Can you name the words that were more commonly published in a given year? Canst thou determine the commonest phrase?

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  • Source: Google Ngrams English Database
  • Source data displays word frequency in all American and British publications by year.
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YearAnswerTerms
1580'Thou' or 'You' ?
1609'Cromwell' or 'Shakespeare' ?
1776'Freedom' or 'Liberty' ?
1810'Serfs' or 'Surf' ?
1820'Ghost' or 'Monster' ?
1894'Center' or 'Centre' ?.
1912'Liberal' or 'Progressive' ?
1918'Great War' or 'World War' ?
1920'Cinema' or 'Movies' ?
1930'Blues' or 'Jazz' ?
1944'Casablanca' or 'Oz' ?
1955'Cadillac' or 'Chevrolet' ?
YearAnswerTerms
1963'Beatnik' or 'Hippie' ?
1969'Groovy' or 'Swell' ?
1970'Radio' or 'Television' ?
1975'Coca Cola' or 'McDonald's' ?
1980'Genetics' or 'Natural Selection' ?
1985'Keynesianism' or 'Reaganomics' ?
1994'Olympic Games' or 'World Cup' ?
1999'Bart Simpson' or 'Jerry Seinfeld' ?
2000'Internet' or 'Television' ?
2001'Google' or 'Yahoo' ?
2003'Communism' or 'Terrorism' ?
2007'Antibiotics' or 'Vaccine' ?
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Common Terms by Year Quiz

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  • Created Nov 1, 2011 in Language
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