Quiz On Language Origins

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1. The term hieroglyphs is usually used in relation to the writing system of which civilization?
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2. Which writing system is usually used for the Russian language?
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3. What is the term for a word that represents an audible sound?
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4. The name Costa Rica translates to what in Spanish?
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5. As of 2012, what is the most populous country where Portuguese is an official language?
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6. Which country's name comes from the Spanish word for "silver"?
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7. The words "maven" and "golem" are loanwords from which language?
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8. The words "bog" and "slogan" are loanwords from which language?
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9. The Scandinavian version of which writing system is sometimes called "futhark"?
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10. Which of the following is the best description for the typology of English?
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11. As of 2012, what is the most populous country where English is an official language?
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12. In which of the following countries is English not an official language?
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13. The Japanese loanword "kamikaze" translates literally to what?
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14. The name for New York's Coney Island comes from the Dutch word for which animal?
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15. Which country's name comes from an Iroquois word for "village"?
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The term hieroglyphs is usually used in relation to the writing system...
Which writing system is usually used for the Russian language?
What is the term for a word that represents an audible sound?
The name Costa Rica translates to what in Spanish?
As of 2012, what is the most populous country where Portuguese is an...
Which country's name comes from the Spanish word for "silver"?
The words "maven" and "golem" are loanwords from which language?
The words "bog" and "slogan" are loanwords from which language?
The Scandinavian version of which writing system is sometimes called...
Which of the following is the best description for the typology of...
As of 2012, what is the most populous country where English is an...
In which of the following countries is English not an official...
The Japanese loanword "kamikaze" translates literally to what?
The name for New York's Coney Island comes from the Dutch word for...
Which country's name comes from an Iroquois word for "village"?
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