Languages in numbers
What is the most spoken language in the world by native speakers?
Mandarin Chinese
William Shakespeare
Which language is the official language of the USA?
No official language
Where does the word "alphabet" come from?
The first letters of the Greek alphabet - "alpha" and "beta"
Which language was the official language in England for over 300 years?
French
Which letter in the English language starts the most words?
Letter 'S' (followed by 'P', 'C', and 'A')
What was the first language spoken in outer space?
Russian
What is the official language of the sky (or aviation)?
English
How many countries recognize English as their official language?
67
What is the most common letter used in English?
Letter 'E'
What is the name of the 19th-century language which was supposed to become a universal second language?
Esperanto
Which fictional language is spoken in the 'Star Trek' universe?
Klingon
Which country has the highest number of official languages?
South Africa (11)
What does the word "goodbye" literally mean?
"God be with you"
Which language do 30% of words in English come from?
French
Which famous story in the Bible explains why there are different languages in the world?
The Tower of Babel
How many languages are spoken in the world? (+/- 1,000)
around 6,500
The longest word in English is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis'. What is it?
a type of lung disease
Which two neighbouring countries with similar names have basically completely different languages?
North and South Korea
Which children's book - after the Bible - is available in the most languages?
'Pinocchio'