EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES

General

100

How many indigenous languages are there estimated to be in Europe?

1. less than 100

2. 100-200

3. 200-300

4. 300-400

 

_200-300

200

        DOUBLE POINTS

How many living languages do you estimate there are in the world? 

1.around 500

2.around 2000

3.around 4000

4.around 6000

6000

300

Which is the most widely spoken language in the world? 

1.Chinese

2.English

3.Spanish

4.Hindi

English

400

What proportion of all languages in the world are African languages?

1.approx. one third of all languages

2.approx. half of all languages

3.approx. one fifth of all languages

4.approx. ten percent of all languages

approx. one third of all languages

500

Which of the following languages are written from right to left? (multiple choice)

1.Hebrew

2.Maltese

3.Japanese

4.Arabic

Hebrew and Arabic

Countries and languages

100

Which of the following languages spoken in Europe today is considered to be the oldest? 

1.Galician

2.Basque

3.Icelandic

4.Greek

Basque

200

In which of the following countries is German an official language? (Multiple choice) 

1.Switzerland

2.Austria

3.Belgium

4.Luxembourg

5.Liechtenstein

All of them

300

        DOUBLE POINTS

The official language of Azerbaijan is called? 

1.Azerbaijanian

2.Azerbaigianic

3.Azerban

4.Azeri

Azeri

400

Where is Aleut spoken? (multiple choice)

1.Alaska

2.Siberia

3.Norway

4.Greenland

Alaska and Siberia

500

In which country is the language Cymraeg spoken? 

1.Ireland

2.Scotland

3.Wales

4.Faroe Islands

Wales

Cymraeg is a Celtic language spoken in Wales.

Say Hello

100

        DOUBLE POINTS

How do you say 'hello' in Spanish?

Hola

200

How do you say 'hello' in Italian?

Ciao

300

How do you say 'hello' in French?

Salut

400

How do you say 'hello' in Japanese?

Koni'chiwa

500

How do you say 'hello' in Arabic?

Marhaba

Spoken Language

100

What language is spoken in Lithuania?

Lithuanian

200

        DOUBLE POINTS

What language is spoken in Finland?

Finnish

300

What two languages are spoken in Canada?

English and French

400

What language is spoken in Chile?

Spanish

500

What language is spoken in Brazil?

Portuguese

Say Thank you

100

How do you say thank you in German?

Danke

200

How do you say thank you in French?

Merci

300

                DOUBLE POINTS

How do you say thank you in Belgian?

Bedankt

400

How do you say thank you in Italian?

Grazie

500

How do you say thank you in Chinese?

xièxiè (šeše)