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WorksheetsHouse Quiz - Linguistics week
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many indigenous languages are there in Europe?
a)
less than 100
b)
100-200
c)
200-300
d)
300-400
2.
The official language of Azerbaijan is
a)
Azerbaijanian
b)
Azerbaijanic
c)
Azerban
d)
Azeri
3.
Popty ping in Welsh means
a)
Cake
b)
Microwave
c)
Dragon
d)
Bell
4.
A reverse dictionary lists words:
a)
From z to a
b)
From their last letter to their first letter
c)
by meanings alphabetically
d)
By their final sound
5.
Where is Aleut spoken?
a)
Alaska
b)
Greenland
c)
Iceland
d)
Canada
6.
Which was the first language spoken in outer space?
a)
Klingon
b)
English
c)
Russian
d)
Mandarin
7.
Which European language is Afrikaans derived from?
a)
German
b)
English
c)
Dutch
d)
French
8.
Which language is Maltese derived from?
a)
Spanish
b)
Arabic
c)
Italian
d)
Greek
9.
The longest word in Swedish has how many letters?
a)
23
b)
57
c)
65
d)
131
10.
The Spanish word sobremesa means
a)
Staying at the table after a meal
b)
Sitting on top of the table
c)
Being sad at dinner time
d)
Under the table
11.
The German word Ohrwurm means
a)
An earwig
b)
An airpod
c)
A song that gets stuck in your head
d)
An earring
12.
Tuna in Spanish means
a)
Cactus
b)
Tune
c)
Tuna fish
d)
Tone
13.
What is a polyglot
a)
A chatty parrot
b)
A language with more than a billion speakers
c)
A country with more than three official languages.
d)
A person who can speak several languages
14.
Which of the following languages was invented by J.R.R .Tolkien
a)
Hobbitian
b)
Valarin
c)
High Valaryan
d)
Klingon
15.
The word Algebra is derived from
a)
Greek
b)
Arabic
c)
Latin
d)
Japanese
16.
In which of these countries is Portuguese not an official language
a)
Brazil
b)
Angola
c)
Andorra
d)
Cape Verde
17.
In which country is Cymraeg spoken?
a)
Faroe Isles
b)
Croatia
c)
Ireland
d)
Wales
18.
If you saw a road sign saying STOP ARRET you would be in
a)
Canada
b)
Belgium
c)
France
d)
Cameroon
19.
What is the third most spoken language in the US?
a)
Chinese
b)
Spanish
c)
Vietnamese
d)
Cherokee
20.
How many languages does the tennis player Novak Djokovic speak?
a)
6
b)
3
c)
7
d)
5
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