Western European Languages
Asian Languages
Language Trivia
100
In ________, you say hello or hi when greeting someone
(this language is used in lots of countries)
What is English?
100
In _______ you might say こんにちは！(Kon'nichiwa!) or もしもし！ (Moshimoshi!) to say hello
What is Japanese?
100
How many languages are spoken in the world?
6,500
150
In _______ you say hola when greeting someone
(this language is used in lots of countries, but especially one in Europe that starts with S)
What is Spanish?
150
你好！(Nǐ hǎo!) or 喂! (Wèi!) are two ways you might say hello in _________
What is Chinese?
150
What are the 3 most spoken languages in the world?
1. English
2. Mandarin Chinese
3. Spanish
200
Bonjour is how you say hello in _______
(The country that uses this language the most starts with an F)
What is French?
200
In ________ you might say 안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo) or 안녕 (anneyeong) to say hello
What is Korean?
200
What US state's name is only one syllable?
Maine!
250
Ciao is how you greet someone in _______
(this language is used in a country shaped like a boot)
What is Italian?
250
You can say hello by saying สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī) in ____
What is Thai?
250
What language is made up of only whistles?
La Gomera
300
You can say Hallo or Guten Tag to say hello in _______
(this language is used in a country starting with G and a country starting with S)
What is German?
300
In ________ you say xin chào or
- chào bạn – “hello (person same age as me)”
- chào anh – “hello (young man, boy slightly older than me)”
- chào chị – “hello (young woman, girl older than me)”
What is Vietnamese?
300
Does the United States have an official language?
No!
350
In ________ you might say Dia dhuit or Haigh to greet someone
(someone in the UK might speak this language or someone from Nothern I______)
What is Irish?
350
In _____ you say नमस्ते (namaste) to say hello
What is Hindi?
350
What language contains the most words?
English!
400
Bonus:Name the alphabet used most in Western Europe
What is the Latin Alphabet?
400
ਸਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ (Sata srī akāla) is one way of saying hello in _______
What is Punjabi?
400
What language was the first spoken in space?
Russian