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Roughly what proportion of the world's population is fluent or competent in English?
One in four
Which country contains the largest English-speaking population in the world?
India
In approximately how many countries does the English language have official or special status?
75
Which of the following is probably the most widely used English word throughout the world?
Okay
How many words are in the lexicon of Basic English?
850
The English language is conventionally divided into three historical periods. In which of these periods did William Shakespeare write his plays?
Middle English
Which of the following is the longest word that appears in a play by William Shakespeare?
Honorificabilitudinitatibus
An acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of a name. An eponym is a word derived from the proper name of a person or place. What term is used for a word that's derived from the same root as another word?
Paronym
What is the present participle form of hunt?
Hunting
What literary term means a word that has a similar meaning to another word?
Synonym
The word "hotel" originated in which language?
French
What is the meaning of the prefix geo?
Earth
What is the word for a second-year student in high school or college?
Sophomore
S'agapo means "I Love You" in which language?
Greek
What punctuation mark ends an imperative sentence?
A Period Or Exclamation Point
What does "minuscule" mean?
Very Small
