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AD2U6 - Bits of culture

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  • Only two modern English words end in '-gry'. What are they?
    Angry and Hungry
  • The oldest poem written in English is about...
    Harry Potter and his friends
    the tales of a group of pilgrims
    the saga of a Danish warrior king named Beowulf
    the tragic story of Hamilet
  • Only one planet in the solar system is not named after a God. Which is it?
    Earth
  • French fries got their name because American soldiers...
    named the dish French even though it was Belgium
    named the dish when they built the Eiffel tower
    named the dish because it was King Louis' favorite
  • Most conversations in English take part between...
    a native speaker and a non-native speaker of the language
    two native speakers of the language
    two non-native speakers of the language
  • Which weekday was originally called "day of de Moon"(Monandæg)?
    Monday
  • The English language is the language with the most words: TRUE or FALSE
    TRUE
  • What is special about these words: civic, radar, level, and racecar?
    They are PALINDROMES. You can spell them the same backwards.
  • The first ever recorded register of English is a...
    shopping list
    movie review
    complaint letter
    long poem written in English
  • Which weekday was originally called "day of de Sun"(Sunnandæg)?
    Sunday
  • The English language has approximately
    two million words
    two hundred words
    a quarter of million words
    a hundred thousand words