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The early inhabitants of Britain spoke a Celtic language. True or False?
True
The Romans had great permanent impact on the language during the period 43 B.C-410 A.D- True or False?
False
The Germanic or the Roman settlers formed what we call Old English?
The Germanic
2000 Scandinavian words were added to English after the arrival of the Vikings. True or False?
True
Who won the battle of the Hastings? The Norman duke (William) or the English king (Harold)?
The Norman Duke
In the period between 1066-1500s which was the language of the nobility? French or English?
French
The first great English writer was Geoffrey Chaucer or T.S Eliot?
Geoffrey Chaucer
The book 'The Canterbury tales' was written in Modern or Middle English?
Middle English
Shakespeare used 3000 new words in his plays. True or False
False
English has incorporated words from about 350 languages. True or False?
True
The Global Language Monitor in Texas estimates that a new word is added every 98 minutes. TRue or False?
True
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) no explorations or trade was encouraged. True or False?
False
The Puritans left England to escape political persecution. True or False?
False
Which event signified that America was no longer a British colony?
The War of Independence in 1776
During 1700s Australia was the colony of the..........
convicts
During the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901), the British empire covered 2 quarters of the earth's surface. True or False?
False
