Vocabulary
Language Trivia
African American English
Mixed Languages
Word Origins
100

What word means “a strong feeling of excitement or enthusiasm”?

What is Exhilaration?

100

What language is primarily spoken in Brazil?

What is Portuguese?

100

“She finna leave.”

What is “She is about to leave”?

100

Spanish: What does “Donde esta la biblioteca?" mean?






” mean?

What is "Where is the library?"

100

The word “karaoke” comes from which language?

What is Japanese?

200

What is a person who studies the meaning and history of words called?

What is an etymologist?

200

What language has the most native speakers in the world?

What is Mandarin Chinese?

200

“He be at the library every afternoon.”

What is “He is usually at the library every afternoon”?

200

French: What does “Je ne comprends pas” mean?

What is “I don't understand”?

200

The English word “kindergarten” comes from which language?

What is German?

300

What does “ambivalent” mean?

What is having mixed or conflicting feelings?

300

What is the most widely spoken language in Mexico?

What is Spanish?

300

“They been knew about it.”  

What is “They have known about it for a long time”?

300

Russian: What does "Kak dela" (Как дела?) mean?

What is "How are you?"

300

The word “algebra” ultimately comes from which language?

What is Arabic?

400

If someone is “meticulous,” how do they work?

What is very carefully and with attention to detail?

400

What language uses the Cyrillic alphabet and is widely spoken in Russia?

What is Russian?

400

“I ain’t got no money.”

What is “I don’t have any money”?

400

Ukrainian: What does “Де знаходиться вокзал?” (De znakhodytsia vokzal?) mean?

What is “Where is the train station?”

400

The English words “egg” and “window” come from which old Scandinavian language?

What is Old Norse?

500

What word describes something that can be interpreted in several different ways?

What is ambiguous?

500

What language is the official language of Iceland?

What is Icelandic?
500

“Man, she stay making everybody laugh.”

What is “She is always making everybody laugh”?

500

Japanese: What does “日本語を話せますか?” (Nihongo o hanasemasu ka?) mean?

What is “Can you speak Japanese?”

500

The word “robot” was introduced to the world through a 1920 Czech play. What does the underlying Czech word robota refer to?

What is forced labor/drudgery?

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