Languages of the World Quiz Quiz Questions

1. From what language do French and Spanish come?

A Greek B German C Hebrew D Latin

2. Which of these is not a Romance language?

A Romanian B Russian C Spanish D Portuguese

3. Which of these is the main language of Iran?

A Farsi B Vietnamese C Arabic D English

4. The last letter of the Greek alphabet is:

A epsilon B alpha C omega D omicron

5. Which of these words does not come from the Aztec language?

A coyote B chocolate C potato D tomato

6. What language does a Cajun speak?

A French B Italian C German D English

7. What is the language spoken in Bhutan called?

A Urdu B Swahili C Dzongkha D Laotian

8. Which of these languages is not widely spoken in China?

A Cantonese B Navajo C Yunnanese D Mandarin

9. From which language does the motto of the United States come?

A German B Greek C English D Latin

10. How many languages did the Indians of pre-Columbian South America speak?

A 500 B 1,500 C 1,000 D 100