Language Fact Quiz

The 9th graders put up this quiz to test other students and adults linguistic knowledge...
Take a look, try to answer it because soon, very soon we will post the answers for you to check!

1. What’s the second most spoken language?

a) Spanish
b) Chinese
c) English

2. In how many countries is Portuguese the official national language?
a) 4
b) 12
c) 8

3. How many languages are spoken in Japan?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 3

4. Which is the most difficult language to learn?
a) Russian
b) Basque
c) Chinese

5. How many dialects are there?
a) 400
b) 2034
c) 7000

6. How many languages is the Bible translated to?
a) 500
b) 12
c) 2400

7. In what position is Portuguese ranked as the most spoken language?
a) 10th
b) 6th
c) 18th

8. What’s the official language of Senegal?
a) English
b) Spanish
c) French

9. What’s the meaning of Portuguese regional expression «breca»?
a) Cãibra
b) Entorse
c) Almoço

10. What is the oldest language in Europe?
a) Welsh
b) Greek
c) Latin

11. How many languages are spoken in the European Union?
a) 12
b) 27
c) 25

12. How many languages are spoken in Spain?
a) 3
b) 9
c) 6

13. The least spoken language is:
a) Oromo
b) Hindi
c) Bengali

14. Which of these languages have some more similarities with Arabic?
a) French and English
b) Spanish and Italian
c) Spanish and Portuguese

15. What’s the country with more living spoken languages?
a) Equatorial Guinea
b) Papua New Guinea
c) Russia