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WorksheetsLanguages Week
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many letters in the Albanian alphabet?
a)
36
b)
29
c)
42
2.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch is the longest place name in the world and is in which country?
a)
Kazakhstan
b)
Andorra
c)
Wales
3.
How many people in the world speak Spanish?
a)
32 million
b)
332 million
c)
432 million
4.
Silbo Gomero is a language where people communicate by…. ?
a)
clicking their fingers
b)
clicking their tongues on the roof their mouth
c)
whistling
5.
Which country did Google force to remove Ogooglebar from it's list of the top 10 new words?
a)
Sweden
b)
Serbia
c)
Switzerland
6.
What does Ogooglebar mean?
a)
Ungooglable
b)
Banned by Google
c)
Google search bar
7.
In France which number refers to a large indefinite number
a)
1,billion
b)
36
c)
1000
8.
What is the Welsh for Microwave
a)
Mycrowaffi
b)
Popty ping
c)
Waffi ping
9.
Where is the second most French speaking city
a)
Montreal
b)
Marseille
c)
Kinshasa
10.
How many languages does Yaya Toure speak?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
4
11.
Plubairnigh is a Gaelic word which means
a)
The bubbling noise of porridge
b)
Dusk
c)
after midnight
12.
Gattarra in italian is
a)
a guitar
b)
a lady who feeds stray cats
c)
sinusits
13.
Kalaim in Estonian is
a)
Hello
b)
Good weather for fishing
c)
A green fruit like a lime
14.
Novak Djokavic speaks how many languages?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
15.
A polyglot is a
a)
multi-faceted cuboid
b)
an exotic parrot
c)
someone who speaks many languages
16.
What is the common translation for the latin phrase carpe diem
a)
Seize the day
b)
Seize the night
c)
Catch the fish
17.
The phrase Ordem e progresso is found on which country's flag
a)
Spain
b)
Brazil
c)
Italy
18.
Birthday Cakes were first introduced in
a)
Ancient Greece
b)
Ancient Rome
c)
The French Revolution
19.
How many languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea
a)
74
b)
840
c)
97
20.
If you ordered latte in a café in Italy you would get
a)
A milky coffee
b)
An iced coffee
c)
Milk
21.
What percentage of Portuguese speakers live in Portugal?
a)
0.5
b)
0.05
c)
0.15
22.
Where in the USA do people speak 18th Century German?
a)
Pennsylavania
b)
Wisconsin
c)
Oregon
23.
Which is the closest spoken language to Latin
a)
Sardinian
b)
Italian
c)
French
24.
Vela is the Spanish for
a)
Sail
b)
Candle
c)
Veil
25.
In Helsinki if you are feeling hiukaista
a)
You are tired
b)
Fed up with the long dark nights
c)
Hungry for something salty
26.
In German Ohrwurm is
a)
A tune that gets stuck in your head
b)
A parasite
c)
An earthworm
27.
in Hungary what would a verbunkos enourage you to do?
a)
Go to bed early
b)
Join the army
c)
Swim in the Danube
28.
In Sweden which fairy tale character would be looking for Lagom?
a)
Prince Charming
b)
The Big Bad Wolf
c)
Goldilocks
29.
In which language are there no owrds for Yes or No?
a)
Cornish
b)
Serbian
c)
Manx
30.
When were official rules for spelling and grammar first introduced in Luexbourgish
a)
1914
b)
1984
c)
1884
31.
The English word "boss" originated from
a)
Dutch
b)
German
c)
Slovenian
32.
Romansh is the official language of
a)
Switzerland
b)
Romania
c)
Slovakia
33.
Dóttir is the word for daughter in
a)
Manx
b)
Icelandic
c)
German
34.
How many words use the French letter ù?
a)
7
b)
1
c)
23
35.
The town of Y is in which European Country
a)
Belgium
b)
Netherlands
c)
France
36.
Where would you be travelling if you arrived at a village called A
a)
Andorra
b)
Belgium
c)
Norway
37.
Which part of the body means the same as the French town Menton
a)
Toe
b)
Chin
c)
Kidney
38.
The Portuguese town of Funchal is named after which vegetable which grows nearby
a)
Kale
b)
Fennel
c)
Beans
39.
Malcocinado neaning badly cooked is also
a)
a town in Spain
b)
a burnt taco
c)
a famous restaurant
40.
The longest word in Swedish has how many letters
a)
131
b)
67
c)
42
41.
What kind of word is "Reconocer"?
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
A Palindrome
c)
A subjunctive
42.
if you suffer from Eibohphobie you have a fear of
a)
Eyeballs
b)
Flowers
c)
Palindromes
43.
In which European country was Game of Thrones filmed?
a)
Spain
b)
Croatia
c)
Poland
44.
Which area of the brain is most useful for bilingual people
a)
Caudate
b)
Frontal Cortex
c)
Cerebellum
45.
Where would you be if you were walking along Las Ramblas
a)
Madrid
b)
Barcelona
c)
Cordoba
46.
Which French film star was in Lupin
a)
Omar Sy
b)
Gerard Jugnot
c)
Daniel Auteuil
47.
Who invented Esperanto?
a)
Francois Parleur
b)
Naom Chomsky
c)
Ludwig L Zamenhof
48.
In children's books which animal says ouaf ouaf
a)
A goat
b)
A dog
c)
A sheep
49.
In children's books in which country would a cat say mijav
a)
Poland
b)
Slovenia
c)
Croatia
50.
If a frog said "ribbit ribbit"what anguage would you be reading
a)
German
b)
French
c)
English
51.
If you were eating Stoemp would you be in
a)
Belgium
b)
Bulgaria
c)
Georgia
52.
Caravane, Roquefort and Mondseer are all
a)
Cakes
b)
Cheese
c)
Sauce
53.
Which country does Arborio rice come from
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
Italy
54.
Cullen Skink is
a)
A deep- fried Mars bar
b)
Oysters
c)
Fish Soup
55.
What is the name of a German loop shaped biscuit glazed with salt.
a)
Liebniz
b)
Pretzel
c)
Lebkuchen
56.
Jus de pomme chaud would be drunk in
a)
Strasbourg Christmas Market
b)
Nice Carnaval
c)
14th July in Paris
57.
Bigos is a tradiitonal dish in which country?
a)
Poland
b)
Lithuania
c)
Croatia
58.
If you were eating postre in Spain would you be eating
a)
Tapas
b)
Dessert
c)
Squid
59.
Which of these cheeses is not French
a)
Brie
b)
Tome de Savoie
c)
Dolcelatte
60.
Khachapuri is the natioanl dish of
a)
Georgia
b)
Finland
c)
Slovenia
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