Talk Global: World Languages Trivia Is Here
1.
In ancient times, the Roman Colosseum was used for what types of events?
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Sports And Entertainment
2.
What do you call a piece of land covered with bushes and trees?
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Forest
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Which land form is not always located near water?
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Plain
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Britain's Stonehenge is called a megalith because it is made of what?
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Giant Rocks
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What do you call the people in your family that lived before you?
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Ancestors
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What famous Italian landmark is known for not standing up straight?
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Leaning Tower Of Pisa
7.
What's the term used for items found in nature that have value in commerce?
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Natural Resources
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Which of the following is not a natural resource?
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Paper
9.
In Germany, what fruit would you use to make applesauce?
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Apfel
10.
What would you most likely find in a French person's "estomac"?
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Dinner
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A popular German drink is beer, known to German people as what?
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Bier
12.
"Neuf", "nueve" and "neun" are all ways of saying which number?
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Nine
13.
Where would you find a Russian "cosmonaut" at work?
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In Space
14.
What might an English speaker call the people the French refer to as "mere" and "pere"?
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Mother And Father
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A British one-story "flat" is what kind of home?
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Apartment
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In what French building would you see the latest "Harry Potter" movie?
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Le Cinema
17.
The French word "encore" may be translated as what English word?
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Again
18.
In a Spanish household "el padre y la madre" are parents to whom?
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Los Ninos
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"Ambulance" is French for a mobile version of what?
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Hospital
20.
If you are feeling ill, what Spanish professional would you call?
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El Medico
21.
What type of clothing would a Spanish speaker wear on top of "la cabeza"?
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A Hat
22.
"Azul", "rojo" and "verde" are Spanish words for what?
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Colors
23.
When seen in restaurants, the popular French phrase "a la carte" means what?
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On The Menu
24.
In what part of your body would you find what is known in Spain as "el cerebro"?
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The Skull
25.
If you don't buy a Spanish item because it is "muy cara", what is it?
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Very Expensive
26.
On the Spanish calendar, what comes right before "Junio, Julio y Agosto"?
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Mayo
27.
The unarmed Japanese fighting style, karate, gets its name from what phrase?
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Empty Hand
28.
What of these words is not a color used to describe grass?
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Rojo
29.
Which of these would be the main ingredient in a green "ensalada"?
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Lettuce
30.
A Spanish shirt, drink or pizza described as "grande" is what size?
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Large
31.
A French biscuit is what sugary, often-round desert?
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A Cookie
32.
In France, what month follows "Mars"?
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Avril
33.
In France, "lunettes de soleil" protect your eyes from what?
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The Sun
34.
What is the English name for the man French kids call "Papa Noel"?
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Santa Claus
35.
Which of the following would you say when leaving a late-night Spanish event?
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Buenos Noches
36.
Which French meal occurs latest in the day?
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Le Diner
37.
If a German cat is "unter" a table, where is it?
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Under It
38.
"Le hors d'oeuvre" is the French term for what pre-meal item?
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Appetizer
39.
Which prayer-ending word comes for the Hebrew for "so be it"?
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Amen
40.
"Un bain et un lavabo" are found in what room in a French home?
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Bathroom
41.
What is the English translation for the Spanish "no hay problema"?
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No Problem
42.
From what language did we get the word "ballet"?
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French
43.
"Mais" and "maize" are other languages' ways of referring to what cobbed vegetable?
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Corn
44.
Which of these numbers is the largest?
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Quatre
45.
What pasta got its name from the Italian for "little strings"?
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Spaghetti
46.
In what Spanish building would you find people lifting weights?
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El Gimnasio
47.
"Huevos" is the Spanish name for what common breakfast food?
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Eggs
48.
If you add "tres" and "ocho", what do you end up with?
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Once
49.
A French male "fiance" or female "fiancee" is one who is about to do what?
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Marry
50.
"Peras", "platanos" and "uvas" are all Spanish names for members of what food group?
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Las Frutas
51.
The most commonly spoken German pronoun, "ich", means what?
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I
52.
Who would bring you your dinner in a French "restaurante"?
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Un Serveur
53.
"Liber", the Latin word from which "liberate" and "liberty" are derived, means what?
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Free
54.
What's the American equivalent of a British barrister or solicitor?
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Lawyer
55.
In what setting would you find a French "professeur" and their "etudiantes"?
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Classroom
56.
Urb, the Latin word for "city", is the root of what English word?
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Urban
57.
If you are having German "tomatensuppe" with your grilled cheese, what are you eating?
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Tomato Soup
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In the Spanish version of the fairy tale, how many little pigs were harassed by the big, bad wolf?
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Tres
59.
"Terra", the Latin root of "terrain" and "territory", means what?
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Earth
60.
What Italian word for "master" is often used for a conductor or music teacher?
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Maestro
61.
If an Australian tells you "that's not my bowl of rice", what is he saying?
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I Don't Like That
62.
If the French say it's "humide" outside, how does the air feel?
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Damp
63.
If a German person says "Guten morgen", what time of day could it be?
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11AM
64.
What types of merchandise would you find at a Spanish "paperaria"?
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Pens And Paper
65.
"Danke" is the German word for what expression of gratitude?
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Thank You
66.
Which word do we get for the Italian for "broken banker's lenders' table"?
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Bankrupt
67.
Which Afrikaans word, meaning "small", is used to describe a skinny person?
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Slim
68.
What colors is the dog the Spanish call "El dalmata"?
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Black And White
69.
If you want to leave a French house, what do you need to open?
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La Porte
70.
Many people add sugar and milk or cream to what German drink?
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Kaffee
71.
What number comes immediately after "cero, uno, dos, tres, cuatro"?
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Cinco
72.
In Spanish, "agua" is water and "leche" is milk; what is "jugo"?
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Juice
73.
In French, if "moi" means "me" and "tu" means "you", what does "nous" mean?
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We
74.
What is the Spanish word for the color blue?
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Azul
75.
"Ringing up" someone in London requires the use of what?
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A Telephone
76.
If you wanted to light a French room, what would you turn on?
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Une Lampe
77.
"Siete" is the Spanish number of what?
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Days In A Week
78.
"El gato Siames" is what kind of family pet?
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Siamese Cat
79.
What Tahitian word is defined as "marks made on skin"?
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Tattoo
80.
Two slices of German "brot" are used to make what lunchtime staple?
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Sandwich
81.
What word means the same as the French "souvenir"?
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Keepsake
82.
If you gave a French birthday girl "la carte et le cadeau", what did you give?
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A Card And Gift
83.
The Italian dried flour paste used in cooking gave its name to what food?
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Pasta
84.
What fruit can be described as "poupre", "violett" or "morado"?
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A Grape
85.
Which of these tasks does a Spanish "secretario" not do at work?
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Laundry
86.
What is the meaning of the French phrase "bon voyage"?
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Have A Good Trip
87.
Looking at "sombreros" in a "sombrereria" means you are in the market for what item?
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A Hat
88.
If, in Spanish, someone says "Gracias", what is the correct response?
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De Nada
89.
What is the meaning of the Latin "pes", from which we get "pedestrian" and "pedal"?
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Foot
90.
If your car's engine is overheating, who should you call?
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El Mecanico
91.
Which of these does the British and Australian term "bloke" describe?
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A Man
92.
By what slang word do the British refer to people from the United States?
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Yankee
93.
If you have a pain in "la dent" or "el diente", who should you go see?
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The Dentist
94.
A British "Give-Way" road sign is equal to what triangular American sign?
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Yield
95.
The Latin word "minor", the root of "minority", means what?
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Less
96.
The Italian word "bank" refers to a table belonging to whom?
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A Money Lender
97.
"Kindergarten", from the German, translates as what?
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Children's Garden
98.
"Tres" is French for what English modifier?
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Very
99.
Where would you not wear a Spanish "biquini"?
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Mountains
100.
A Spanish calendar features how many months in a year?
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Doce
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