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WorksheetsWorld Languages Trivia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
How many living languages are spoken in the world today?
70
700
7,000
70,000
What continent holds the largest number of languages?
Asia
Africa
South America
Which of these 4 Languages has the most speakers throughout the world?
French
Portuguese
Spanish
Italian
Khmer has the longest alphabet in the world. How many letters does it have?
68
74
53
89
Rotokas has the shortest alphabet in the world. How many letters does it have?
12
14
17
20
True or False: Klingon is the most widely spoken fictional language.
True
False
True or False: Most people in the world are monolingual (they only know how to speak one language.
True
False
Which list includes the three countries with the most languages?
China, Brazil and Nigeria
Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Nigeria
China, Indonesia and the United States
Which list includes the three languages with the most speakers?
English, French and Russian
Spanish, Mandarin and Arabic
Hindi, English and Mandarin
Who is the world's most translated author?
J K Rowling
Agatha Christie
Charles Dickens
William Shakespeare
Which of these International Organisation operates with the largest number of official languages (24)?
World Trade Organization
United Nations
International Olympic Committee
European Union
Which language has more Native Speakers: English or Mandarin?
English
Mandarin
Which language is this?
मकान
Arabic
Hindi
Chinese
Korean
Which language is this?
дом
Russian
Greek
Lithuanian
Turkish
Which language is this?
nhà ở
Malaysian
Javanese
Vietnamese
Japanese
Which language is this?
shtëpi
Albanian
Icelandic
Moldovan
Polish
True or False: 23 languages account for more than half the world's population?
True
False
True or false: The culinary and ballet worlds use mostly French words and terms.
True
False
The first printed book was written in:
Latin
German
English
Russian
True or false: In Indonesian, air means water.
True
False
