Word origins
The word alphabet comes from 'alpha' and 'beta' and has roots in this language.
What is Greek?
The language spoken in Brazil.
What is Portugese?
The country French Fries come from.
What is Belgium?
The meaning of the word 'sigma'.
What is a popular, dominant, cool, independent leader?
The Spanish word for 'money'.
What is dinero?
The word 'algebra' is derived from the the term "al-jabr" meaning "reunion of broken parts" and comes from this language.
What is Arabic?
The home to the largest eco-system in the world.
What is Australia? (The Great Barrier Reef)
This popular food is eaten in Japan and was originally a method of preserving fish.
What is sushi?
The type of music which is popular in Korea.
What is K-pop?
“Ich liebe dich” means “I love you” in this language.
What is German?
The word 'jeans' comes from this language.
What is Italian?
In this country all films and TV shows relating to time travel are banned.
What is China?
The country that invented hot dogs.
What is Germany?
Australia's longest-running and most successful tv drama.
The Hawaiians have a lot of words for the “rain.” Can you guess how many? Closest wins!
More than 200!
The word 'chocolate' comes from the word 'xocoatl'. You have learnt/will learn about the country of which the word origins in HSIE.
What is Nahuatl (Aztecan)?
A country where it is rude to give a thumbs up.
What is Greece, Iran, Russia, Sardinia and parts of West Africa?
The country that invented ice cream.
What is China?
The first female prime minister of Britain.
Who was Margaret Thatcher?
The Danish word for 'yes'.
What is 'ja'?
The word 'Ketchup' comes from this language.
What is Hokkien Chinese?
The country with the most languages spoken.
What is Papua New Guinea? (840!! languages)
The country that invented pizza.
What is Greece?
This former American president was also an actor.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
In how many languages can you say: thank you?
THE MOST WINS!