Facts about English

Which of these languages has the most native speakers?

• English

• Chinese

• Arabic

• Spanish

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What percentage of the world's people speak English as a native language?

• 5%

• 10%

• 2%

• 15%

What percentage of the world's people speak English IN TOTAL?

• 5%

• 20%

• 15%

• 10%

In how many countries is English an official language?

• 20

• 40

• 60

• 80

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Which of these countries has the highest population that can speak English?

• Spain

• Denmark

• Norway

• Sweden

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Which of these countries show English films in original language with subtitles?

• Italy

• Denmark

• Spain

• Sweden

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Which of these countries show English films dubbed?

• France

• Spain

• Germany

• Netherlands

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How much percentage of the information stored on the world's computers is in English?

• 80%

• 20%

• 95%

• 50%

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What percentage of the world's technical and scientific magazines is in English?

• 90%

• 20%

• 50%

• 70%

In which of these fields is English the dominant language?

• international diplomacy

• science

• aviation (Luftfahrt)

• navigation (on the ocean)

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