North America
South America
Africa
Europe
Asia
100
Where does the name America come from?
Amerigo Vespucci
100
Which South American country is the most linguistically diverse?
Brazil (~228 languages)
100
Which African country is known as the "Rainbow Nation" due to its diverse linguistic and cultural heritage?
South Africa
100
Which colors are on the flag of Ireland?
Green, white, and orange
100
What is the official language of China, spoken by the majority of its population?
Mandarin Chinese
200
What is the largest country in North America?
Canada
200
What is the most commonly spoken language in South America?
Spanish (~210 million speakers)
200
What is the official language of Egypt?
Arabic
200
The official languages in this country bordered by the North Sea are Dutch, French and German.
Belgium
200
Around how many languages can be found in Asia?
~2,300
300
What is the most common language spoken in North America?
English
300
What is the most commonly spoken non-Indo-European language in South America?
Quechua (~8.5 million speakers)
300
This African country is known for its unique script, Ge'ez, and is often referred to as the "Horn of Africa." What is it?
Ethiopia
300
What is the second most commonly language spoken in Europe?
German
300
In the Middle East, this Semitic language is spoken by millions of people and is one of the official languages of Israel. What is it?
Hebrew
400
How many languages are spoken in North America?
~165
400
What language does the word capybara come from?
(Old) Tupi, from kapi 'grass' + ûara 'eater'
400
In West Africa, this pidgin language is widely used for communication between speakers of different native languages. What is it?
Pidgin English (West African Pidgin)
400
Catalonia is a region of what country?
Spain
400
What is the second most spoken language in India?
Bengali
500
How many North American languages are extinct?
108
500
How did the Inca record information?
They used Quipu, a writing system which knots in strings to encode information.
500
This African language, spoken in Ethiopia and Eritrea, is one of the few languages in the world that uses its unique Ge'ez script. What is the name of this language?
Amharic
500
What are words called that are similar in two different languages?
Cognates
500
Which sea lies between china and Korea?
The Yellow Sea