National World Language Week

How many languages are spoken in the USA?

350

no official language

Which of the following is an official language of the USA?

21

How many countries speak French as their main language?

6

How many countries speak German as their main language?

12

What percentage of the world speaks Mandarin Chinese?

German

Which of the following is NOT an official U.N. Language?

French

English is taught in every country in the world. What is the only other language with this distinction?

German

The first printed book was written in which language?

60

Roughly what percent of English words are derived from Latin?

German

What is the most common first language in Europe?

South Africa

What country has the largest number of official languages?

9

In how many languages does the Pope tweet?

Spanish

The most popular language on the internet is English, Chinese is the second. What is the third most popular?

Latin

Sardinia is an island off the coast of Italy. What is its closest linguistic relative?

Mandarin Chinese

What language has more native speakers than any other in the world?

Persian

The word checkmate is a chess term. What is its language of origin?

Luxembourg

In this country, the laws are French and the schools are German. (Neither one is the country's national language.

14

One language (or dialect) goes extinct every _____ days.

Argentina

Welsh is spoken in exactly 2 countries. One is Wales, what it the other?

11

How many letters are in the smallest alphabet?