Dictionary Quizzes, Questions & Answers

It is hard to imagine a modern-day world without dictionaries. Nevertheless, how much do we really know about dictionaries themselves? Enough to answer some questions about them? Let’s give it a try then.

What are the oldest dictionaries ever discovered in the world? In what year was the first English monolingual dictionary published? What is the approximate number of words listed by the Oxford English Dictionary? What is considered to be the most difficult aspect of creating a bilingual dictionary? Answer all the questions and make sure you don’t run out of words.