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SS Quiz 24th November Upper School DCSPD

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ancient civilization developed the first known system of writing?

a)

Ancient Greece

b)

Ancient Egypt

c)

The Persian Empire

d)

The Babylonians

2.

In addition to Japan, what other country has Japanese as an official language?

a)

South Korea

b)

Malaysia

c)

Philippines

d)

None, only Japan

3.

Which language family does Hungarian belong to?

a)

Cyrillic

b)

English

c)

Uralic

d)

Farsi

4.

What is the official language combination of Switzerland?

a)

English, Spanish, French, German

b)

French, German, Romansh and Italian

c)

Italian, German, English and French

d)

French, Italian, Portuguese and German

5.

What is the largest French speaking country in the world?

a)

France

b)

Canada

c)

Senegal

d)

Democratic Republic of Congo

6.

Which language family does Finnish belong to?

a)

Slavic

b)

English

c)

Uralic

d)

Arabic

7.

How many official languages does South Africa have?

a)

3

b)

7

c)

11

d)

5

8.

Which language is mostly spoken by the people of Pakistan?

a)

Farsi

b)

Arabic

c)

Urdu

d)

English

9.

Which language is considered to be the oldest written language that is still in use?

a)

Arabic

b)

Mandarin

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Hebrew

10.

How many tones are there in Cantonese?

a)

1

b)

17

c)

9

d)

6

11.

What is the official language of Angola?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

Xhosa

d)

Portuguese

12.

Out of these languages, which is the most similar to Latin?

a)

French

b)

Romanian

c)

Catalan

d)

Greek

13.

Which of these languages use an honorific system known as "Keigo"

a)

Korean

b)

Japanese

c)

Malay

d)

Farsi

14.

Which language is known for having click consonants?

a)

Yoruba

b)

Klingon

c)

Xhosa

d)

Icelandic

15.

Which language is the most widely spoken indigenous language of the Americas?

a)

Nahuatl

b)

Quechua

c)

Guarani

d)

Ojibwe

16.

Which language is considered the oldest continuously spoken language in the world?

a)

Tamil

b)

Hebrew

c)

English

d)

Greek

17.

How many sign languages exist around the world?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

300

d)

100

18.

Which language is predominantly spoken in Egypt?

a)

Arabic

b)

Farsi

c)

Persian

d)

Turkish

19.

Which language is widely spoken in Nigeria, making it the most populous African country in terms of language speakers?

a)

Yoruba

b)

Hausa

c)

Swahili

d)

Zulu

20.

After Mandarin, what is the most common Chinese language spoken in China?

a)

Wu

b)

Cantonese

c)

Min

d)

Jin