Spanish Fun Facts

Where did the Spanish language originate?

• Portugal

• Mexico

• France

• Spain

How many countries have Spanish as an official language?

• 21

• 2

• 10

• 16

About how many people speak Spanish around the world?

• 100,000

• 1,000,000

• more than 400,000,000

• 40,000,000

What country has the highest population of native Spanish speakers?

• Spain

• Mexico

• Argentina

• Brazil

What country has the SECOND highest number of native Spanish speakers?

• Spain

• The United States

• Chile

• Argentina

True or False: Spanish and English have many similar words.

• True

• False