The English Language – Quiz

Test your knowledge of useless facts about the English language.

1. Which is the only word in the English language with three consecutives sets of double letters?
2. Which is the only female for in the English language that is shorted than its corresponding male term?
3. There is a seven letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters. Which word is it and what are the ten words?
4. Which is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed?
5. Which are the letters most used and least used in the English language?
6. Only 3 words in the English language end in – ceed. Which are they?
7. Which is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters – und?
8. Which is the only number whose umber of letters in the name equals the number?
9. Which is the longest English word without any of the normal vowels, a, e, i, o, or u?
10. Which is the shortest complete sentence in the English language?


Keyword: 1. Bookkeeper. 2. Widow (male term – widower). 3. Therein – the, there, he, in, rein, her, here, ere, therein, herein. 4. Queue. 5. Most used – E and least used – Q. 6. Proceed, exceed and succeed. 7. Underground. 8. Four. 9. Rhythms. 10. Go.


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