Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a Germanic language? French, Dutch or Swedish
French
Grammatical gender is how the language deals with nouns. Choose the right list with languages from the most to least grammatical genders? German, French, English OR French, English, German OR English, German, French
German, French, English
Bonum diem habeas
Latin
According to dictionary entries, which language has the largest number of words (more than 200,000 words)?
English
What is the most common word order in most languages in the world?
Subject - Object - Verb
Which of the following languages has no alphabet? Korean, Japanese or Chinese
Chinese
List 2 English exams
Cambridge, IELTS, TOEIC, TOEFL
i lā maikaʻi
Hawaiian
Which continent has the most languages?
Asia
What is the main difference between a language and a dialect?
People of different dialects of a language can understand each other, while people of two different languages cannot
Which word refers to a language created for communication between people from different countries who do not share the same first language? International auxiliary language, International supportive language or International connecting language
International auxiliary language
Which of the following lists includes countries with the largest number of languages? China, Russia, The United States OR Nigeria, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea OR The United Kingdom, Brazil, South Africa
Nigeria, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
Magandang araw
Filipino
Approximately how many languages are currently spoken in the world today? (Closest answer gets the points)
Around 7000
What is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language in the world?
Esperanto
Which of the following languages is constructed by J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings? Klingon, Valarin or High Valyrian
Valarin
Which of the following languages can be the most mutually intelligible? Danish, Norwegian, Swedish OR Spanish, Portuguese, French OR Japanese, Korean, Mandarin
Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
να εχεις μια ωραια μερα
Greek
Which term refers to special expressions or words used by a group or profession that are difficult for others to understand?
Jargon
Which alphabetic system of phonetic notation is widely used around the world as a standardised representation of speech sounds in written form? (+200 extra points if right)
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)
Which of the following used to be a dead language, but was then successfully revived to become a living language today? Hebrew, Sanskrit or Latin
Hebrew
List 3 Irish words
;) (Double points if you get it right)
Cael diwrnod braf
Welsh (Double points)
What does the word “polyglot” mean?
A person who speaks multiple languages
Most historians agree that the writing form of languages originated from which civilisation?
Mesopotamia