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Foreign Language Week 2019
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1
Which Italian dialect was chosen as the national language of Italy?
Florentine
Venetian
Sicilian
Neapolitan
2
Papua New Guinea has the most languages out of all countries. How many languages exist there?
150
2000
620
840
3
How many artificial languages have been created for books, movies, and TV shows?
50+
1000+
200+
500+
4
Which country has the highest number of Spanish speakers?
Mexico
United States
Brazil
Spain
5
How many official languages are spoken throughout the European Union?
104
24
50
9
6
What language does the word “alphabet” derive from?
German
Greek
Latin
Arabic
7
Botswana has a language made up of click sounds. How many primary click sounds are there?
70
5
45
150
8
How many languages are there worldwide?
3000+
25000+
7000+
900+
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What are the only two languages taught in every country?
English and Chinese
English and French
Spanish and English
German and English
10
The language of “La Gomera”, spoken off the coast of Spain, consists entirely of what noises?
Snaps
Whistles
Clicks
Hums
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How many words are in the English language?
100,000+
1,000,000+
10,000+
250,000+
12
How many languages are in danger of becoming extinct?
5100+
500+
2400+
1000+
13
What is the most spoken language in all of Europe?
Dutch
German
English
French
14
Where outside of the British Isles has the highest concentration of Welsh speakers?
Canada
Argentina
Djibouti
New Zealand
15
What is somebody who speaks multiple languages called?
polyglot
smart
multilingual
polynomial
16
Which country has the most official languages (11)?
United States
South Africa
India
Germany
17
Which continent is the most linguistically diverse in the world?
Africa
Europe
Asia
South America
18
Which country has the longest alphabet (74 letters)?
Egypt
Iceland
Cambodia
Afghanistan
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How much of the world’s population is bilingual?
75%
25%
10%
50%
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What is the most widely spoken language?
English
Chinese
Spanish
French