Greek and English language: General Knowledge USA Quiz.
By knowledgeterminal - December 27, 2018
Section a: Mountain ranges- USA map
Section b: Continents on map of world
Section c: USA event
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August 1990 – 28 February 1991
Operation Desert Shield (Gulf War) war carried on by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in reaction to Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait
Operation Desert Shield (Gulf War) war carried on by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in reaction to Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait
Section d: world event
June 18, 1815
British and Prussian forces under Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon Bonaparte's troops at Waterloo ( now Belgium)
Section e: Greek and English language
Greek languageFacts
1. Greek ('Elliniká' in Greek) has the longest documented history of any living Indo-European language (of Hellenic branch) spanning more than 3000 years of written records.
2. Greek alphabet arose from the Phoenician script (oldest verified alphabet in 1050 BC near Syria, Lebanon, and northern Israel.)
3. Greek was a widely spoken in the Mediterranean world, West Asia.
4. Official language in Greece and Cyprus and is one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Number of speakers: 14 million people today in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Albania, Turkey, and the Greek diaspora.
5. Greek roots are often used to coin new words for other languages; Greek and Latin are the predominant sources of international scientific vocabulary
6. Around 6% of the vocabulary of English is of Greek origin
7. Mycenaean Greek is the form of Greek that developed in Mycenaean Greece in the 2nd millenium BCE
8. The earliest known Greek text dates back to around 1400 BCE in the form of a clay tablet, written in Linear B not Greek alphabet (making Greek the oldest recorded living language).
9. The Greek alphabet was adopted around 1100 BCE
10. The official language of the Byzantine Empire until the 15th century CE. Medieval Greek Medieval Greek, also known as Byzantine Greek, developed from Koine Greek during the Byzantine Empire.
11. Literature: epic poems Iliad and Odyssey, the New Testament of the Christian Bible (Koiné Greek), Platonic dialogues and the works of Aristotle
2. Greek alphabet arose from the Phoenician script (oldest verified alphabet in 1050 BC near Syria, Lebanon, and northern Israel.)
3. Greek was a widely spoken in the Mediterranean world, West Asia.
4. Official language in Greece and Cyprus and is one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Number of speakers: 14 million people today in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Albania, Turkey, and the Greek diaspora.
5. Greek roots are often used to coin new words for other languages; Greek and Latin are the predominant sources of international scientific vocabulary
6. Around 6% of the vocabulary of English is of Greek origin
7. Mycenaean Greek is the form of Greek that developed in Mycenaean Greece in the 2nd millenium BCE
8. The earliest known Greek text dates back to around 1400 BCE in the form of a clay tablet, written in Linear B not Greek alphabet (making Greek the oldest recorded living language).
9. The Greek alphabet was adopted around 1100 BCE
10. The official language of the Byzantine Empire until the 15th century CE. Medieval Greek Medieval Greek, also known as Byzantine Greek, developed from Koine Greek during the Byzantine Empire.
11. Literature: epic poems Iliad and Odyssey, the New Testament of the Christian Bible (Koiné Greek), Platonic dialogues and the works of Aristotle
English language Facts
1. West Germanic language
2. Origin: From West Germanic dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century
3. Middle English began in 1066 with the Norman conquest of England when the language was influenced by French
4. English is the third most-spoken native language in the world and the most widely learned second language. Official language and co-official in 60 sovereign states. English has been the official language of all international air travel, irrespective of the nationality of the pilots since 2011.
5. Derivation of name: From Angles, a Germanic tribe that migrated to Great Britain. The name of this tribe Anglia peninsula in the Baltic Sea
6. English speakers are called "Anglophones".
7. Noah Webster (born in Connecticut in 1758) believed that the USA needed a language of its own: American English. He is responsible for the differences between American and British spelling.
8. ‘E’ is the most commonly used letter in the English language ( one in eight of all the letters written in English is ‘e’)
9. More English words begin with the letter ‘S’ than any other letter of the alphabet
10. The first English dictionary was written in 1755.
2. Origin: From West Germanic dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century
3. Middle English began in 1066 with the Norman conquest of England when the language was influenced by French
4. English is the third most-spoken native language in the world and the most widely learned second language. Official language and co-official in 60 sovereign states. English has been the official language of all international air travel, irrespective of the nationality of the pilots since 2011.
5. Derivation of name: From Angles, a Germanic tribe that migrated to Great Britain. The name of this tribe Anglia peninsula in the Baltic Sea
6. English speakers are called "Anglophones".
7. Noah Webster (born in Connecticut in 1758) believed that the USA needed a language of its own: American English. He is responsible for the differences between American and British spelling.
8. ‘E’ is the most commonly used letter in the English language ( one in eight of all the letters written in English is ‘e’)
9. More English words begin with the letter ‘S’ than any other letter of the alphabet
10. The first English dictionary was written in 1755.
Section f: quiz
Q: “Pass and Stow,” appears on which of these US landmarks?
A: Liberty bell
Q: In 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was executed for her role in a plot to murder which British monarch?
A: Elizabeth I
