Indepent How good is your English? quiz

[pjwillcox]

No. 4 Which nine-syllable word describes a 17th-century reaction against theological controversies, instead calling for toleration?
No.5 Of the 192 member countries of the United Nations, only four comprise one syllable. What are they?
Chad springs to mind, but what else. Gtfl yr valued input.

[Aquagility]

4 Disestablishmentarianism??

[JDOvengloves]

Chad Greece Spain and Laos - its pronounced Louse isn't it ?

[Alibobs]

Spain

[Compintone]

Laos is properly called 'Lao People's Democratic Republic' so it's not this

[JDOvengloves]

Its pronounced Lao apparently - but still one sylable

[pjwillcox]

Tks yr help all. Aquagility - thought about this (and others such as antideluvianism) but wonder if disantiestablishetc wasn't later, more 19th than 17thC??

[JDOvengloves]

Officially

The Kingdom of Spain
The Republic of Chad
The Hellenic Republic

[Compintone]

You learn something everyday :-) !

[JDOvengloves]

I'm learning something every minute here ! Կ�

[Compintone]

Anyone for France?

[JDOvengloves]

Do you mean The French Republic ?

[Compintone]

Mais oui!

[Aquagility]

Oui mais NOT.

pj, you could look at parlimentarianism - that was 17c. But maybe only 8 syllables.

[leodis]

no 4
How about

interdenominationalism

[pjwillcox]

Tks leodis i'll look into that, and everyone for yr suggestions.

[slaney]

Could someone please try and make nine syllables from Latitudanarianism !

[slaney]

Or even Latitudinarianism ! This is the correct spelling.

[pjwillcox]

Tks Slaney - tt seems good as has the element of tolerance and is the correct timeframe.