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European Day of Languages Quiz 2020 ST MUNGOS

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many living languages are there estimated in the world today?

a)

Around 500

b)

Around 2000

c)

Around 6000

d)

Around 3500

2.

What is generally considered to be the first form of written language?

a)

Cuneiform script

b)

Egyptian hieroglyphs

c)

Cyrillic alphabet

d)

Phoenician script

3.

The official language of Azerbaijan is called...?

a)

Azerbaijanian

b)

Azerbaijanic

c)

Azeri

d)

Azerban

4.

Where do sign languages come from?

a)

They've been copied from the great apes living in Africa.

b)

They were invented by the French Abbé de l'Epée between 1760 and 1789.

c)

They emerged naturally where deaf people were gathered together and are present also in some indigenous populations.

d)

They've been created in the language laboratory from the Gallaudet University (USA).

5.

In which country is the language Cymraeg spoken?

a)

In the Faroe Islands

b)

In Wales

c)

In Scotland

d)

In Ireland

6.

Sign Language is universal - True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which is the country with the highest number of languages spoken on its territory?

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

Norway

8.

How many words does the active vocabulary of a person contain?

a)

30,000 words

b)

50,000 words

c)

150,000 words

d)

9,000 words

9.

Which statement is true?

a)

Romanian and French are Romance languages

b)

Danish and Faroese are Slavic languages

c)

Hungarian and Estonian belong to the Uralic language family

d)

Latvian and Lithuanian belong to the Baltic language family

10.

The tongue twister 'Fisker Frits Fisker Friske Fisk' is in:

a)

Norweigan

b)

Danish

c)

Icelandic

d)

Finish

11.

Which of the following languages are written from right to left? (Select two!)

a)

Maltese

b)

Hebrew

c)

Arabic

d)

Japanese

12.

What is the most widely spoken language in the world?

a)

Chinese

b)

English

c)

Hindi

d)

Spanish

13.

What is Eurovision?

a)

A dance competition

b)

A singing competition

c)

A European optician

d)

A fashion show

14.

Which country has won the most Eurovision titles?

a)

Sweden

b)

United Kingdom

c)

Ireland

d)

Luxembourg

15.

Which of these languages is the most commonly spoken first language in Europe?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

German

d)

Italian

16.

What is the official language of the United Kingdom?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

English

d)

Latin

17.

What currency is most commonly used in Europe?

a)

Dollar

b)

British Pound

c)

Euro

d)

Francs

18.

The name 'Monkey' is banned in Denmark?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Iceland is mosquito free?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

There is a jungle in Europe

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Spain didn't participate in WW1 or WW2

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Which is Europe's largest country?

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

d)

Spain

23.

What is Europe's highest mountain?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mont Blanc

c)

Mount Elbrus

d)

Ben Nevis

24.

Name this European city

(a)  

25.

Which European city is this?

a)

Budapest

b)

Madrid

c)

Helsinki

d)

Paris

26.

Name the European city

(a)  

27.

Which organisation is this?

a)

United Nations

b)

G8 Summit

c)

European Union

d)

Eurovision Song Contest

28.

Who is this European leader?

a)

Matt Hancock

b)

Emmanuel Macron

c)

Boris Johnson

d)

Charles Michel

29.

Who is this European leader?

a)

Angela Merkel

b)

Theresa May

c)

Ursula von der Leyen

d)

Marine Le Pen

30.

Why do you think it is important to learn about languages and culture?


Answer in English.

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