Official Languages
It is spoken by over 1.457 billion people worldwide as L1 and L2 speakers in 88 countries. It is native to and the official language of Britain and the official language in the US, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
What is English?
Voiced by Toby Jones, this house-elf attempts to keep Harry Potter away from Hogwarts, and despite this, Harry Potter later frees him before being killed by Bellatrix.
Who is Dobby?
While Hispanic Latinos make up the most significant minority in some states like Arizona, Texas, Idaho, etc, this minority makes up the most crucial minority across the entire United States.
Who are African Americans?
This holiday is celebrated in every country around the world on December 25. However, each country's "Santa Claus" has a different story or appearance of origin.
What is Christmas?
While this game show began in 1964 with Art Flemming as the host, it became syndicated in 1984 with Alex Trebek as the host until he died in 2021, with Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik acting as rotating hosts until 2023, when a spin-off was created for only champions.
What is Jeopardy?
It is the most spoken variety of the Chinese language in the world, accounting for 70% of all Chinese people or 1.118 billion L1 and L2 speakers. Its closest relative variety is the Jin Variety, spoken closer to Mongolia. However, Jin is usually not considered official at the national level.
What is Mandarin/Mandarin Chinese?
Played by Emma Watson, she portrays (rather misportrays) the pretty but smart classmate and friend of Harry Potter, and later marries Ron Weasley.
Who is Hermione Granger?
Between 1946 and 1965, groups of scientists from this country studied in Germany to study and bring back the idea of steel manufacturing to their homeland. However, they loved Germany and its industry so much that they decided to stay and make up most of Germany's most significant ethnic minority today, surpassing Polish Germans in 2015.
Who are Turkish Germans?
This African-American holiday, meant to act as a form of Black separatism, is celebrated between December 26 and January 1. Like with Hanukkah, a variated set of seven candles symbolizes the seven Swahili virtues.
What is Kwanzaa?
This nightly syndicated game show began in 1975 but qualified for syndication in 1983 after Pat Sajak and Vanna White took over as hosts and co-hosts.
What is Wheel of Fortune?
With over 258 million speakers worldwide, it is the most spoken Slavic language and the official language of Russia, some Eastern European countries, and much of Central Asia and Mongolia.
What is Russian?
Played by Tom Felton, he plays Harry Potter's arch-rival, especially in Quidditch; while not the main antagonist, he does contribute as a Death Eater in the final two books.
Who is Draco Malfoy?
While this group of Iranian people does not have their own country of origin, they have created two states of their own within Iraq (Kurdistan) and Syria (Rojava). They are known by their sub-ethnicities and language varieties as Kurmanji, Sorani, Khwarin, and Laki.
Who are Kurds/Kurdish People?
This festive Jewish holiday, known for spinning dredals and menorahs, is celebrated between December 25 and January 2. It often acts as an alternative for those who do not celebrate Christmas.
What is Hanukkah?
This game show has been running with syndication since 1972.
What is The Price is Right?
While not the primary official language of Afghanistan, it is the second-most spoken language, with 40 million speakers, behind Dari Persian. It is also spoken in some regions of Pakistan.
What is Pashto?
Played by Rupert Grint, he plays everybody's favorite ginger and best friend to Harry Potter.
Who is Ron Weasley?
While France does not hold a census based on race or ethnicity, it is thought that African French of this Ivory Coast country are the most significant minority in France. This country's first of only four presidents studied democracy at the University of Paris during WWII. However, he later established an authoritarian one-party state.
Who are Senegalese-French?
This Christian holiday celebrated on April 31 goes by the alternative and more religious-sounding name Pascha or Resurrection Sunday.
What is Easter?
This game show has been known for having Steve Harvey as its host from 2010 to the present. However, the game show's first host and former Hogan's Heroes actor Richard Dawson still hosted more episodes between 1976 and 1985.
What is Family Feud?
With 230 speakers and part of the pluricentric language Hindustani, this language is the official language of Pakistan, just ahead of Sindhi, and both are scheduled languages of India.
What is Urdu?
While he is a friendly giant to the main protagonists, he does not make the best Hogarst professor, even though he is the school groundskeeper. Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played him, just passed away in 2022.
Who is Hagrid?
While Sweden, like many Western European countries, is known for having been affected by the 2016 migrant crisis, Asians of this southeastern group are said to have a sizeable diaspora community within Stockholm.
Who are Thai Swedes?
During this Muslim holiday, you may not want to wander the streets of countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, or Bangladesh between March 10 and April 9.
What is Ramadan?
With Korean-American comedian Ken Jeong as one of the judges, this game show began in 2019; despite only being on for five total annual years, 11 seasons have come from this game show.
What is the Masked Singer?