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A World of Languages Trivia Quiz

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.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
flem-ish

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
38,713

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
9798

Awards
Editor's Choice

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Question 1 of 10

1. Alpha, Beta, Gamma. Of which alphabet are those the first 3 letters? Hint

Hebrew

Greek

Persian

Arabic

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Question 2 of 10

2. Aleph, Beth, Gimel. - Of what language are they the three first letters of the alphabet? Hint

Greek

Hebrew

Arabic

Persian

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Question 3 of 10

3. Alif, Ba, Ta. - And what language has those as its first in the alphabet? Hint

Greek

Arabic

Hebrew

Persian

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Question 4 of 10

4. What language group is usually divided in Goidelic and Brythonic? Hint

Indo-Aryan

Celtic

East-Slavic

Anatolian

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Question 5 of 10

5. What's the name of the Celtic language that was spoken on the Isle of Man? Hint

Manx

Mannish

Mancunian

Cumbrian

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what country do they speak Farsi? Hint

Iran

Far Oer

Finland

Kuwait

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Question 7 of 10

7. To which of these languages or subtypes of languages is Pennsylvania Dutch closest? Hint

German

Flemish

Dutch

Plattdeutsch

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Question 8 of 10

8. In normal every day written Hebrew ( magazines, books, signs, newspapers - primers for learning the language excepted )there are 22 consonants and _________ vowels? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. Cookie; freebooter; a nitwit; a sloop; how come? and sleigh. What European language were all or most of these English words borrowed from? Hint

Danish

Dutch

Russian

German

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these spirits is 'linguistically speaking', the outsider? Hint

eau-de-vie

vodka

whisky

tequila

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Alpha, Beta, Gamma. Of which alphabet are those the first 3 letters?

Answer: Greek

2. Aleph, Beth, Gimel. - Of what language are they the three first letters of the alphabet?

Answer: Hebrew

3. Alif, Ba, Ta. - And what language has those as its first in the alphabet?

Answer: Arabic

4. What language group is usually divided in Goidelic and Brythonic?

Answer: Celtic

East Slavic comprehends Russian, Belorussian and Ukrainian. - Within the Indo-Aryan group you can find Hindi and Urdu. - Celtic had a third group which has been long extinct: Continental Celtic or Gaulish.

5. What's the name of the Celtic language that was spoken on the Isle of Man?

Answer: Manx

Mancunian is what you call an inhabitant of Manchester.

6. In what country do they speak Farsi?

Answer: Iran

Farsi = Persian

7. To which of these languages or subtypes of languages is Pennsylvania Dutch closest?

Answer: German

The term Pennsylvania Dutch is a misnomer, as the term Dutch is an echo from the word Deutsch in this case. Most Pennsylvania Dutch came from areas near the Rhine or had travelled to Dutch ports via the Rhine. The language they spoke was however not typically Low German or Plattdeutsch.

Many came from southern areas i.e. High German areas such as the Palatinate, Alsatia, Switzerland. Though Muenster had been used as a stronghold by Anabaptists and Mennonites, the Anabaptists and Mennonites themselves should be seen as having been recruited elsewhere, and using Muenster as a place of shelter.

The correct term should be Pennsylvania GERMAN as explained at www.kerchner.com. Pennsylvania Dutch are of German heritage, not Dutch.

8. In normal every day written Hebrew ( magazines, books, signs, newspapers - primers for learning the language excepted )there are 22 consonants and _________ vowels?

Answer: 0

In Hebrew primers for learning Hebrew,the Bible and Sidurs (prayer books) "pointers" are used to signal the vowels that in normal spelling are not marked. Those "pointers" do not occur in the normal everyday written language of magazines, books, newspapers and signs. Also see: www.ancient-hebrew.org/13_faqs1.html .

9. Cookie; freebooter; a nitwit; a sloop; how come? and sleigh. What European language were all or most of these English words borrowed from?

Answer: Dutch

The Dutch equivalents are: koekje; vrijbuiter; een niet-weet (onwetende); een sloep; hoe komt het? and slede.

10. Which of these spirits is 'linguistically speaking', the outsider?

Answer: tequila

All the three others mean either water or water of life.

Source: Author flem-ish

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