"Cool" Quizzes

[RonBee]

"Cool" games (language quizzes):
http://www.funtrivia.com/dir/4563.html

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[RonBee]

Try this one:
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?id=3122&origin=4563

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[Red5]

That's a great idea Ron!

PS - why not add them to our links directory https://www.usingenglish.com/links/ at the same time? ;-)

 

[RonBee]

That's a great idea Ron!

PS - why not add them to our links directory https://www.usingenglish.com/links/ at the same time? ;-)

Done!

Have you tried any of the quizzes? It was fun finding out how much I know about the origins of English words. I stumbled across that site, BTW, when I was trying to find out how many English words come from China. (The word tea, BTW, comes from China, but it is not from Mandarin Chinese but another Chinese. In Mandarin it's cha.

Try some of the quizzes. They're fun.

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[Tdol]

In BE, we drink 'tea' and 'char'. ,-)

 

[RonBee]

"tea"

In BE, we drink 'tea' and 'char'. ,-)

You don't get confused about which is which? ;-)

I'm pretty sure that the Americans got tea from the British. Is char a more recent import? Do the same people use both terms or are they used by different people?

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[shane]

I liked the Chinese > English quiz; gives me something to do in classes tomorrow!! :lol:

 

[RonBee]

I liked the Chinese > English quiz; gives me something to do in classes tomorrow!! :lol:

Cool!

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[shane]

My fiancee also thought of two more:

1. Kung Fu (Gong Fu)
2. Tofu (Dou fu)



Chinese also borrows words from us:

1. Ke Kou Ke Le (Coca-Cola)
2. Sha Fa (Sofa)
3. Qiao Ke Li (Chocolate)
4. Ka Fei (Coffee)
5. Tan Ke (Tank)
6. Jia Ke (Jacket)

 

[RonBee]

My fiancee also thought of two more:

1. Kung Fu (Gong Fu)
2. Tofu (Dou fu)



Chinese also borrows words from us:

1. Ke Kou Ke Le (Coca-Cola)
2. Sha Fa (Sofa)
3. Qiao Ke Li (Chocolate)
4. Ka Fei (Coffee)
5. Tan Ke (Tank)
6. Jia Ke (Jacket)

It's interesting to discover what words other languages borrow from English. Fascinating stuff.

I once read that there are three English words that are almost universally known. Two of them are (according to that source) hello and OK. (Perhaps somebody else can come up with the third.)

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[shane]

I once read that there are three English words that are almost universally known. Two of them are (according to that source) hello and OK. (Perhaps somebody else can come up with the third.)

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If you asked the locals here, they'd probably say the third was either W.C. or bye :lol:

 

[RonBee]

"Bye" seems a likely candidate. It does match "hello" very well (altho it doesn't ring a bell).

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[Tdol]

Please?

 

[RonBee]

Please?

Is that a request? _ :wink:

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[dduck]

I once read that there are three English words that are almost universally known. Two of them are (according to that source) hello and OK. (Perhaps somebody else can come up with the third.

I found when I visited the south of Spain, a few years ago that some of the popluation didn't know what OK meant. I only spent a few weeks there so I can't speak for the whole population.

I've heard "bye" used in several non-speaking countries. And also the word "Ciao", or "Chau" in Spanish is also popular in a number of countries I've visited.

Iain.

 

[RonBee]

Also try: http://www.funtrivia.com/dir/4568.html

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[RonBee]

Try this one and see what you think. Go here:
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?id=98346

Also, try this one:
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?id=107593

Have you seen this:
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizlistgold.cfm?cat=51

Especially:
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?id=132671

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[RonBee]

English Trivia & Quizzes:
http://www.funtrivia.com/dir/51.html

Try this (Special Characters and their use):
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?id=17788&origin=4568
Note: "inch marks" are a pair of quote marks, or "double quotes'.

Also try:
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?id=40462&origin=4568

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[RonBee]

This quiz is for all of you real grammar nuts. You will need to decide, after reading each sentence, whether the sentences are simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. Good luck! By the way, this quiz is based on U.S. English Usage

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Go to: http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?id=125805&origin=4568

I would like to know what the teachers think about this one. (I didn't do as well as I would have liked. _)

Figures of speech (terminology):
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?id=26283&origin=4569

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[RonBee]

Here are some common Acronyms. What do they stand for?

How well do you know your acronyms? Here are some common (and not-so-common) acronyms. (Read carefully!) Go to: http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?id=3299&origin=4581
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Word Play:
http://www.funtrivia.com/dir/40.html

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