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100

In English, the verb "ballyrag" means:

a. to tie a trash bag 

b. to bully or tease someone 

c. to turn an old washcloth into a rag

b. to bully or tease someone

100

What percentage of people in the U.S. speak Vietnamese?

a. 0.48%

b. 0.8%

c. 2.5%

a. 0.48%

100

The word "mosquito" is loaned from this language:

a. Russian

b. Tagalong

c. Spanish

c. Spanish

100

This state has the highest population of Russian speakers:

a. Maine

b. New York

c. Idaho

b. New York

100


Miss Congeniality Sandra Bullock speaks this language fluently:

a. Russian

b. German

c. Irish

b. German

200

If I am taking the day off before or after a holiday to extend my weekend, Spanish speakers use this word:

a. tiquismiquis

b. bruja

c. puente

c. puente

200

Arabic is spoken by how many people in the U.S.?

a. 1.1 million

b. 5 million

c. 1.3 million

c. 1.3 million

200

Borrowed from the Arabic language, this word describes a piece of reading material:

a. newspaper

b. pamphlet

c. magazine

c. magazine

200

The German language is spoken the most in this State:

a. Pennsylvania

b. North Dakota

c. Maine

b. North Dakota

200


Best known for his role as Loki, Tom Hiddleston speaks this language: 

a. Swahili

b. Arabic

c. French

c. French

300

When your friend decides to "sing" a Bad Bunny song when they don't know Spanish, the French will use this word:

a. Yaourter

b. Chuchoter

c. Dingue

a. Yaourter

300

Russian is spoken by ____ people.

a. 194,000

b. 970,000

c. 547,000

b. 970,000

300

The word "Denim" originated in this language:

a. German 

b. Korean

c. French

c. French

300

This state has the highest population of Vietnamese, Chinese, and Korean speakers:

a. California

b. Maryland

c. New Mexico

a. California

300


Singer and songwriter Shakira speaks this language:

a. Irish

b. Cantonese

c. Arabic

c. Arabic

400

This word is used to describe beauty or attractiveness in the Tagalong language:

a. Kariktan

b. Praning

c. Kilig

a. Kariktan

400

Although the speakers are dwindling, German is spoken by how many people in the U.S.?

a. 423,000

b. 489,000

c. 890,000


c. 890,000

400

The Beluga Whale wouldn't have its name if it wasn't for this language:

a. Arabic

b. French

c. Russian

c. Russian

400

Which state has the most French Speakers?

a. Massachusetts 

b. New Hampshire

c. Maine

c. Maine


400


Known for her role in Grey's Anatomy, Sandra Oh speaks this language:

a. Vietnamese

b. Korean

c. Mandarin

b. Korean

500

"Fēng shēng hè lì" is used to describe this kind of person in Chinese:

a. someone who likes to talk a lot 

b. a person who is easily scared

c. people who like to arrange furniture 

b. a person who is easily scared

500

What percentage of the U.S. population speaks Korean?

a. 0.33%

b. 0.32%

c. 0.30%

a. 0.33%

500

This breed of dog's name originated in Germany:

a. Basset Hound

b. Akita

c. Dachshund

c. Dachshund

500

This state is #2 when it comes to Spanish speakers:

a. New Mexico

b. California

c. Texas

c. Texas

500


Singer and dancer Nicole Scherzinger honored her roots by singing in this language:

a. Serbian 

b. Arabic

c. Tagalong

c. Tagalong