Trivia on Foreign Languages

What is the official language of the USA?

• English

• French

• None

What is the Romance language closest to Latin still in use?

• Portuguese

• Spanish

• Italian

• Sardinian

What is the most linguistically diverse country in the world?

• India

• Poupa New Guinea

• Nigeria

• U.S.A

What percentage of the population with Portuguese as an official language resides in Portugal?

• 90%

• 20%

• 5%

• 50%

In most of South Africa, do the inhabitants tend to use click sounds ?

• True

• False

English speakers follow an order for adjectives.

What is that order?

• Opinion,size,age,shape,colour,origin,

  material,purpose

• Purpose,material,origin,colour,shape,age,size,opinion

• Size,age,opinion,purpose,origin,material

What is the language that develops when people from different countries speak and create new words to communicate?

• Creole Langueges

• !Xóõ

• Silbo Gomero

Irish,Seottish Gaelie and Manx have no single words for “yes” and “no” .

• True

• False

In which century did the Germans go to the USA?

• 19th Century

• 17th Century

• 18th Century

One example of Europe’s unique linguistic heritage is…

• Hadza

• Fulfulde

• Shelta

• Karelian