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Language Trivia

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what languages do one word have a variety of meanings? (They are all the same word, with the same multiple meanings)

a)

Hawaiian

b)

Maori

c)

Spanish

d)

Mandarin

e)

Hebre

2.

What is the smallest Spanish Speaking Country is South America?

a)

Paraguay

b)

Perú

c)

Uruguay

d)

Chile

3.
How many languages are there in the world?
a)
about 7,000
b)
about 1,000
c)
about 3,000
d)
about 5,000
4.
Which country does NOT speak English as a main language?
a)
United Kingdom
b)
Ireland
c)
New Zealand
d)
Singapore
5.
Which language is NOT written & read from left to right?
a)
Greek
b)
Latin
c)
Hebrew
d)
Polish
6.
Which language is spoken in Vatican City?
a)
Japanese
b)
Hebrew
c)
Latin
d)
Greek
7.

What is the most common language spoken in Africa?

a)

English

b)

African

c)

Arabic

d)

Swahili

8.

French is an official language of many countries because...

a)

French is an official language of the Olympics.

b)

Britain helped France to colonize so many regions.

c)

France was so popular amongst the wealthy.

d)

France had once ruled over these regions as colonists.

9.

How many people speak French today?

a)

275 THOUSAND

b)

27.5 MILLION

c)

275 MILLION

d)

27.5 THOUSAND

10.

This artist was nominated for more Billboard Music Awards than anyone else in 2019 AND speaks Spanish as their first language.

a)

Ariana Grande

b)

Post Malone

c)

Cardi B

d)

Taylor Swift

11.

What is the official language(s) of the United States?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

There isn't one.

12.

What alphabet does English use?

a)

Roman

b)

Greek

c)

Arabic

d)

Hebrew

13.

What writing system does Chinese use?

a)

The Roman Alphabet

b)

The Cyrillic Alphabet

c)

Symbols called pictographs and ideographs

d)

The Greek Alphabet

14.

The word alphabet comes from...?

a)

The Greek Alphabet

b)

The Roman Alphabet

c)

The Hebrew Alphabet

d)

The Cyrillic Alphabet

15.

What percentage of the world does not speak English?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

10%

16.

What is the most spoken language in the world?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Arabic

d)

Chinese

17.

What is the oldest language in the world?

a)

Greek

b)

Tamil

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Latin