SCIE European Day of Languages Quiz

Approximately how many Chinese characters in total are there?

• 5000

• 15000

• 50000

The longest word in a major dictionary in English is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, which means ...

• the love for long words

• a specific inherited medical disorder

• a technical word for a lung disease created by silica dust inhalation

Chicchirichi! is the sound of ...

• chickens in Italian

• ducks in Spanish

• birds in Russian

Ouaf! is the sound of ...

• cows in Dutch

• dogs in French

• frogs in Italian

How many vowels does the Welsh alphabet have?

• 4

• 5

• 7

Which of these letters is used in the French alphabet?

• å

• ß

• ç

Italian is spoken in several areas outside Italy. In which of these countries is Italian an official or recognized language?

• Slovenia

• Switzerland

• Argentina

What are the three 'working languages' of the EU Commission (used in meetings, official documents etc.)?

• English, French and German

• English, French and Spanish

• English, German and Spanish

How many official EU languages are there?

• 12

• 18

• 24

Approximately how many regional/minority languages are used in Europe?

• 65

• 85

• 105