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#442542 - Tue Oct 14 2008 02:47 AM Re: A fun quiz i did at Uni
srini701 Star Poster Registered: Wed Jan 04 2006 Posts: 11527 Loc: Hyderabad, India	1. During which period did it become customary to pronounce words like dance and bath with a long a: vowel? b.16th century 2. Which of the following is an Anglo-Saxon historical account of 12th century England? b.The Peterborough Chronicle 3. Which was the first book to be printed in English? b.The Canterbury Tales 4. In etymological terms, which of these pairs is the odd one out? b.whole ~ hale 5. Which of the following illustrates a lexical fossil? c.out of kilter 6. Which language is spoken in the Gaeltacht? b.Irish 7. Which of the following words would NOT have been directly affected by the Great Vowel Shift in English? a.hill 8. How many English verbs have irregular past tenses? c.about 200 9. Who was the first king after the Norman conquest who spoke English as a mother tongue? d.Henry IV 10. Which of the following illustrates a lexical gap? d.discontented 11. Which of the following had the least influence on the English spoken in Kent? b.the Saxons 12. Which of the following is NOT a loan from Norse? b.husband 13. Approximately how many modern English words were taken from Norman French shortly after 1066? a.1000 14. Etymologically speaking, which of these words is the odd one out? b.Kindergarten 15. Which of the following is basically a Roman place name? d.Lancaster 16. What language do the romance languages derive from? c.Latin 17. How many current English words are reputed to have been coined by Shakespeare? c.about 1000 18. Which of the following phrases was NOT coined by Shakespeare? c."a bird in the hand" 19. Who formalised the major differences between English and American spelling? c.George Bernard Shaw 20. In what year was English used in Parliament for the first time? c.1362 _________________________ "This too shall pass"
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#442543 - Tue Oct 14 2008 01:43 PM Re: A fun quiz i did at Uni
doomed Multiloquent Registered: Sat Nov 01 2003 Posts: 2989 Loc: Eastbourne Sussex UK	Srini you scored 10 pal Answers WILL be posted Friday
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#442544 - Mon Oct 20 2008 11:00 PM Re: A fun quiz i did at Uni
ecnalubma Prolific Registered: Sat Apr 29 2006 Posts: 1549 Loc: Brisbane Queensland Australia	Which Friday???!!! _________________________ [color:"purple"]Whether it's God or The Bomb, it's just the same It's only fear under another name[/color]
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#442545 - Tue Oct 21 2008 05:06 AM Re: A fun quiz i did at Uni
doomed Multiloquent Registered: Sat Nov 01 2003 Posts: 2989 Loc: Eastbourne Sussex UK	Tonight I will reveal....it is now 12:05pm here in UK I shall by 7pm tonight reveal all that is seven hours your time from the moment I wrote this message
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#442546 - Tue Oct 21 2008 09:49 AM Re: A fun quiz i did at Uni
MadMags Star Poster Registered: Sat May 03 2008 Posts: 17092 Loc: Orosi Costa Rica	1. During which period did it become customary to pronounce words like dance and bath with a long a: vowel? d.18th century 2. Which of the following is an Anglo-Saxon historical account of 12th century England? d.The Tewkesbury Chronicle 3. Which was the first book to be printed in English? d.The Domesday Book 4. In etymological terms, which of these pairs is the odd one out? b.whole ~ hale 5. Which of the following illustrates a lexical fossil? c.out of kilter 6. Which language is spoken in the Gaeltacht? b.Irish 7. Which of the following words would NOT have been directly affected by the Great Vowel Shift in English? a.hill 8. How many English verbs have irregular past tenses? d.about 250 9. Who was the first king after the Norman conquest who spoke English as a mother tongue? b.Henry II 10. Which of the following illustrates a lexical gap? b.illogical 11. Which of the following had the least influence on the English spoken in Kent? b.the Saxons 12. Which of the following is NOT a loan from Norse? b.husband 13. Approximately how many modern English words were taken from Norman French shortly after 1066? b.5000 14. Etymologically speaking, which of these words is the odd one out? d.Mafia 15. Which of the following is basically a Roman place name? c. Hull 16. What language do the romance languages derive from? c.Latin 17. How many current English words are reputed to have been coined by Shakespeare? d.about 2000 18. Which of the following phrases was NOT coined by Shakespeare? a."a tower of strength" 19. Who formalised the major differences between English and American spelling? b.Noah Webster 20. In what year was English used in Parliament for the first time? b.1258 It will be interesting to see what the results are! (And I hope nobody googled.) _________________________ A smile is a curved line that sets things straight. ~ Anon.
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#442547 - Tue Oct 21 2008 10:48 AM Re: A fun quiz i did at Uni
jonnowales Prolific Registered: Mon Oct 30 2006 Posts: 1529 Loc: Swansea Wales UK	Looking at the results MadMags I don't think many would have googled
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#442548 - Tue Oct 21 2008 02:25 PM Re: A fun quiz i did at Uni
Copago Moderator Registered: Tue May 15 2001 Posts: 14384 Loc: Australia	I got two right, Mags. Trust me, I didn't google.
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#442549 - Tue Oct 21 2008 04:26 PM Re: A fun quiz i did at Uni
doomed Multiloquent Registered: Sat Nov 01 2003 Posts: 2989 Loc: Eastbourne Sussex UK	MadMags scored NINE Ok the answers are as follows: 1. During which period did it become customary to pronounce words like dance and bath with a long a: vowel? a.15th century b.16th century c.17th century d.18th century 2. Which of the following is an Anglo-Saxon historical account of 12th century England? a.The Barnsley Chronicle b.The Peterborough Chronicle c.The Lincoln Chronicle d.The Tewkesbury Chronicle 3. Which was the first book to be printed in English? a.The Bible b.The Canterbury Tales c.Beowulf d.The Domesday Book 4. In etymological terms, which of these pairs is the odd one out? a.skirt ~ shirt b.whole ~ hale c.stick ~ stitch d.duck ~ duke 5. Which of the following illustrates a lexical fossil? a.out of sight b.out of money c.out of kilter d.out of luck 6. Which language is spoken in the Gaeltacht? a.Yiddish b.Irish c.Vries d.Flemish 7. Which of the following words would NOT have been directly affected by the Great Vowel Shift in English? a.hill b.house c.life d.law 8. How many English verbs have irregular past tenses? a.about 50 b.about 100 c.about 200 d.about 250 9. Who was the first king after the Norman conquest who spoke English as a mother tongue? a.Henry I b.Henry II c.Henry III d.Henry IV 10. Which of the following illustrates a lexical gap? a.inelegant b.illogical c.uncouth d.discontented 11. Which of the following had the least influence on the English spoken in Kent? a.the Vikings b.the Saxons c.the Jutes d.the Angles 12. Which of the following is NOT a loan from Norse? a.skull b.husband c.bridge d.sky 13. Approximately how many modern English words were taken from Norman French shortly after 1066? a.1000 b.5000 c.10,000 d.15,000 14. Etymologically speaking, which of these words is the odd one out? a.Volkswagen b.Kindergarten c.Hinterland d.Mafia 15. Which of the following is basically a Roman place name? a.Edinburgh b.Newcastle c.Hull d.Lancaster 16. What language do the romance languages derive from? a.Italian b.Greek c.Latin d.Uralic 17. How many current English words are reputed to have been coined by Shakespeare? a.about 50 b.about 500 c.about 1000 d.about 2000 18. Which of the following phrases was NOT coined by Shakespeare? a."a tower of strength" b."more in sorrow than in anger" c."a bird in the hand" d."vanish into thin air" 19. Who formalised the major differences between English and American spelling? a.Samuel Johnson b.Noah Webster c.George Bernard Shaw d.Isaac Pitman 20. In what year was English used in Parliament for the first time? a.1150 b.1258 c.1362 d.1437 well done to everyone who took part, and if anyone wants to play a similar game I am more than happy to write another one!
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#442550 - Wed Oct 22 2008 12:17 AM Re: A fun quiz i did at Uni
srini701 Star Poster Registered: Wed Jan 04 2006 Posts: 11527 Loc: Hyderabad, India	Oh thanks a lot for those answers....I definitely didn't google and seem to have hit the mark with some wild shots pretty well ....will defintely be interesting to see some more such games. _________________________ "This too shall pass"
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#442551 - Wed Oct 22 2008 03:03 AM Re: A fun quiz i did at Uni
MadMags Star Poster Registered: Sat May 03 2008 Posts: 17092 Loc: Orosi Costa Rica	That was fun doomed, thanks! _________________________ A smile is a curved line that sets things straight. ~ Anon.
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#442552 - Wed Oct 22 2008 01:53 PM Re: A fun quiz i did at Uni
doomed Multiloquent Registered: Sat Nov 01 2003 Posts: 2989 Loc: Eastbourne Sussex UK	lol are you mad Mags?
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#442553 - Wed Oct 22 2008 04:36 PM Re: A fun quiz i did at Uni
MadMags Star Poster Registered: Sat May 03 2008 Posts: 17092 Loc: Orosi Costa Rica	Mad-angry? Never! Life is too short. Just a little crazy around the edges to keep life interesting. By the way, if you feel so inclined to post another quiz, I for one would love to do it - and I'm sure I'm not the only one. _________________________ A smile is a curved line that sets things straight. ~ Anon.
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#442554 - Wed Oct 22 2008 09:00 PM Re: A fun quiz i did at Uni
ecnalubma Prolific Registered: Sat Apr 29 2006 Posts: 1549 Loc: Brisbane Queensland Australia	I agree with MadMags - please feel free to post another quiz. I thoroughly enjoyed the last one. I feel the need to test what I know about obscure subjects (and for me that was obscure!) or ones that offer a bit more depth. Thank you so much. _________________________ [color:"purple"]Whether it's God or The Bomb, it's just the same It's only fear under another name[/color]
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#442555 - Thu Oct 23 2008 04:20 AM Re: A fun quiz i did at Uni
The_lioness33 Multiloquent Registered: Sat Feb 25 2006 Posts: 2869 Loc: Adelaide South Australia	I just looked at number 16 and hit myself for being so stupid...
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#442556 - Fri Dec 19 2008 01:29 AM Re: A fun quiz i did at Uni
avallon Forum Adept Registered: Sat Aug 11 2007 Posts: 180 Loc: Auckland New Zealand	Good quiz. I was late getting to this as I haven't been on for ages, but I managed to score 9. Would love to see another one put up _________________________ There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge. Bertrand Russell British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 - 1970)
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