| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Countries where English is the native language of the majority (excluding creoles) | United States | 91%
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| Branch thereof | Germanic | 77%
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| The three forms of the language that evolved over time | {Old} English | 77%
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| Countries where English is the native language of the majority (excluding creoles) | Australia | 75%
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| Any country with more than 100 million non-native speakers of English | India | Nigeria | Pakistan | 73%
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| Countries where English is the native language of the majority (excluding creoles) | United Kingdom | 73%
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| Poet regarded as the greatest writer in the English language | William Shakespeare | 73%
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| Script | Latin | 70%
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| Countries where English is the native language of the majority (excluding creoles) | Canada | 68%
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| Countries where English is the native language of the majority (excluding creoles) | Ireland | 68%
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| The three forms of the language that evolved over time | {Middle} English | 68%
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| Countries where English is the native language of the majority (excluding creoles) | New Zealand | 64%
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| The three forms of the language that evolved over time | {Modern} English | 61%
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| Language family | Indo-European | 57%
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| Dialects of English most commonly considered "standard" | Recieved Pronunciation | 57%
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| The majority of English's vocabulary comes from this other Indo-European branch, including French and Latin | Italic | 52%
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| The Germanic people English is named after | Angles | 43%
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| Country where the above originated | Denmark | 43%
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| Island where their language originated | Great Britain | 41%
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| Dialects of English most commonly considered "standard" | General American | 39%
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| French dialect which most influenced the vocabulary of English | Anglo-Norman | 36%
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| Country with the best non-native speakers of English according to the EF English Proficiency index | Netherlands | 34%
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| The main Indo-European branch spoken on the above before this | Celtic | 27%
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| The only other extant language descended from Middle English, sometimes considered a dialect | Scots | 27%
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| The largest vowel shift in English, influencing all dialects | Great Vowel Shift | 20%
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| Poet called the father of English literature | Geoffrey Chaucer | 18%
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