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100
In English, the verb "ballyrag" means:
a. to tie a trash bag
b. to bully or tease someone
c. to turn an old washcloth into a rag
b. to bully or tease someone
100
What percentage of people in the U.S. speak Vietnamese?
a. 0.48%
b. 0.8%
c. 2.5%
a. 0.48%
100
The word "mosquito" is loaned from this language:
a. Russian
b. Tagalong
c. Spanish
c. Spanish
100
This state has the highest population of Russian speakers:
a. Maine
b. New York
c. Idaho
b. New York
100
Miss Congeniality Sandra Bullock speaks this language fluently:
a. Russian
b. German
c. Irish
b. German
200
If I am taking the day off before or after a holiday to extend my weekend, Spanish speakers use this word:
a. tiquismiquis
b. bruja
c. puente
c. puente
200
Arabic is spoken by how many people in the U.S.?
a. 1.1 million
b. 5 million
c. 1.3 million
c. 1.3 million
200
Borrowed from the Arabic language, this word describes a piece of reading material:
a. newspaper
b. pamphlet
c. magazine
c. magazine
200
The German language is spoken the most in this State:
a. Pennsylvania
b. North Dakota
c. Maine
b. North Dakota
200
Best known for his role as Loki, Tom Hiddleston speaks this language:
a. Swahili
b. Arabic
c. French
c. French
300
When your friend decides to "sing" a Bad Bunny song when they don't know Spanish, the French will use this word:
a. Yaourter
b. Chuchoter
c. Dingue
a. Yaourter
300
Russian is spoken by ____ people.
a. 194,000
b. 970,000
c. 547,000
b. 970,000
300
The word "Denim" originated in this language:
a. German
b. Korean
c. French
c. French
300
This state has the highest population of Vietnamese, Chinese, and Korean speakers:
a. California
b. Maryland
c. New Mexico
a. California
300
Singer and songwriter Shakira speaks this language:
a. Irish
b. Cantonese
c. Arabic
c. Arabic
400
This word is used to describe beauty or attractiveness in the Tagalong language:
a. Kariktan
b. Praning
c. Kilig
a. Kariktan
400
Although the speakers are dwindling, German is spoken by how many people in the U.S.?
a. 423,000
b. 489,000
c. 890,000
c. 890,000
400
The Beluga Whale wouldn't have its name if it wasn't for this language:
a. Arabic
b. French
c. Russian
c. Russian
400
Which state has the most French Speakers?
a. Massachusetts
b. New Hampshire
c. Maine
c. Maine
400
Known for her role in Grey's Anatomy, Sandra Oh speaks this language:
a. Vietnamese
b. Korean
c. Mandarin
b. Korean
500
"Fēng shēng hè lì" is used to describe this kind of person in Chinese:
a. someone who likes to talk a lot
b. a person who is easily scared
c. people who like to arrange furniture
b. a person who is easily scared
500
What percentage of the U.S. population speaks Korean?
a. 0.33%
b. 0.32%
c. 0.30%
a. 0.33%
500
This breed of dog's name originated in Germany:
a. Basset Hound
b. Akita
c. Dachshund
c. Dachshund
500
This state is #2 when it comes to Spanish speakers:
a. New Mexico
b. California
c. Texas
c. Texas
500
Singer and dancer Nicole Scherzinger honored her roots by singing in this language:
a. Serbian
b. Arabic
c. Tagalong
c. Tagalong