Trivia Questions: Languages

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1 Which of these languages has the most speakers? A| Japanese B| German C| French 2 Nyet means no in ______ A| Russian B| German C| Swedish 3 Verbotten is German for ______ A| welcome B| forbidden C| good evening 4 In Australia, a 'chook' is a _______ A| chicken B| kangaroo C| cigarette 5 Un, deux, trios ... A| quinto B| cuatro C| quatre 6 Carpe Diem means _____ A| all for one B| seize the body C| seize the day 7 What does Cosa Nostra mean? A| Our brothers B| Our family C| Our thing 8 Ni hao? = _______ A| Good morning B| How are you? C| Hello 9 The Italian word for good morning is _____ A| bongiorno B| bonjour C| bonsoir 10 Donde estan los Estados Unidos? A| South of Canada B| South of Mexico C| In Asia 11 Voulez vous coucher avec moi? A| Sorry, I'm married. B| It's three o' clock C| Im reading a book. 12 What is the British word for truck? A| pick-up B| tunny C| lorry

13 Around _____ languages are currently spoken in the world. A| 12000 B| 1000 C| 6000 14 Which language is most commonly spoken in Pakistan? A| Punjabi B| Tamil C| Urdu 15 Which is NOT an official language in Belgium? A| Dutch B| Italian C| French 16 South Africa has ____ official languages A| 11 B| 3 C| 7 17 Which is an artificial language? A| Hokkien B| Esperanto C| Swahili 18 Which language has 'clicks'? A| Malayalam B| Xhosa C| Farsi 19 Which is the only South American country where Spanish is NOT the main language? A| Argentina B| Brazil C| Ecuador

20 'Hi' in Hindi is ________ A| marhaba B| salaam C| namaste

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