Bible?
500
Mr Foster bought one for his daughter whenever he wanted to give her a present.
What is a comb?
500
According to linguist Tom McArthur in The Oxford Guide to World English, "[it] is probably the most intensively and widely used (and borrowed) word in the history of the language."
What is ok?
500
95
In how many countries is English an official or dominant language?
500
When /r/ is clearly pronounced in most positions.
What is rhotic?