Languages facts quiz

Are you a jetsetter? Are you a language geek? If you have been to many countries, how many languages can you speak (or at least known). Find out and test yourself.

  1.  1

    Which is the official language of the Netherlands?

    • dutch
    • french
    • russian
    • german
  2.  2

    Which of the following is not a Spanish speaking country?

    • Brazil
    • Ecuador
    • Argentina
    • Cambodia
  3.  3

    In which countries is Swedish an official language?

    • Sweden and Finland
    • Sweden and Estonia
    • Sweden and Norway
    • Germany and Poland
  4.  4

    In which Canadian province do they speak French?

    • Quebec
    • Newfoundland
    • Nova Scotia
    • Manitoba
  5.  5

    What is the official language of Ethiopia?

    • amharanya
    • somali
    • english
    • arabic
  6.  6

    What other language is Russian most related to?

    • serbian
    • romanian
    • turkish
    • finnish
  7.  7

    What language is not a latin/roman language?

    • greek
    • french
    • romanian
    • portuguese
  8.  8

    Which of the following languages uses the latin alphabet?

    • vietnamese
    • korean
    • thai
    • hindi
  9.  9

    What is the language of the gypsys called?

    • romani
    • hebrew
    • armenian
    • jiddish
  10. 10

    In what country are xhosa and sotho the official languages?

    • South Africa
    • Botswana
    • Swaziland
    • Lesotho
  11. 11

    What percentage of the Internet is in the English language?

    • 86%
    • 98%
    • 34%
    • 55%
  12. 12

    Which of the following languages does NOT derive from the same family as the others listed?

    • Japanese
    • English
    • Greek
    • Latin
  13. 13

    What is etymology?

    • The history of a word
    • The study of dead languages
    • The study of unwritten languages
    • The various ways in which a word can be pronounced
  14. 14

    A regional variety of a language that has variations in pronunciation, vocabulary or meaning is called:

    • Dialect
    • Slang
    • Accent
    • Narrative
  15. 15

    Approximately how many languages are spoken in the world?

    • 2,700
    • 7,500
    • 4,300
    • 500
  16. 16

    Approximately how many dialects are spoken in the world?

    • 7,000
    • 9,000
    • 2,000
    • 24,000
  17. 17

    There is only one country in Africa in which the entire nation speaks the same language. Which is it?

    • Somalia
    • Ethiopia
    • Kenya
    • South Africa
  18. 18

    Which is the most widely spoken language in the world?

    • Chinese, Mandarin
    • Spanish
    • English
    • Hindi
  19. 19

    Which is the second most widely spoken language in the world?

    • Spanish
    • Hindi
    • English
    • Chinese, Mandarin
  20. 20

    What are the official languages of Israel?

    • Hebrew and Arabic
    • Hebrew and Yiddish
    • Hebrew and English
    • Arabic and English

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