Statistics for How Much Do You Know About English?

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What language family does English belong to?	Germanic	81%
All people in the world who perform these jobs MUST speak some English.	Air Traffic Controllers and Commercial Pilots	74%
After the U.S. which country is home to the most English speakers?	India	70%
What language did English directly derive from?	Anglo-Frisian	64%
Approximately how many people speak English In the world?	1.5 billion	60%
In which of these countries is English NOT the official language?	The United States	56%
How many sovereign countries have English as an official language?	55	49%
How many English dialects are spoken in the U.S.?	24	48%
In its earliest known written record, the English alphabet had how many letters?	29	43%
How often is a new word is added to the dictionary?	Every two hours	19%
What percentage of countries in the world teach English?	100%	11%