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Extinct Languages of Europe

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Extinct Languages of Europe game quiz
"How many languages died since the dawn of humanity? Nobody knows. This quiz is to learn something more about a bunch of European languages now disappeared. (Most of the information is from the excellent site Ethnologue.com)"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Which of these is an extinct language of Scotland?
    Gaelic
    Scots
    Cornish
    Norn


2. Which of these is another dead language in the UK, a form of Gaelic?
    Manx
    Lallans
    Scottish
    Polari


3. Which of these was an old language spoken in Germany?
    Limburgisch
    Frankish
    Frisian
    Swabian


4. Which of these was a language that was spoken in the Canary Islands?
    Guanche
    Galician
    Fala de Xalima
    Euskara


5. Its name recalls an empire, but this Baltic language has been extinct since the beginning of the 18th century.
    Answer: (One or Two Words: Think Bismarck)


6. Which of these is a recently extinct language that was spoken on the Adriatic coast in Croatia? (Hint: it needs at least 101 speakers.)
    Dalmatian
    Karelian
    Istriot
    Cimbrian


7. This was a language that was spoken in Crimea, in present-day Ukraine.
    Gothic
    Vandalic
    Gallick
    Unnian


8. This is an extinct language of Greece that died in the 1960s.
    Pontic
    Cappadocian
    Liv
    Saami


9. This was a Judeo-Slavic language that became extinct in late Middle Ages.
    Tosk
    Syriac
    Knaanic
    Circassian


10. It is the Dead Language par excellence, but it is still the official language of the smallest State in the world.
    Answer: (Alive and kicking in school)


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