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World Language Trivia

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Around how many languages are spoken in the U.S.A. today?

a)

50

b)

300

c)

700

d)

1000

2.

What continent has the largest number of languages?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

North America

3.

About how many languages are spoken in the world today?

a)

70

b)

700

c)

7,000

d)

70,000

4.

Around how many people worldwide speak English as a first language?

a)

100 million

b)

350 million

c)

500 million

d)

750 million

5.

What's the official language of the U.S.?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Chinese

d)

There isn't one

6.

What was the first language spoken in outer space?

a)

Russian

b)

English

c)

Japanese

d)

Spanish

7.

True or False:

Most people in the world only know how to speak 1 language.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What is the most common language in the world?

a)

English

b)

Russian

c)

Spanish

d)

Chinese

9.

What's the most commonly used letter in English?

a)

A

b)

E

c)

T

d)

N

10.

Which language has the longest alphabet?

a)

Spanish

b)

German

c)

Cambodian

d)

Korean

11.

Which language has the most words?

a)

Spanish

b)

Portuguese

c)

Latin

d)

English

12.

Which country has the most Spanish speakers?

a)

Mexico

b)

Spain

c)

U.S.

d)

Brazil

13.

Which country has the most official languages?

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

South Africa

d)

Mexico

14.

Choose 2:

Which 2 languages are taught in every country?

a)

Russian

b)

French

c)

Chinese

d)

English

15.

Every ____ minutes, a new word is created.

a)

5

b)

27

c)

56

d)

98