2017 Global Language Honor Society Induction Ceremony

Question 1

Which South American country has 2 different capitals, La Paz and Sucre?

Accepted Answer

Bolivia

Question 2

What French words are on the Minnesota State Seal and Flag?

Accepted Answer

L’Etoile du Nord

Question 3

Poet Leopold Sedar Senghor was the first president of which former French African colony?

Accepted Answer

Sénégal

Question 4

Which South American country adopted the U.S. dollar in 2000 to help with its economic crisis?

Accepted Answer

Ecuador

Question 5

What is the name of the French National Anthem?

Accepted Answer

La Marseillaise

Question 6

How many countries have Spanish as their official language?

Accepted Answer

21

Question 7

What are the 4 official languages of Switzerland?

Accepted Answer

Italian, French, German, Romansch

Question 8

What ancient Incan city is one of the NEW Wonders of the World?

Accepted Answer

Machu Picchu

Question 9

Which South American country has coasts on both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?

Accepted Answer

Colombia

Question 10

A quinceañera celebrates which milestone birthday?

Accepted Answer

15

Question 11

Chichen Itza is a site of Mayan ruins in which Spanish-Speaking country?

Accepted Answer

México

Question 12

How many Francophone countries & Dependent Entities have French as an official language?

Accepted Answer

40

Question 13

Father Louis Hennepin “discovered” Niagara & St. Anthony Falls. Where is his Memorial in MN?

Accepted Answer

The Basilica of Saint Mary (Mpls.)

Question 14

What breed of dog is named after a state in México?

Accepted Answer

Chihuahua

Question 15

Haitian frontiersman was the first permanent recorded resident who was the Founder of Chicago.

Accepted Answer

Jean Baptiste Point du Sable

Question 16

Where does the Tango originate?

Accepted Answer

Argentina

Question 17

What do you call a Spanish-Speaking soap opera?

Accepted Answer

Telenovela

Question 18

This statue is called “Le Penseur” (The Thinker). Where would you find it in France?

Accepted Answer

Musée Rodin

Question 19

Where would you find the Hall of Mirrors?

Accepted Answer

Chateau de Versailles

Question 20

T.Jefferson bought the LA Territory from France for 68m FF. How many states was the former LA?

Accepted Answer

15

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