Numbers talk
How many spoken languages are there in the world today?
* more than 7000
............................. is considered to be the first language spoken in outer space
* American English
*Russian
*Chinese
*Russian
Which is the most translated document in the world?
The Bible. It is translated to 683 languages and parts of it has been translated to more than 3000 languages.
What is a 'macaron'?
* spaggetti
* a dessert
A meringue based dessert which has been introduced in France in 1533 by the Italian chef of queen Catherine de Medici when she brought them with her upon marrying Henry II of France.
90% of the languages are spoken by less than
* 10.000 people
*100.000 people
* 50.000 people
100.000 people
Half of the population of the world speaks only 23 languages
Which writer has invented more than 1700 words?
* Shakespeare
Which is considered to be the 'love language'?
French
Languages around the world differ in how they use grammatical gender. Which of the following languages has three grammatical genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter)?
A) Spanish
B) French
C) German
D) Chinese
According to UNESCO
* 23%
*65%
*43%
of the languages spoken in the world are endangered
*43%
'Elvish' is a fake language created for
*Star Trek
* Lord of the rings
*Harry Potter
*Lord of the rings
There are more than 200 fake languages created for literature and cinema
Which language is considered the most difficult to learn?
The Mandarin Chinese, due to the lack of an alphabet. They have symbols instead and it is estimated that the average Chinese local knows more than 8000 symbols while you have to know more than 3000 symbols to read a newspaper.
Can you name 3 non-European languages that are widely spoken in Europe?
* Chinese
* Indian
*Arabic
each one of them with their own writing system
About
*8%
*12%
*18%
of the English vocabulary, mainly technical and scientific terms derives from Greek.
* 12%
Which is the only European language in the Afro-Asiatic family?
*Basque
* Maltese
* Spanish
* Maltese
Which was the first language to be printed?
* German
The English word “alphabet” comes from the first two letters of the ........................ alphabet
*Greek
alpha and beta
About 30% of the English words come from .......
*French
* German
*Greek
* French
Paulo Coelho’s 'The Alchemist' holds the Guinness World Record for the most translated book by a living author. it has been translated in.....
*50
*30
*80 languages
* 80
and it has been distributed in 170 countries
Which country has got the second highest number of Spanish speakers?
* Mexico
* Spain
* the USA
* The USA, coming second after Mexico
The language of 'La Gomera' spoken off the coast of Spain consists entirely of...........
* whistles