Vocabulary
What kind of meat is BACON typically prepared from?
Pork belly or back cuts.
How tall is the Eiffel Tower?
It is ca.300 (324)meters tall.
What is the full official name of Germany?
Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)
What is the fourth most used language in the USA?
French or French Creole ( English, Spanish, Chinese). Sign language on the fifth place.
What is the 5th most common language in the world?
Arabic. ( English, Mandarine Chinese, Spanish, Hindi/Urdu).
The Mambo dance was created in the 1940's in which Spanish speaking country?
Cuba.
What is the Louvre?
It is a famous Parisian museum, home to the Mona Lisa.
How many provinces does Germany have?
16.
How many different signs in American Sign Language are there?
26 signs ( ASL manual alphabet, corresponding 26 letters), 19 handshapes foe example p and k - different orientations.
Which family does the Arabic language belong to?
Semitic ( Aramaic, Hebrew, North Arabic).
The second most populated city of the world just after Tokyo; with more than 20 million people
Delhi.
The notorious killing machine in the French Revolution.
Guillotine.
What is the capital of Germany?
Berlin.
The official name of Basque language.
What is Euskara?
Who was J. Edgar Hoover?
J. Edgar Hoover was the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI) of the United States.
Professional Argentine soccer player nicknamed "la pulga." (the flea)
Leo Messi.
What game was created by French mathematician Blaise Pascal, which he discovered when doing experiments into perpetual motion?
The Game of Roulette.
What is the population of Germany?
Population: 83 million.
Who won his second Oscar for the role of Raymond in the movie Rain Man?
Dustin Hoffman.
What political system was gradually dismantled in South Africa, starting in 1989?
Apartheid.
How many Spanish speakers were there in the USA in 2019?
Ca.40 million people
Professional French soccer player known for his infamous headbutt.
Zinedine Zidane.
How many countries share a border with Germany?
9 countries share a border with Germany.
Name of the traditional dish that Nermina will enjoy during the upcoming semester on Crete? Tips- potatoes combined with aubergines or lamb or pork meat, olive oil, onion, tomat, garlic...
Moussaka.
What other languages were developed from Latin?
French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese.