Megaquiz 2020

Which of these cities is not a European Capital?

What percentage of waste in Germany gets recycled?

What were Julius Caesar's dying words after having been stabbed by members of the Senate?

What is the mandated international language of aviation?

What is the most common first name in the world?

Where did the word "zombie" originate?

What is the name of a fast-paced game in which players hurl a ball against a wall?

What was used to wash clothes in ancient Rome?

What sport is played at Roland-Garros stadium in Paris?

Name the universal form of communication understood by all cultures:

This is the most visited country in the world.

What is the approximate percentage of bilingual speakers in the USA?

True or false: The literacy rates for men around the world is higher than for women.

The word "loofah" comes from...

French has no words with the letter _____. Exceptions are borrowed words from other languages.

People speak on average __________ words per day.

What percentage of English words come from the French language?

Athletes from ____________ have won more Olympic medals than any country except the USA.

Which is NOT an invention by the Chinese?

It is predicted that the world's population will reach 10.5 billion by _________.

Which of these languages is not an official language of the United Nations?

What is a "mariachi"?

Which language is not a romance language?

True or false: The United States has no official language.

About what percentage of the world doesn't know any English?

What musician or group is NOT French?

The "Tango" originated in which country?

With 114 million people, __________ is the country with the most Spanish speakers

Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute are works by...

The country of __________ has the most official languages, eleven.

The German word "doppelgänger" is...

The "cyrillic" alphabet is used in...

The name "Spain" diverged from "Ispania", which means the land _________.

What European country uses its Latin name, "Helvetia" on its stamps?

In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?

Which country does not border France?

What is one food or drink the French are NOT known for?

After Latin, what language has the most influence on the Spanish language?

The German word "über" translates to...

Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love. What is her Roman counterpart?

How many times per day do Muslims stop everything in order to pray?

What is the most used letter in the English alphabet?

What is the official language of Angola, Mozambique and Guinea Bissau?

The Latin expression "Ab ovo usque ad mala" translates to...

Not including Russian, what is the mother tongue of the greatest percentage of Europeans?

The Congolese city of Kinshasa is the second largest _______-speaking city in the world.

This French expression means "fashionable"

The expression mea culpa" means...

If you speak with "sotto voce", you are speaking...

The metro area in the USA with the highest percent of people speaking another language is...

Where did the Protestant Reformation take place?

In what language do Rice Krispies make the sound "Knisper! Knapser! Knupser!"

What does the Latin expression "E plurbus Unum" mean?

About what percentage of Americans claim at least partial German ancestry?

The relatively new Spanish verb "tuitear" translates to...

The Italian city of Parma gives the world a famous kind of...

Most of the world's languages are spoken in...

Ecuador is the world's leading producer of...

Saturnalia, Lupercalia and Terminalia are names of Roman...

Superstition is common in China. Which number is considered to be unlucky?

The state with the lowest percent of people speaking another language is ... at 2%.