
Quiz on the Origin and Usage of the Word 'Okay'

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English
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Professional Development
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Hard
Blarney School
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the text, who is considered the world's foremost okay expert?
Martin Van Buren
Woodrow Wilson
Alan Metcalf
Charles Gordon Green
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What part of speech is the word 'okay' primarily identified as?
Adjective
Noun
Adverb
Verb
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which theory suggests the origin of the word 'okay' from the Greek phrase 'Orlick allah'?
Choctaw word theory
Alan Metcalf's theory
Woodrow Wilson's theory
Charles Gordon Green's theory
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was part of the men's club called 'old Kinderhook' that contributed to popularizing the word 'okay'?
Martin Van Buren
Woodrow Wilson
Charles Gordon Green
Alan Metcalf
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which year did the abbreviation 'okay' first appear in a dictionary?
2012
175th anniversary
1864
1839
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the text, in a battle between 'like' and 'okay', which word comes out on top?
Like
None of the above
Okay
Both are equal
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word 'okay' express according to Metcalf?
Perfectionism
Satisfaction
Skepticism
Acceptance of mediocrity
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