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Explore World Languages Quiz

Test your knowledge about languages from around the globe with our engaging quiz! Dive into interesting facts about language origins, linguistic diversity, and more.

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Which of these countries does not list Russian as an official language?

Romania

Belarus

Kazakhstan

Tajikstan

Which of the following languages belong to the group of Celtic languages?

English and French

Welsh and Breton

Spanish and Portuguese

German and English

Vodka is the diminutive of the Russian word for:

The nectar of Gods

Spirit

Water

Juice

How many languages are official in South Africa?

South Africa has 4 official languages.

South Africa has 1 official language – same as the UK.

South Africa has 1994 official languages – the most for a single country.

South Africa has 11 official languages – the most for a single country.

Roughly, how many languages are spoken across Europe?

English is the only one

225

One third of all laguages in the world are spoken in which continent?

Africa

Asia

Europe

America

How many languages are in the world in total?

There are 200 languages in the world.

There are about 7,000 languages in the world and 2,400 languages are classified as being ‘endangered’.

There are 3,000 languages in the world.

There is only one language, English.

What language has over 11 words for 'love'?

In Arabic there are at least 11 words for 'love' and hundreds of words for 'camel'.

In Spanish there are 45 words for 'love'.

In Finish there are 11 words for 'love'.

In Greek there are over 11 words for 'love'.

How many characters are in Chinese?

There are 10,000 characters in the Chinese language.

There are 5 characters in the Chinese language.

There are 50,000 characters in the Chinese language. You’ll need to know about 2,000 to read a newspaper.

There are 300 characters in the Chinese language.

�Veni, vidi, vici’ is a Latin phrase attributed to Julius Caesar – how does it translate into English?

I came, I saw, I left

I ate, I drank, I slept

I came, I saw, I conquered

No idea, isn't Latin like a dead language or so?

How many languages are originating from Latin?

There is only Latin.

There are 5: Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Romanian.

There are 5: Italian, Russian, French, Portuguese and German.

There are only 2: Latin and Italian

If you were eating a ‘Wurst’ in Germany, what would it be?

A frog

A sausage

An apple pie

A strawberry

What proportion of all languages in the world are African languages?

About one third of all languages in the world are African languages.

About 1% of all languages in the world are African languages.

About 90% of all languages in the world are African languages.

About a quarter of all languages in the world are African languages.

What languages are UN official languages?

There are 4 official UN languages: German, Italian, Greek and Hindi.

There are 2 official UN languages:English and Americanish.

There are 6 official UN languages: Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, English, French and Russian.

There are 6 official UN languages: Polish, Urdu, Estonian, Romanian, Danish and Serbian.

What does ‘adios’ mean?

Goodbye (in Spanish)

Goodbye (in Mandarin)

I would love to chew a sofa (in Spanish)

Goodbye (in Arabic)

What is the official language of the United States of America?

German

English

Russian

The US has no official language.

How many languages are in Asia?

There are about 2,200 languages in Asia.

There are about 2 languages in Asia.

There are about 200 languages in Asia.

There are about 12 languages in Asia.

Which is the most widely spoken language in the world?

Bulgarian

English, approximately 1/4 of the world's population speaks it as a native or as a second language.

Cantonese

Mongolian

Which of the following languages are written from right to left?

Latvian and Lithuanian are written from right to left.

Hebrew and Arabic are written from right to left.

Japanese is written from right to left.

Greek is written from right to left.

How many languages are spoken in India?

Indian Constitution lists 2 languages.

Indian Constitution lists 22 languages, but only 11 of them are actually spoken.

Indian Constitution lists 222 languages.

Indian Constitution lists 22 languages, but India has 122 major languages and 1599 other dialects.

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