French Frenzy
Russian Ruminations
German Gymnastics
To be... or not "to be"
Potpourri
100
This tuberous crop is known in French as the "apple of the earth."
What is a potato / "pomme de terre"
100
This poet wrote "Yevgeniy Onegin"
Who is Pushkin
100
This german letter is sometimes called "sharp S"
What is eszett (ß)
100
This language of Tolstoy commonly lacks the verb "to be" in the present tense.
What is Russian
100
This "Bard of Avon" originated many common English words.
Who is Shakespeare.
200
This variant of French is spoken in Canada.
What is Québécois
200
This language, similar to Russian, is spoken in Kiev
What is Ukrainian
200
This "falscher freund" means "thus," and not "as well"
What is "also"
200
In Spanish, this verb can be used to describe location
What is "Estar"
200
This language of Spain and France is not related to other languages.
What is Basque
300
This type of article can mean "some" or "any"
What is the partitive
300
This Russian letter (and pronoun) is used in the name of an American toy store.
What is Я (ja).
300
As Kennedy learned, this word can mean either a citizen of one German city, or a doughnut.
What is "Berliner"
300
In German, this verb is used to express hunger.
What is "Haben"
300
This country has the highest number of English speakers, after the United States.
What is India
400
This "faux ami" means "at the present time," and not "in fact"
What is "actuellement"
400
This letter of the Russian alphabet is palatalizes the preceding consonant
What is "мягкий знак" [ ь ]
400
This luxurious verb can mean to relish and enjoy, as well as eat and drink.
What is "Geniessen"
400
In Mandarin, this form of "to be" can be used with nouns, but not with adjectives.
What is "shì" (是)
400
This "romance language" of Eastern Europe uses a case system, much like Latin.
What is Romanian
500
This diacritical mark can be found beneath the letter C
What is a cedilla, or cédille
500
This liturgical language influenced modern Russian.
What is Church Slavonic
500
German word used when making a toast.
What is "Prost"
500
This saying of Descartes, when said in French, is about existence, not the act of following
What is "Je pense, donc je suis"
500
This pidgin language combines elements of Russian and Norwegian.
What is Russenorsk
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