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How many words do you think there are in the English language?

How many words do you think there are in the English language?. A: 70,000   . C: 500,000   . B: 170,000. D: 2 million+. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066 what language was spoken by the Royal Court and the ruling class?. A: Latin  . C: German   . B: French. D: Danish.

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How many words do you think there are in the English language?

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  1. How many words do you think there are in the English language? A: 70,000    C: 500,000    B: 170,000 D: 2 million+

  2. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066 what language was spoken by the Royal Court and the ruling class? A: Latin   C: German    B: French D: Danish

  3. Approximately how many languages are spoken in the world? A: 1070   C: 2700  B: 3000 D: 2100

  4. What percentage of the Internet is in English? A: 55%   C: 68%   B: 86% D: 95%

  5. Which language is predominately used in operas written by European composers? A: Italian  C: English   B: German D: French

  6. Who composed the anthem of the EU? A: Mozart    C: Verdi   B: Berlioz D: Beethoven

  7. In which countries are Baltic languages spoken ? A: Finland and Estonia   C: Latvia and Lithuania B: Germany and Russia D: Denmark and Sweden

  8. Esperanto was first developed in which country ? A: Germany   C: Spain  B: France D: Poland

  9. Europe has the largest number of native speakers of A: Russian    C: German    B: Spanish D: English

  10. Which language spoken today was revived only 120 years ago? A: Greek C: Irish   B: Hebrew D: Norwegian

  11. Which country has the largest number of languages and dialects spoken? A: India  C: Papua New Guinea  B: The USA D: China

  12. Which country has the fewest consonants? A: Russian  C: Japanese   B: Hawaiian D: Arabic

  13. Arabic was once spoken in which European country? A: Spain   C: Italy  B: France D: Greece

  14. Which country uses the Internet code SE (www.website.se)? A: Sweden  C: Singapore  B: Switzerland D: Spain

  15. How do Germand refer to the underground? A: Metro    C: Tube    B: Banhof D: U-bahn

  16. Not including Russia, which language is the mother tongue of the greatest percentage of Europeans? A: Spanish    C: French    B: German D: English

  17. What does the Welsh sentence “Beth ydy dy enw di” mean in English? A: How old is Beth?  C: Where is Beth?    B: Where is the bathroom? D: What is your name?

  18. What does “Real” mean in the football team name Real Madrid? A: Great   C: Royal   B: Real D: Strong

  19. “Pinocchio” is Italian for ? A: Pine eyes    C: Pine ears   B: Pine nose D: Pine face

  20. The word potato comes from? A: Italian  C: German  B: Spanish D: Haitian

  21. The work ketchup comes from? A: China    C: India  B: Ireland D: Sweden

  22. How many native speakers of English are there in the world? A: about 3 million   C: about 300 million    B: about 30 million D: about 3 trillion

  23. English is used as an official language in how many countries? A: 29   C: 53   B: 72 D: 120

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