Language/Culture Trivia

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What are the characters for the Chinese pinyin 'ní hǎo'？

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你好

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In Russia, a woman’s last name usually ends in what letter?

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A

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What is the common translation for the popular Latin phrase “carpe diem”?

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'Seize the Day'.

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'Naan' is Persian for what word?

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Bread

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Sinhala and Tamil are the official languages of which island nation?

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Sri Lanka

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What is the main dialect of Chinese spoken in Hong Kong by the majority of the locals?

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Cantonese

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The term “déjà vu” comes from what language?

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French

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Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji are the names for writing systems used in which country?

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Japan

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Spoken by the majority of the population, what is the official language of Iran?

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Persian

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Which is the most widely spoken language in the world?

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Mandarin Chinese