United States
English
French
Spanish
German
100
Which is the largest ethnic group in the USA?
German
100
The percentage of population in the USA that speak English
80%
100
Which country has French as an official language?
Canada
100
What is the official language of Mexico?
None
100
How many words are in the German language?
150,000
200
Which three languages are commonly studied in US Schools?
Spanish, French and German
200
How did English arrive in the United States?
Through British Colonization
200
Which cities started in the 17th century?
Quebec City and Montreal
200
How did Spanish arrive to what is now the USA?
Spanish colonization of Florida
200
What place is German on the list of most common languages in the USA?
5th place
300
What is the official language of the USA? Which two languages are most common?
None; English (80%) & Spanish (12%)
300
How did English become the primary language in Canada?
French and Indian War (or 7 Years War), England defeated France
300
How and when did French arrive in the USA?
Louisiana Purchase in 1803
300
How did Spanish arrive in the United States?
America took Florida during the Louisiana Purchase and/or after the Mexican-American War
300
Most German speakers in the USA are in which region?
Midwest and/or Great Plains
400
What is a creole?
A language that combines two languages (a native one with a foreign one)
400
How many words are in English?
170,000
400
Which states have sizable French speaking/heritage populations?
Louisiana and Maine
400
Spanish gave two common words to the USA. What were they and who gave them?
Potato and tomato; Christopher Columbus
400
Where did German people first arrive in the USA?
Pennsylvania
500
Who standardized American English? Name three differences
Noah Webster; realize/realise, color/colour, theater/theatre
500
English is a mix of which families of languages?
Germanic (Angles, Saxons, Jutes), Nordic and French
500
When did French arrive and who brought it?
Giovanni da Verrazzano in the 16th Century
500
How did Spanish became the main language of Mexico?
Charles II banned non-Spanish languages in 1696 and after Mexican Independence, the new leaders emphasized Spanish
500
Why was German no longer a popular language to study?
Because of WWI & WWII
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