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How many words do you think there are in the English language? A: 70,000 B: 170,000 C: 500,000 D: 2 million+

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How many words do you think there are in the English language?. A: 70,000   . C: 500,000   . B: 170,000. D: 2 million+. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066 what language was spoken by the Royal Court and the ruling class?. A: Latin  . C: German   . B: French. D: Danish. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: How many words do you think there are in the English language?

How many words do you think there are in the English language?

A: 70,000   

B: 170,000   

C: 500,000   

D: 2 million+ 

Page 2: How many words do you think there are in the English language?

After the Battle of Hastings in 1066 what language was spoken by the Royal Court and the ruling class?

A: Latin  

B: French 

C: German   

D: Danish 

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Approximately how many languages are spoken in the world?

A: 1070  

B: 3000 

C: 2700 

D: 2100

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What percentage of the Internet is in English?

A: 55%  

B: 86%

C: 68%  

D: 95% 

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Which language is predominately used in operas written by European composers?

A: Italian 

B: German  

C: English  

D: French

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Who composed the anthem of the EU?

A: Mozart   

B: Berlioz  

C: Verdi  

D: Beethoven 

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In which countries are Baltic languages spoken ?

A: Finland and Estonia  

B: Germany and Russia

C: Latvia and Lithuania

D: Denmark and Sweden

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Esperanto was first developed in which country ?

A: Germany  

B: France  

C: Spain 

D: Poland

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Europe has the largest number of native speakers of

A: Russian   

B: Spanish  

C: German   

D: English 

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Which language spoken today was revived only 120 years ago?

A: Greek

B: Hebrew   

C: Irish  

D: Norwegian 

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Which country has the largest number of languages and dialects spoken?

A: India 

B: The USA   

C: Papua New Guinea 

D: China

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Which country has the fewest consonants?

A: Russian 

B: Hawaiian  

C: Japanese  

D: Arabic

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Arabic was once spoken in which European country?

A: Spain  

B: France

C: Italy 

D: Greece

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Which country uses the Internet code SE (www.website.se)?

A: Sweden 

B: Switzerland   

C: Singapore 

D: Spain

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How do Germand refer to the underground?

A: Metro   

B: Banhof 

C: Tube   

D: U-bahn 

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Not including Russia, which language is the mother tongue of the greatest percentage of Europeans?

A: Spanish   

B: German   

C: French   

D: English

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What does the Welsh sentence “Beth ydy dy enw di” mean in English?

A: How old is Beth? 

B: Where is the bathroom?

C: Where is Beth?   

D: What is your name? 

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What does “Real” mean in the football team name Real Madrid?

A: Great  

B: Real

C: Royal  

D: Strong 

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“Pinocchio” is Italian for ?

A: Pine eyes   

B: Pine nose 

C: Pine ears  

D: Pine face

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The word potato comes from?

A: Italian 

B: Spanish  

C: German 

D: Haitian

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The work ketchup comes from?

A: China   

B: Ireland  

C: India 

D: Sweden

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How many native speakers of English are there in the world?

A: about 3 million  

B: about 30 million 

C: about 300 million   

D: about 3 trillion

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English is used as an official language in how many countries?

A: 29  

B: 72  

C: 53  

D: 120