The Big Quiz On Language Origins
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Afrikaans is an official language of which country?
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Namibia
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Kenya
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Nigeria
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South Africa
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Ironically enough, the word "mistress" originally comes from the French for what?
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Male
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Harmony
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Follower
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Bride
Correct Answer
A. Bride -
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"Pulling my leg" and "keep an eye out" are examples of which literary device?
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Idiom
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Synecdoche
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Simile
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Allusion
Correct Answer
A. Idiom -
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What is the general term for an impairment in language ability?
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Agnosia
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Apraxia
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Ataxia
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Aphasia
Correct Answer
A. Aphasia -
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As of 2012, which part of Canada recognizes Inuktitut and Inuvialuktun as official languages?
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Yukon Territory
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Labrador
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Northwest Territories
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Nunavut
Correct Answer
A. Nunavut -
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As of 2012, the official languages of Israel are Hebrew and which other language?
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German
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English
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Aramaic
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Arabic
Correct Answer
A. Arabic -
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The word "light" comes from the Latin word for which celestial body?
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Sun
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Moon
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Planet
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Star
Correct Answer
A. Moon -
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William Jones is most famous for discovering the relation between Latin and which language?
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English
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Greek
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Hebrew
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Sanskrit
Correct Answer
A. Sanskrit -
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Walloon is a language spoken widely in parts of which country?
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Belgium
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Norway
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Wales
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Australia
Correct Answer
A. Belgium -
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The word "lobster" takes its name from the Latin for which insect?
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Locust
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Beetle
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Moth
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Ant
Correct Answer
A. Locust -
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The word "hazard" comes from an Arabic term for what?
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Drum
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Dice
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Demon
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Disaster
Correct Answer
A. Dice -
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The word "chocolate" originally stems from the language of which civilization?
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Incas
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Olmec
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Mayans
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Aztecs
Correct Answer
A. Aztecs -
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Which linguist created Esperanto?
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L.L. Zamenhof
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Petro Stojan
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Charles Kay Ogden
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George Dalgarno
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A. L.L. Zamenhof -
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Which of the following scripts is not part of the modern Japanese writing system?
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Katakana
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Hanja
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Kanji
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Hiragana
Correct Answer
A. Hanja -
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Undeciphered as of 2012, the writing system known as Linear A was used on which island?
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Great Britain
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Crete
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Sicily
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Madagascar
Correct Answer
A. Crete -
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