Language Quiz

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Language Mastery Quiz

Test your knowledge of languages with our engaging quiz! Dive into interesting facts and uncover the origins of various linguistic elements.

Discover:

The origins of popular greetings
Unique language structures
Fascinating language facts from around the world

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by CuriousLingo482

What is the origin of the greeting 'Ciao'?

From the Venetian phrase 'sciao vostro', literally translated as 'I am your slave'

Caius, a common Latin name

It was the call of Venetian gondoliers to avoid hitting other boats in the fog

The famous American writer, MArk Twain, struggled long with learning a foreign language, of which he wrote 'I would only pull forward the verb so far that it can be discovered without a telescope.' Which language was he referring to?

Russian

German

Spanish

Which is the only European language that always places the family name first and the given name second, e.g. SMITH John rather than John SMITH?

Icelandic

Bulgarian

Hungarian

The Baltic languages are ...?

... The languages spoken around the Baltic sea

... The languages spoken in the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

... Latvian and Lithuanian

What is 'azbuka'?

A Romanian nurser yrhyme

The alphabet in Bulgarian

A Croatian blessing

Where do American place names Harlem, Brooklyn, and Flushing come from?

From the French 'Arlon, Bruges, and Funchal'

From the German 'Aachen, Berlin, and Freiburg

From the Dutch 'Haarlem, Breukelen, and Vlissingen'

Which language possesses a grammatical form which is ideal for expressing love?

French

Slovenian

Italian

Which are the working languages of the EU?

English, German, Italian

English, French, Spanish

English, German, French

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