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Do you love languages and are always fascinated by other cultures? Then this languages quiz will be perfect for you!
While there are only 195 countries in the world, there are actually thousands of languages.
Some of them are only spoken by a handful of people and others are known by millions.
English is the language of communication, business and trel however, it’s not the one that has the most native-speaker.
As a matter of fact, more people speak English as a second language!
Other popular languages include French, Spanish and Portuguese but that’s not all!
If you are truly fascinated by the various languages in the world, then this ultimate language quiz will be perfect for you!
Here you will find 4 rounds of questions about languages including trivia, MCQ, true or false and a picture round.
So, are you ready to discover how well you know the languages of the world? Let’s start quizzing!
Please note that you do not need to speak another language fluently to take this quiz. You only need to he a good knowledge of languages and geography overall.
Table of Contents
Toggle Round 1: Languages Trivia questions ‘Bonjour’ is hello in which language? What is the world’s most spoken language (by number of speakers)? How many official languages he the United Nations (+ 1 bonus point per language)? How do you call a person who masters languages? What was the first language on space? What are the two letters that can score 10 points in the English Scrabble? Which language do the words ‘courgette’, ‘ballet’ and ‘brunette’ come from? How many letters are in the English alphabet? What was Queen Victoria’s first language? What is the official language of the US? What are the five Love languages (1 point each)? In which language is the motto of the British royalty (+1 bonus point for the motto itself)? What does ‘gracias’ mean in Spanish? What are the official languages in Canada? In which country is Burmese the official language? Round 1: Languages Trivia Questions and Answers ‘Bonjour’ is hello in which language? French What is the world’s most spoken language (by number of speakers)? Mandarin Chinese How many official languages he the United Nations (+ 1 bonus point per language)? 6 (English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Arabic) How do you call a person who masters languages? Polyglot What was the first language on space? Russian What are the two letters that can score 10 points in the English Scrabble? Q and Z Which language do the words ‘courgette’, ‘ballet’ and ‘brunette’ come from? French How many letters are in the English alphabet? 26 What was Queen Victoria’s first language? German What is the official language of the US? None What are the five Love languages (1 point each)? Words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts, quality time and physical touch In which language is the motto of the British royalty (+1 bonus point for the motto itself)? French = Dieu et mon droit What does ‘gracias’ mean in Spanish? Thank you What are the official languages in Canada? French and English In which country is Burmese the official language? Myanmar Round 2: Languages Multiple Choice questions How many languages are there in the world? 1,000 2,500 5,000 7,000 Which country has the most languages? India China Indonesia Papua New Guinea How many words are in the English language? 71,146 words 171,146 words 271,146 words 371,146 words What is the most translated book after the Bible? Harry Potter The Little Prince Book of Mormon The Alchemist Which language is spoken in Brazil? Spanish French Portuguese Italian Which country has the most official languages? Indonesia South Africa Mexico Albania Which one of the following is not one of the three official languages of Belgium? French Polish Dutch German What does ‘Salute!’ mean in Italian? Hello! Bye! Cheers! Thanks! Which one of the following is not a Latin language? French Dutch Italian Spanish What was Cleopatra’s first language? Italian Latin Greek Arabic Round 2: Languages Multiple Choice Questions and Answers How many languages are there in the world? 7,000 Which country has the most languages? Papua New Guinea How many words are in the English language? 171,146 words What is the most translated book after the Bible? The Little Prince Which language is spoken in Brazil? Portuguese Which country has the most official languages? South Africa Which one of the following is not one of the three official languages of Belgium? Polish What does ‘Salute!’ mean in Italian? Cheers Which one of the following is not a Latin language? Dutch What was Cleopatra’s first language? Greek Round 3: Languages Quiz – True or False More people speak English as a second language than as a first language. More than half of the world is bilingual. Sign language is the same everywhere in the world. English is the official language of New Zealand. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first language is English. Round 3: Languages Quiz Answers – True or False More people speak English as a second language than as a first language. True More than half of the world is bilingual. True Sign language is the same everywhere in the world. False English is the official language of New Zealand. False, it’s Māori and New Zealand sign language Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first language is English. False, it’s German Round 4: Languages Picture Quiz
Round 4: Languages Picture Quiz Answers
French – Thank you
Italian – Thank you
Spanish – Hello
German – Goodbye
Dutch – Goodbye
French – Je t’aime
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