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Trivia questions about the English language

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Roughly what proportion of the world's population is competent in English?

one in 1000

one in 10

one in four

one in 100

15

Which country contains the largest English-speaking population in the world?

China

Australia

The United States

India

15

In approximately how many countries does the English language have official or special status?

50

75

10

35

15

Which of the following is probably the most widely used English word throughout the world?

okay

sex

internet

movie

15

Which of the following is the longest word that appears in a play by William Shakespeare?

disproportionableness

sesquipedalian

incomprehensibleness

honorificabilitudinitatibus

15

An _____ is a word derived from the proper name of a person or place.

eponym

paronym

acronym

exonym

20

Which one of the following observations applies to the word typewriter?

It's a palindrome

It appeared in Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English La

It can be typed using only the top row of keys on a standard

It's the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

15

Which of the following is generally regarded as the first genuine dictionary in English?

Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson

An American Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webst

A Table Alphabeticall by Robert Cawdrey

Glossographia by Thomas Blount

15

Which of the following terms refers to the substitution of a more offensive word or phrase for one considered less offensive?

orthophemism

dramatism

euphemism

dysphemism

25

True or False? The longest word in English is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

True

10