English Language Quiz - Statistics

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This quiz has been taken 57 times
The average score is 14 of 26

Answer Stats

Hint	Answer	% Correct
Countries where English is the native language of the majority (excluding creoles)	United States	91%
Branch thereof	Germanic	78%
Countries where English is the native language of the majority (excluding creoles)	Australia	76%
The three forms of the language that evolved over time	{Old} English	76%
Any country with more than 100 million non-native speakers of English	India \| Nigeria \| Pakistan	73%
Countries where English is the native language of the majority (excluding creoles)	United Kingdom	73%
Poet regarded as the greatest writer in the English language	William Shakespeare	73%
Countries where English is the native language of the majority (excluding creoles)	Canada	69%
Countries where English is the native language of the majority (excluding creoles)	Ireland	69%
Script	Latin	69%
The three forms of the language that evolved over time	{Middle} English	67%
Countries where English is the native language of the majority (excluding creoles)	New Zealand	64%
The three forms of the language that evolved over time	{Modern} English	60%
Language family	Indo-European	58%
Dialects of English most commonly considered "standard"	Recieved Pronunciation	58%
The majority of English's vocabulary comes from this other Indo-European branch, including French and Latin	Italic	53%
The Germanic people English is named after	Angles	42%
Country where the above originated	Denmark	42%
Island where their language originated	Great Britain	40%
Dialects of English most commonly considered "standard"	General American	38%
French dialect which most influenced the vocabulary of English	Anglo-Norman	36%
Country with the best non-native speakers of English according to the EF English Proficiency index	Netherlands	36%
The main Indo-European branch spoken on the above before this	Celtic	27%
The only other extant language descended from Middle English, sometimes considered a dialect	Scots	27%
The largest vowel shift in English, influencing all dialects	Great Vowel Shift	20%
Poet called the father of English literature	Geoffrey Chaucer	18%

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