European Day of Languages

Most European languages use the Latin alphabet. Some Slavic languages use the Cyrillic alphabet. Greek, Armenian, Georgian and Yiddish have their own alphabet.

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• False

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When is the European Day of Languages celebrated?

• 26 September

• 25 September

• 25 December

• 1 October

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Catalan, French, Italian, and Spanish are included in...

• Romance family of languages

• Germanic family of languages

• Slavic family of languages

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How many languages are there in the world?

• Between 6,000 and 7,000

• More than 10,000

• Between 1,000 and 2,000

• There are around 200 states, so 200.

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Which is the most widely spoken language in the world?

• English

• Chinese

• Spanish

• Hindi

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Which of the following languages are written from right to left?

• Hebrew

• Maltese

• Japanese

• Arabic

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Which of the following languages spoken in Europe today is considered to be the oldest?

• Basque

• Galician

• Greek

• Icelandic

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Which of the following words share the same etymological origin?

• the German word: Garten

• the French word: jardin

• the English word: garden

• the Italian word: giardino

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To which country does the adjective 'Lusitanian' refer to?

• Lithuania

• Latvia

• Poland

• Portugal

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What does the word Eskimo mean?

• snow

• stranger

• friend

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