World Geography!
Word Origins That Slap (Etymology)
Multilingual Sayings
Language Facts Except They're Wrong
Body Language Around the World
100
This country has 11 official languages and is nicknamed the “Rainbow Nation.”
What is South Africa?
100
In Spanish, lots of words that start with "a" or "al" ultimately stem from this language. Azúcar (sugar), almohada (pillow), albóndiga (meatball)...
What is Arabic? (entered Spanish during the Muslim Conquest of Spain)
100
You spill these in English when you give away a secret, or perhaps some gossip
What are beans? (spill the beans)
alternatively: "spill the tea"
100
Sign languages have been developed as a visual representation of spoken languages.
SIKE! Sign languages have their own grammar and structure, and vocabulary. They even have idioms that are hard to translate into spoken languages.
100
Germans don't "cross their fingers" for you to wish you good luck, they...
What is "die Daumen drücken" (press their thumbs)? 
200
This country (known for its lakes, forests, and Nordic charm, wink wink) has the highest number of islands out of any country in the world at 267,570.
What is Sweden?
200
This fruit, called pamplemousse in French, ultimately got its name from the Tamil "pampa limasu" (big citrus).
What is a grapefruit?
200
In Spanish, estar en las nubes literally means “to be in the clouds,” but actually means this.
What is “to daydream”?
200
The word “goodbye” in English comes from a contraction over time of the phrase "Good be the eyve" (evening)
SIKE! It shortened over time from “God be with ye.”
200
This cutesy finger heart originated from/was popularized by pop stars from which country?
What is South Korea?
300
This landlocked country in South America has two capitals: La Paz and Sucre.
What is Bolivia?
300
This Swedish word originally meant a varied platter of sandwiches and hors-d'oeuvres, but in English, was adopted to mean a variety in general
What is smorgasbord? (Smörgåsbord)
300
This kind of love is described in French as a "coup de foudre" (a lightning strike)
What is "love at first sight"?
300
With 17.8 million inhabitants, Montreal is the most populous Francophone city in the world.
SIKE! It's Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
300
This friendly gesture is common in African American communities and originated during the Vietnam War
What is dapping up?
400
This desert, stretching across China and Mongolia, is expanding every year and is one of the world’s fastest-growing deserts.
What is the Gobi Desert?
400
This word comes from the 14th-century Venetian practice of isolating ships for 40 days to prevent the spread of the Black Plague. Today it’s used for any period of enforced isolation.
What is quarantine? (Quarantina = 40 days)
400
If you don't notice something obvious, Germans might say you have these on your eyes
What are tomatoes? (Tomaten auf den Augen haben)
400
Mandarin Chinese has 12 verb tenses, including some that don't exist in English.
SIKE! Mandarin Chinese has no verb conjugation, plural, or articles. Context does all the work.
400
This signature hand gesture was made famous by a former German world leader
What is the Merkel-Raute? (Merkel rhombus)
500
The town of Tartu is famous for being the intellectual and cultural heart of this small northern European country.
What is Estonia?
500
Spanish has two main words for "avocado". One is aguacate, stemming from Náhuatl, and the other is this word, stemming from Quechua.
What is palta?
500
This Spanish saying involving animals is used when someone tricks or cheats another person
What is dar gato por liebre?
500
In Paraguay, 70-90% of the country speaks the indigenous language Tupí (even non-indigenous people.)
SIKE! The language is Guaraní.
500
In many Middle Eastern countries, a simple "tsk" sound (especially with eyebrows raised) means this
What is "no"?