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European Languages Trivia

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Italian, French, Portuguese, and Spanish are languages within this language family:

a)

Romance

b)

Germanic

c)

Slavic

d)

Spanish

2.

This language family is found in Eastern Europe and Russia:

a)

Russian

b)

Slavic

c)

Romance

d)

Germanic

3.

If you traveled to the Iberian Peninsula, which language family would you experience while you were there?

a)

Slavic

b)

Germanic

c)

Romance

d)

Italian

4.

Ukranian, Polish, and Russian are examples of languages in which language family?

a)

Slavic

b)

Germanic

c)

Romance

d)

Eastern

5.

Spanish is to Romance as __________ is to Germanic

a)

Italian

b)

English

c)

Russian

d)

French

6.

The languages from this language group are based on Latin, the language of the ancient Roman Empire:

a)

Germanic

b)

Romance

c)

Slavic

d)

Latin

7.

If you traveled from London, United Kingdom to Moscow, Russia, which two language families would you come in contact with?

a)

Romance then Slavic

b)

Slavic then Germanic

c)

Germanic then Romance

d)

Germanic then Slavic

8.

English, German, Swedish, and Danish are examples of which language family?

a)

Romance

b)

Germanic

c)

Slavic

d)

American

9.

This language family has the most native speakers.

a)

Germanic

b)

Romance

c)

Slavic

d)

English

10.

If you traveled to Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, you would most likely find local citizens speaking languages from which language family?

a)

Romance

b)

Germanic

c)

Slavic

d)

Ukrainian

11.
A man who speaks French wants to learn a foreign language that is as close to French as possible. Which would be better for him to try?
a)
German
b)
English
c)
Italian
d)
Polish
12.
What is the main language family that most European languages belong to?
a)
European
b)
Indo-European
c)
Indonesian
d)
No family
13.
Which of these languages is NOT a language family in Europe?
a)
Australian
b)
Romance
c)
Germanic
d)
Slavic
14.
What is the name of the alphabet used to write the Russian language?
a)
Latin
b)
Cyrillic
15.
David is moving from England to some place in Europe. He can't remember the name of the country, but he knows he will have to learn a completely different alphabet. Where is he most likely moving?
a)
Portugal
b)
Germany
c)
Belgium
d)
Russia
16.
Claire, who is Belgian, knows she is being transferred from her home country to another European country. She just found out that she will NOT have to learn a new language in her new country. Where is her new job most likely to be?
a)
Ukraine
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Spain
17.
Which language family does Ukrainian belong to?
a)
Germanic
b)
Slavic
c)
Romance
18.
Which language family does Spanish belong to?
a)
Germanic
b)
Slavic
c)
Romance
19.
Which country has more than one official language?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Belgium
d)
Germany
20.
Which European language is studied most often as a second language?
a)
English
b)
German
c)
Spanish
d)
French
21.
A person who is multilingual...
a)
does not know how to read and write
b)
speaks two or more languages
c)
cannot understand other languages
d)
is against the idea of language learning
22.
Which language family does Polish belong to?
a)
Germanic
b)
Slavic
c)
Romance
23.
Which language should be easier for an English speaker to learn?
a)
Spanish
b)
French
c)
German
d)
Basque
24.
Which language family does French belong to?
a)
Germanic
b)
Slavic
c)
Romance
25.
Which language family does English belong to?
a)
Germanic
b)
Slavic
c)
Romance
26.
Peter is required to learn a second foreign language in school. The first foreign language he chose is a Romance language. He is looking for an easy "A" in his new course. What would be the best choice?
a)
Spanish
b)
English
c)
German
d)
Polish
27.
Katherine, who speaks Russian, wants to expand her business to other parts of Europe. However, she doesn't what to have to spend a lot of money reprinting brochures and advertisements. Which country would be the best choice for her new business?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
Ukraine
d)
Germany
28.
How many official languages does the European Union have?
a)
12
b)
15
c)
23
d)
25
29.
Which alphabet is used to write Romance and Germanic languages?
a)
Roman
b)
Cyrillic
30.
Most Germanic languages are spoken in which part of Europe?
a)
southern Europe
b)
western Europe
c)
northern Europe
d)
eastern Europe
31.
How many living languages are there estimated in the world today?
a)
Around 500
b)
Around 2000
c)
Around 3500
d)
Around 6000
32.
. Sign language is universal. - true or false?
a)
true
b)
false
33.
The Germanic family of languages does NOT include
a)
Swedish
b)
Icelandic
c)
English
d)
Romanian
34.
Which is the country with the highest number of languages spoken on its territory?
a)
Russia
b)
China
c)
Germany
d)
Norway
35.
How many words does the active vocabulary of a person contain?
a)
30.000
b)
50.000
c)
150.000
d)
9.000
36.
Which of the following languages are written from right to left?
a)
Maltese
b)
Japanese
c)
Arabic
37.
The Romance languages include
a)
Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian
b)
Italian, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian
c)
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian
38.
The Slavic languages include
a)
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish
b)
Polish, Czech, Romanian, Bulgarian
c)
Serbian, Croatian, Greek, Bulgarian
39.
Due to the influx of migrants and refugees, Europe has become largely multilingual. In London alone around ............. languages are spoken.
a)
300
b)
100
c)
10
d)
30
40.
Due to the influx of migrants and refugees, Europe has become largely multilingual. In London alone around ............. languages are spoken.
a)
300
b)
100
c)
10
d)
30

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