Languages Trivia!

20 Questions | By Randychan121 | Updated: Mar 20, 2022 | Attempts: 727

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1.

Which is NOT an official language of Switzerland?
- A.
  
  French
- B.
  
  Spanish
- C.
  
  German
- D.
  
  Italian
2.

Which is a language isolate or has no relation to any other languages?
- A.
  
  Spanish
- B.
  
  Chinese
- C.
  
  Korean
- D.
  
  Danish
3.

Which languages are related?
- A.
  
  German and French
- B.
  
  Lao and Thai
- C.
  
  Swahili and Afrikaans
- D.
  
  Chinese and Korean
4.

Which Asian language is NOT tonal?
- A.
  
  Thai
- B.
  
  Chinese
- C.
  
  Khmer
- D.
  
  Vietnamese
5.

What is an official language of Israel following its revival in the late 19th century?
- A.
  
  Russian
- B.
  
  Farsi
- C.
  
  Hebrew
- D.
  
  English
6.

What is spoken in Brazil and by a small margin, the most spoken language in South America?
- A.
  
  Spanish
- B.
  
  Portuguese
- C.
  
  French
- D.
  
  Italian
7.

Which is a major language spoken in southern India?
- A.
  
  Hindi
- B.
  
  Tamil
- C.
  
  Bengali
- D.
  
  Malayalam
8.

At nearly 1 billion people, which language has the most native speakers in the world?
- A.
  
  Mandarin
- B.
  
  English
- C.
  
  Spanish
- D.
  
  Russian
9.

What language in Southeast Asia uses a modified Latin alphabet?
- A.
  
  Khmer
- B.
  
  Burmese
- C.
  
  Vietnamese
- D.
  
  Thai
10.

If you were to take the Hajj to Mecca, what language would be most useful?
- A.
  
  Arabic
- B.
  
  French
- C.
  
  Farsi
- D.
  
  Greek
11.

Which is NOT a Slavic language?
- A.
  
  Estonian
- B.
  
  Russian
- C.
  
  Belarusian
- D.
  
  Czech
12.

Which dialect is predominant in the Guangdong region of China?
- A.
  
  Mandarin
- B.
  
  Cantonese
- C.
  
  Wu
- D.
  
  Hokkien
13.

Which country has the most Spanish speakers in the world?
- A.
  
  Spain
- B.
  
  Mexico
- C.
  
  United States
- D.
  
  Argentina
14.

Which is an official language of Afghanistan?
- A.
  
  Pashto
- B.
  
  Arabic
- C.
  
  Hebrew
- D.
  
  Russian
15.

What are the official languages of Cyprus?
- A.
  
  Greek and Turkish
- B.
  
  English and French
- C.
  
  Greek and Italian
- D.
  
  English and Spanish
16.

What is the official language of Iran?
- A.
  
  Farsi
- B.
  
  Arabic
- C.
  
  Kurdish
- D.
  
  Turkish
17.

What is the most spoken language of North Africa?
- A.
  
  Arabic
- B.
  
  French
- C.
  
  Swahili
- D.
  
  English
18.

Which is NOT a variety of Serbo-Croatian?
- A.
  
  Serbian
- B.
  
  Albanian
- C.
  
  Bosnian
- D.
  
  Montenegrin
19.

Which language is related to German?
- A.
  
  Dutch
- B.
  
  French
- C.
  
  Slovakian
- D.
  
  Finnish
20.

Which is a Turkic language spoken in Central Asia?
- A.
  
  Arabic
- B.
  
  Kazakh
- C.
  
  Pashto
- D.
  
  Farsi