EUROPEAN LANGUAGES (semaine des langues 2024)

How many major alphabet groups are there?

• 8

• 4

• 3

• 10

How many ways of writing the sound 'o' are there in French?

• 10

• 30

• 16

• 8

What are the two countries outside Europe where there are the most native German speakers?

• The USA and England

• Brazil and Ireland

• Brazil and the USA

• England and Ireland

Find the odd one out

• Ciao

• salut

• hallo

Answer explanation

Ciao et salut can both mean either hello or goodbye, unlike Hallo which can only mean hello

Hebrew

• is no longer spoken

• is spoken by more than 9 million people nowadays

• was spoken until the 18th century

Answer explanation

Hebrew disappeared for about 15 centuries but was revived in the 19th century

The word January comes from Janus, the Roman god of doorways

• RIGHT

• WRONG

What is (are) the official language(s) of the USA?

• English and Spanish

• English

• there is no official language in the USA

There is a special region in the brainwhich helps bilinguals switch between languages

• RIGHT

• WRONG

Answer explanation

The Caudate is a brain region which helps bilinguals switch between languages while keeping both languages separate.

What are the most linguistically diverse countries?

• Papua New Guinea

• Indonesia

• Nigeria

• The USA

Answer explanation

840 languages in Papua New Guinea

328 in the USA

What is the Spansih translation of the French ha ha ha!

• jajaja

• kkkk

• www

• 555

Answer explanation

kkkk means hahaha in Portuguese

www in Japanese

555 in Thai