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National Foreign Languages Week 2023
National Foreign Languages Week 2023
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1
Aside from Castilian Spanish, which is
not
a recognized language spoken in Spain?
catalán
gallego
vasco
manchego
2
What is the name of China's version of Twitter?
Meipai
Sina Weibo
Baidu Tieba
Meituan
3
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the U.S. from which country?
France
Great Britain
Germany
Canada
4
Which language has
never
been taught at Saint Viator High School?
Mandarin
Portuguese
German
Latin
5
The Olympic Games will be held next summer. Which city is hosting the 2024 Olympics?
Rome, Italy
Beijing, China
Paris, France
Buenos Aires, Argentina
6
China recently celebrated its New Year. Currently, we're in the Year of the ______.
Rabbit
Monkey
Dragon
Rooster
7
What is the linguistic term to describe a person that speaks
many languages
?
polyglot
bilingual
phonetic
pidgin
8
Which small independent state is located entirely within the city of Rome?
Andorra
San Marino
Monaco
Vatican City
9
Father Louis Querbes is the founder of the Clerics of Saint Viator. Where is he from?
Beaune, France
Lyon, France
Dijon, France
Paris, France
10
Approximately how long is the Great Wall of China?
10,460 miles
13,170 miles
15,850 miles
11,090 miles
11
What is the term for a person that speaks
5 languages
?
a tetraglot
a hexaglot
a pentaglot
an octoglot
12
Over 300 languages are spoken in the United States. But which country has the most languages spoken? (820!)
Papua New Guinea
India
Indonesia
Nigeria
13
Which is
not
an official language of Switzerland?
Italian
French
German
Swiss
14
The World Cup took place this past November & December in Qatar. Which country won?
Argentina
Italy
Brazil
Germany
15
Which 2 cities are known to be the two largest centers of international fashion?
Tokyo, Japan and Madrid, Spain
New York, USA and Mexico City, Mexico
Paris, France and Milan, Italy
Berlin, Germany and Beijing, China
16
Which language is
not
widely-spoken in the western hemisphere?
Latin
French
Spanish
Portuguese
17
Spanish is the official language in how many countries?
23
21
19
17