World Language Trivia

Around how many languages are spoken in the U.S.A. today?

• 50

• 300

• 700

• 1000

What continent has the largest number of languages?

• Asia

• Africa

• South America

• North America

About how many languages are spoken in the world today?

• 70

• 700

• 7,000

• 70,000

Around how many people worldwide speak English as a first language?

• 100 million

• 350 million

• 500 million

• 750 million

What's the official language of the U.S.?

• English

• Spanish

• Chinese

• There isn't one

Answer explanation

The U.S. does not have an official language, but most people in the U.S. speak English.

True or False:

Most people in the world only know how to speak 1 language.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Most people in the world speak more than 1 language!

What is the most common language in the world?

• English

• Russian

• Spanish

• Chinese

Answer explanation

Chinese is the most common with Spanish being in 2nd place!

What's the most commonly used letter in English?

• A

• E

• T

• N

Answer explanation

E is the most used letter and Q is the least used.

Which language has the longest alphabet?

• Spanish

• German

• Cambodian

• Korean

Answer explanation

Cambodian has 74 characters in its alphabet!

Which language has the most words?

• Spanish

• Portuguese

• Latin

• English

Answer explanation

The English language has over 250,000 words!