Facts about the English Language | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English is the official language of 6 / 7 / 67 / 76 countries.

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The word 'set' has 268 / 396 / 430 definitions.

430

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26 letters in the English alphabet make up 40 / 44 / 52 individual sounds.

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Which word originated in 1839 as a funny abbreviation of 'oll korrect'?

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How many words did Shakespeare add to the English language: over 50 / 150 / 1500?

Over 1500

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Today's English is a mixing of: a. French and Old English b. Ancient Egyptian and Greek

a. French and Old English

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The average English speaker knows between: a. 2 000 and 3 000 b. 20 000 and 30 000 c. 200 000 and 300 000 words

Between 20 000 and 30 000 words

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boom

Lose 50 points!

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shark

Other team loses 10 points!

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shark

Other team loses 25 points!

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lifesaver

Give 5 points!

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eraser

Reset score!

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gold

Win 50 points!

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shark

Other team loses 5 points!

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thief

Give points!

Which is the most commonly used letter in English: a / e / o / i ?

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If you write out all the numbers , you will not use the letter '?' until the word 'billion'. You can also spell every number up to '1000' without using the letter '?'

'b', 'a'

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How many ways to spell the sound [i:] are there in this sentence: 'He believed Caesar could see people seizing the seas.' ?

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True or false: Only 2 modern English words end in '-gry'.

True.

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monster

Reset all scores!

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magnet

Take 20 points!

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fairy

Take points!

banana

Go to last place!

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English is the official language of the air. What does it mean?

It means it's the official language of airplane travel. All pilots and other air workers are required to pass a test in English.

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True of false: English used to have 27 letters instead of the current 26.

True

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