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Quiz about A World of Languages
Quiz about A World of Languages

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.
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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
9827
Awards
Editor's Choice
Last 3 plays: Guest 81 (6/10), Wes-29 (7/10), Guest 103 (4/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Alpha, Beta, Gamma. Of which alphabet are those the first 3 letters? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Aleph, Beth, Gimel. - Of what language are they the three first letters of the alphabet? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Alif, Ba, Ta. - And what language has those as its first in the alphabet? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What language group is usually divided in Goidelic and Brythonic? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What's the name of the Celtic language that was spoken on the Isle of Man? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In what country do they speak Farsi? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. To which of these languages or subtypes of languages is Pennsylvania Dutch closest? Hint


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


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


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



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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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