South America
Approximately how many people in the world speak Portuguese?
260 million
How many genders does German have?
3: masculine, feminine, neutral (neuter)
What is the zodiac of 2024?
Year of the Dragon
What city is considered the most deaf-friendly in the US?
Rochester, NY
How many people speak the least spoken language in the world?
8
How many countries have Spanish as their official language?
22
Name one place that Italian is the official language, besides Italy
Switzerland, San Marino, 4 coastal towns in Slovenia, the Istrian region of Croatia
Japanese uses three writing systems. Name one system
Katakana OR Kanji OR Hiragana
Name a language that Arabic has been a major influence on
Some acceptable answers: Pashto, Urdu, Persian, Albanian, Greek, Hebrew, Spanish
Name a country with no one official language
US, UK, Australia, Costa Rica, Eritrea
What language heavily influenced Spanish other than Latin?
Arabic
How many grammatical forms does the number ‘two’ have in Polish
17
When is ‘alphabet day’ in Korea?
October 9th
Latin is the language of what?
Science
From which region in Italy comes the Italian we know today?
Tuscany
What year did Portuguese become Portugal's official language?
1209
What common English verb is not used in the Russian language?
“To be”, so instead of saying “I am a student”, in Russian it would literally translate to “I student”
Why is the number 8 considered lucky in Chinese culture?
8 is considered lucky because it sounds similar to the word for fortune.
What word in Hebrew can mean both hello and goodbye?
Shalom
Hebrew is written right to left, what is the popular theory that explains why?
So it was easier for engravers to chisel words into stone
What is the longest word in Portuguese?
Anticonstitucionalíssimamente, meaning “in a very unconstitutional way” (29 letters)
What is the extra constant in the German alphabet?
The German alphabet contains an extra consonant, ß, called “Eszett” representing the double-S.
Before the alphabet was established, what writing system did Korean use?
Chinese Characters
Which of the Japanese writing systems is used for foreign loan words?
Katakana
What was the first liberal arts university for the deaf?
Gallaudet University