National Foreign Language Week- Monday

About how many languages are spoken around the world?

• 4000

• 7000

• 10,000

• 15,000

Which of these countries does NOT speak Spanish?

• Brazil

• Bolivia

• Colombia

• Cuba

What percent of Americans are bilingual?

• 50%

• 85%-100%

• 15%-20%

• 3%-5%

What percent of Europeans are bilingual?

• 50%-60%

• 80%-90%

• 10%-20%

• 100%

How many languages does the Pope tweet in?

• 25

• 10

• 9

• 14

Which language has the greatest number of speakers?

• Mandarin

• English

• Spanish

• Hindi

At what age is it easiest to learn a second language?

• 5-6

• 40-50

• 100

• 12-15

How do you say "butterfly" in German?

• mariposa

• farfalla

• schmetterling

• papillon

How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet?

• 26

• 24

• 30

• 18

There are over 50,000 characters in which language?

• Hindi

• German

• Chinese

• Greek