by alex
Each year, a single word captures the spirit and essence of the times, reflecting the cultural, social, and political climate. This quiz challenges your knowledge of these significant words that have been chosen as ‘Word of the Year’ over the past decades. Can you recall the words that have left an indelible mark on our collective memory? Let’s find out!
Word of the Year Quiz Questions Overview
1. Which word was chosen as the Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year in 2013?
Selfie
Twerk
Bitcoin
Binge-watch
2. What was Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year in 2020?
Pandemic
Quarantine
Lockdown
Social distancing
3. Which word did Collins Dictionary name as the Word of the Year in 2016?
Fake news
Brexit
Post-truth
Alt-right
4. What was the American Dialect Society’s Word of the Year in 2015?
😂
👍
❤️
🙏
5. Which word was the Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year in 2015?
😂
❤️
👍
🙏
6. What was the Word of the Year for 2017 according to Collins Dictionary?
Fake news
Echo chamber
Antifa
Coulrophobia
7. Which word did Merriam-Webster choose as the Word of the Year in 2017?
Feminism
Transgender
Non-binary
Genderqueer
8. What was the Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year in 2016?
Post-truth
Alt-right
Brexit
Fake news
9. Which word was chosen as the Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society in 2019?
They
She
He
It
10. What was the Word of the Year for 2018 according to Oxford Dictionaries?
Youthquake
Toxic
Climate emergency
MeToo
