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European day of languages 2025

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

Italian

b)

French

c)

German

d)

English

2.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

Italian

b)

French

c)

Portuguese

d)

Rumanian

3.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

Chinese

b)

Korean

c)

Japanese

d)

Vietnamese

4.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

Chinese

b)

Korean

c)

Japanese

d)

Vietnamese

5.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

Chinese

b)

Korean

c)

Japanese

d)

Vietnamese

6.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

French

b)

Italian

c)

Portuguese

d)

Spanish

7.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

German

b)

Russian

c)

Swedish

d)

Polish

8.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

French

b)

English

c)

German

d)

Swedish

9.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

Russian

b)

Portuguese

c)

French

d)

Italian

10.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

Hindi

b)

Turkish

c)

Rumanian

d)

Swahili (African Language)

11.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

French

b)

English

c)

German

d)

Sweden

12.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

Catalan

b)

Portuguese

c)

Spanish

d)

Italian

13.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

Dutch

b)

Russian

c)

Hebrew

d)

Greek

14.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

Korean

b)

Swedish

c)

German

d)

English

15.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

German

b)

Japanese

c)

Greek

d)

Turkish

16.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

French

b)

German

c)

Russian

d)

Dutch

17.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

Russian

b)

Swahili (African Language)

c)

Hindi

d)

Greek

18.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

English

b)

German

c)

Swedish

d)

Dutch

19.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

Spanish

b)

Catalan

c)

Italian

d)

Portuguese

20.

Listen to the song and choose the language

a)

Portuguese

b)

Greek

c)

Swahili (African language)

d)

Hindi

21.

Where is Swahili spoken?

a)

In Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Equatorial Guinea.

b)

In Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic

Republic of the Congo

c)

In Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Macau and East Timor.

d)

In Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname.

22.

Where is Dutch spoken?

a)

In Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Equatorial Guinea.

b)

In Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and .Kyrgyzstan

c)

In Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Macau and East Timor.

d)

In Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname.

23.

What language is spoken in France, Belgium, Switzerland, Madagascar, Monaco and Haiti?

a)

Arabic

b)

Chinese

c)

French

d)

German

24.

What language is spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan ?

a)

Persian

b)

Italian

c)

Portuguese

d)

German

25.

What language is spoken in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg?

a)

Arabic

b)

Chinese

c)

French

d)

German

26.

What language is spoken in Egypt, Sudan, Algeria, Iraq, Morocco and Saudi Arabia?

a)

Arabic

b)

Chinese

c)

French

d)

German

27.

Take a Guess: An egg (in French)

a)

un oeil

b)

un oiseau

c)

un oeuf

d)

un ours

28.

Take a Guess: Friend (in Korean)

a)

donsaeng

b)

chaebal

c)

kwaenchana

d)

chingu

29.

Take a Guess: water (in Spanish)

a)

agua

b)

merro

c)

leche

d)

waterro

30.

감사합니다 - This is thank you in Korean. It sounds like this:

a)

Jalgayo

b)

Kamsahamnida

c)

Aniyo

d)

Annyeong

31.

Excuse me! in Spanish is ___________.

a)

Excusez-moi!

b)

Disculpe

c)

Excusi meo!

d)

Perdón

32.

How do you say 'My name is ....' in French?

a)

Je parle...

b)

Je m'appelle..

c)

Bonjour

d)

Salut

33.

What is the most commonly spoken language in the world?

a)

French

b)

Spanish

c)

Mandarin Chinese

d)

English

34.

What two languages are taught in every country of the world?

a)

French and English

b)

Spanish and English

c)

French and Spanish

d)

German and English

35.

What is the word for someone who speaks two languages?

a)

monolingual

b)

bilingual

c)

multilingual

d)

fluent

36.

Which of the following car companies IS NOT German?

a)

Audi

b)

Mercedes Benz

c)

Porsche

d)

Ferrari

37.

Which day is celebrated as the European Day of Languages each year?

a)

1st January

b)

26th September

c)

14th February

d)

10th October

38.

How many official languages are there in the European Union as of 2024?

a)

12

b)

18

c)

24

d)

30

39.

Which day is celebrated as the European Day of Languages each year?

a)

1st January

b)

26th September

c)

14th February

d)

10th October

40.

How many official languages are there in the European Union as of 2024?

a)

12

b)

18

c)

24

d)

30

41.

Which of the following is NOT a Romance language?

a)

French

b)

Italian

c)

German

d)

Spanish

42.

What is the most widely spoken native language in Europe?

a)

English

b)

German

c)

Russian

d)

French

43.

Which language uses the Cyrillic alphabet?

a)

Polish

b)

Greek

c)

Russian

d)

Dutch

44.

Which of these countries has more than one official language at the national level?

a)

Portugal

b)

Switzerland

c)

Hungary

d)

Denmark

45.

What is the Welsh word for "hello"?

a)

Bonjour

b)

Hallo

c)

Ciao

d)

Helo

46.

Which language is spoken in both Belgium and the Netherlands?

a)

Dutch

b)

French

c)

German

d)

Italian

47.

Which of the following languages is NOT an official language of the United Nations?

a)

Russian

b)

Spanish

c)

Portuguese

d)

French

48.

Which language family does Finnish belong to?

a)

Romance

b)

Germanic

c)

Slavic

d)

Uralic

49.

What is the approximate number of living languages spoken in Europe?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

200

d)

500

50.

Which European language has the most native speakers worldwide?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Russian

d)

French

51.

Which of these languages is considered endangered in Europe?

a)

Basque

b)

Catalan

c)

Scottish Gaelic

d)

Italian

52.

What is the official language of Austria?

a)

German

b)

French

c)

Italian

d)

Dutch

53.

Which language is NOT spoken in the British Isles?

a)

Irish

b)

Welsh

c)

Breton

d)

Scots Gaelic

54.

Which of the following languages is written from right to left?

a)

Greek

b)

Turkish

c)

Hebrew

d)

Finnish

55.

Which language is the official language of the European Court of Justice?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

German

d)

Italian

56.

Which of these languages is NOT a Slavic language?

a)

Polish

b)

Czech

c)

Hungarian

d)

Slovak

57.

Which language is spoken in the region of Catalonia?

a)

Basque

b)

Catalan

c)

Galician

d)

Occitan

58.

Which European language has the longest word in its dictionary, with 79 letters?

a)

German

b)

Finnish

c)

Icelandic

d)

Welsh

59.

Which country is known for its difficult-to-learn language that has 14 grammatical cases?

a)

Sweden

b)

Hungary

c)

Ireland

d)

Greece

60.

Which language is known for having clicks as part of its phonology?

a)

Zulu

b)

Swahili

c)

Danish

d)

Dutch

61.

Which language has the most vowels in its standard sound system?

a)

English

b)

Hawaiian

c)

Finnish

d)

Arabic

62.

What is the only language with no known living relatives?

a)

Latin

b)

Ancient Greek

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Basque

63.

The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog" is known for:

a)

Being the shortest pangram - a sentence that includes every letter of the alphabet

b)

A hidden message

c)

Being a famous palindrome - a sentence that reads the same backwards

d)

A funny riddle

64.

Draw Slovenia!

65.

Which was the first language spoken in OUTER SPACE?

a)

Chinese

b)

Spanish

c)

Russian

d)

English

66.

How many fake languages have been created for literature and cinema?

a)

1

b)

200

c)

1000

d)

10

67.

What is the official language of all pilots?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Polish

d)

Spanish

68.

How many people can speak 2 or more languages?

a)

below 10% of the population

b)

about 15% of the population

c)

about 30% of the population

d)

over 50% of the population

69.

Tongue-twister: Sister Sue sells sea shells. She sells sea shells on shore. Where does Sister Sue sell the shells?

a)

In the town square.

b)

In the supermarket.

c)

On the coast.

70.

Dutch: Kindercarnavalsoptochtvoorbereidingswerkzaamheden.

What does it mean?

a)

A traditional chocolate pudding for carnival.

b)

Preparation activities for a children's carnival procession.

c)

A bank holiday to celebrate carnival.

71.

English: hippopotomonstrosesquipedalianism. What does it mean?

 

a)

The love of long words.

b)

An illness hippopotamuses can get when they are young

c)

The fear of hippopotamuses

72.

Which group created the western alphabet, calendar, Christianity, and government systems?

a)

French Resistance

b)

Greek and Roman Thinkers

c)

Roman Empire

d)

Protestant Reformers

73.

Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

India

d)

Brazil

74.

Which continent is the most populous (most people)?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

North America

75.

What is the capital city of Australia?

a)

Sydney

b)

Melbourne

c)

Brisbane

d)

Canberra