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Quizzes on various languages from around the world. Explore and enjoy!

folder Sign Languages (7) folder Worldwide Greetings! (20)
folder Afrikaans (5) folder Arabic (5)
folder Armenian (2) folder Bulgarian (3)
folder Chinese (25) folder Croatian (2)
folder Czech (2) folder Danish (3)
folder Dutch (22) category English
folder Esperanto (4) folder Estonian (1)
folder Filipino (11) folder Finnish (3)
folder French (95) folder Gaelic (7)
folder German (26) folder Greek (11)
folder Hebrew and Yiddish (13) folder Hungarian (3)
folder Icelandic (3) folder India, Languages of (21)
folder Indonesian (3) folder Italian (40)
folder Japanese (17) folder Korean (6)
folder Latin (41) folder Malay (9)
folder Maltese (2) folder Manx (1)
folder North American Native Languages (4) folder Norwegian (5)
folder Pacific Islands Languages (10) folder Polish (6)
folder Portuguese (6) folder Romanian (3)
folder Russian (7) folder Serbian (4)
folder Sesotho (2) folder Slovene (1)
folder Spanish (60) folder Swahili (1)
folder Swedish (4) folder Thai (3)
folder Turkish (1) folder Urdu (5)
folder Vietnamese (6) folder Welsh (13)
folder Zulu (1)
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1 Afrikaans to Zulu
An epic A to Z tour of the world's languages. We'll be hitting every letter except V and every continent but Antarctica. Enjoy!
Tough
25 Q
pu2-ke-qi-ri
Jan 04 08
16659 plays
2 What I Bought On eBay
I was bored with just buying from eBay's UK site, so I spread my wings and made some bids on a few things from other countries. What could possibly go wrong with that? Let's see!
Tough
10 Q
rossian
Jan 29 10
2649 plays
3 A World of Languages
Globalisation, you say. - Of course, but this does not yet mean it's a one-language-world, as this quiz tries to illustrate. Multiple choice for all questions.
Tough
10 Q
flem-ish
May 11 01
8826 plays
4 Brave New Word
Come travelling across the world with a selection of new words along the way, most of which you'll need to take with you. Good luck and thanks for playing! Part of the Amazing Quiz Race 2 from the team 'We'd Rather Have Wine'.
Difficult
10 Q
pagea
Sep 07 13
138 plays
5 The Art of Translation (mainly German examples)
Formerly, translation was widely used in teaching foreign languages, and the more advanced pupils gained some idea of what translation is about. This is often no longer the case.
Average
10 Q
bloomsby
Aug 22 13
171 plays
6 Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
We all have a lot of fun repeating tongue twisters in our own native English but what happens when we try to repeat them in another language?
Average
10 Q
Plodd
Sep 08 09
879 plays
7 A Brand (New) Language
Brand names are one way to investigate the power and scope of world languages. See if you can figure out what these different brand names are trying to say. Good luck!
Tough
10 Q
kyleisalive
Apr 10 11
567 plays
8 When Cats Attempt to take Over the World
The cat conspiracy is on! You thwarted last year's attempted dog coup, but cats are much smarter. Luckily, you've intercepted several messages by cat operatives; you just need to determine the language. The only clue you have is the word "cat".
Average
10 Q
PDAZ
Nov 01 09
6666 plays
9 Fanatics Cheering Around the World
Australian tennis fans have been nicknamed the Fanatics. Can you recognize some of the chants they use and hear as they travel around the world? (Note that diacritical marks have not been included.)
Easy
10 Q
looney_tunes
Mar 06 12
2817 plays
10 Racing Through World Languages
This quiz will ask you to identify which language is being spoken as you travel the world in the "Amazing Race".
Easy
10 Q
tazman6619
Feb 19 12
3687 plays
11 May the Kraft Be With You!
In Germany (and Sweden), 'kraft' means force; this doesn't mean that Luke Skywalker stopped the Sith with safety scissors and glue, though. See if you can pick out the foreign words or languages found in these "Star Wars" references. Good luck!
Average
10 Q
kyleisalive
Jan 21 11
417 plays
12 Extinct Languages of the World
Language can almost be considered a living thing. Languages are gradually born, can become endangered, and even become extinct. Here are a few questions on some of these languages which have died out and no longer have any native speakers.
Average
10 Q
dcpddc478
Feb 20 12
2721 plays
13 Romance Languages
Romance languages are the languages descended from Latin, the language of ancient Romans. Find out more about them!
Tough
10 Q
Beatka
Oct 18 02
2619 plays
14 Le French Foreign Legion
Je m'appelle Capitaine Plodette of Le French Foreign Legion. I know a leetle English which will help me explain to you the language barriers I face when I train new recruits from around the world. Help me to translate pleeze.
Average
10 Q
Plodd
Feb 21 12
2433 plays
15 It's Harder in Other Languages
According to a popular expression, things can be 'as easy as 1, 2, 3!' But, it's harder in other languages. Can you count to three in ten worldwide languages?
Average
10 Q
guitargoddess
Nov 22 10
858 plays
16 Cat Got Your Tongue?
Travel the world, and you'll see amazing things and meet amazing people -- but you can't do it all in English. Can you say "I don't understand," "Do you speak English?", or "I don't speak _____" in these ten languages ... or has the cat got your tongue?
Average
10 Q
CellarDoor
Feb 02 13
531 plays
17 Endangered Languages
Like plant and animal species, when a language becomes extinct, it's gone forever. Over half of the world's 6800 languages are endangered. Here are ten questions about language loss and language rescue.
Tough
10 Q
LilahDeDah
Sep 09 05
987 plays
18 You Talk Too Much!
Language is part of every culture on earth. Languages grow and decline and even go extinct. Here are 10 questions about a variety of topics dealing with world languages.
Average
10 Q
dcpddc478
Nov 18 12
414 plays
19 Languages and Language Families
This is a tough quiz about languages and language families of the world. Enjoy.
Tough
10 Q
Maiguy
Jun 05 07
1074 plays
20 Dog Will Have His Day
Dog may be man's best friend, but his mortal enemy, Cat, brags about being more revered. So Dog sets out on a journey to see how dogs are treated around the world. Can you pick the languages of the countries he visits based on their word for "dog"?
Easy
10 Q
PDAZ
Jul 07 11
1374 plays
21 Extinct Languages of Europe
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)
Difficult
10 Q
zordy
Dec 06 06
708 plays
22 Fruits and Vegetables In Cornish
Cornish is a Celtic language spoken in southwestern England. Dead for hundreds of years, it's now making a comeback. See if you can answer these simple questions about the Cornish language. It's pretty easy, even if you don't speak Cornish.
Average
10 Q
daver852
May 08 09
885 plays
23 Son of " The Answer is Always 'NO' "
Revisiting Dr. No's no brainer approach to knowing when "no" is being said in no-table nations.
Average
10 Q
DR.NO
Jan 31 09
900 plays
24 All You Need Is Love
Each question concerns a romantic phrase in a European language. Could you find love with a Frenchman or a Russian, perhaps? Take this quiz and find out!
Tough
10 Q
reeshy
Jun 04 13
381 plays
25 Languages of the World
There are thousands of languages, some spoken by millions, some almost extinct.
Tough
15 Q
queenofsheba
Nov 28 06
1608 plays
26 Body Parts in Romance Languages
A simple test for those who love to learn other languages. I mention a body part in various languages and give you a clue. You just have to pick the correct name in English. Have fun!
Very Easy
10 Q
Ludax
Apr 19 09
2970 plays
27 Indo-European Languages
Almost all languages from English to Hindi are descended from a dead language referred to as 'Proto-Indo-European' or PIE. I will give you numbers in various PIE-descended languages and you try to guess which number it is. Have fun.
Average
10 Q
savichal
Oct 11 00
4416 plays
28 In Any Language
For this quiz, I will translate a word into three different languages. You will have to figure out what the word is in English. Good luck!
Average
10 Q
me132
Nov 29 05
3939 plays
29 World Languages
Welcome to my quiz on language trivia. Sit back, relax, and see how much you know of world languages.
Difficult
25 Q
marcgarellek
Mar 17 02
2586 plays
30 My Disaster Trip with Languages
It was a disaster! Please have a look at my diary of a recent trip where these obscure languages are still spoken. Sometimes it just doesn't pay to know only English.
Difficult
10 Q
exit10
Oct 19 02
1341 plays
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Some sample questions from this category:

* Two millenia ago, Lucretius proclaimed 'Ex nihilo nihil fit,' meaning what?
* The Spanish expression 'No digas ni pio' means what in English?
* The Greek expression 'Aisoi, apustoi' means what in English?
* Literally translated, the Russian expression 'Porokhu ne vydumayet' means 'He won't invent gunpowder.' What does it mean in English?
* A 'Freudian Slip' is synonymous with which Latin expression?


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