Language Quiz (проверь себя)

1.Which is the most widely spoken language in the world?
A.Chinese
B.English
C.Russian
D.German

2.Which of the following languages are written from right to left?
A.Hebrew and Arabic
B.Japaniese and Chinese
C.Portugese and Spanish

3.Where does the word 'alphabet' come from?
A.From Sanskrit
B.From the first two letters of the Greek Alphabet (альфа, бета)
C.From the name of the Greek god Alphaeus
D.From the Egyptian word for 'writing '

4.In which of the following countries is German an official language?
A.Liechtenstein
B.Germany and Switzerland
C.Austria and Germany
D.Belgium
E.Luxembourg
F.Germany
G.Of all of them

5.Which is the only European language that always places the family name first and the given name second (e.g. Smith John rather than John Smith)?
A.Italian
B.English
C.Hungarian
D.Lithuanian

6.The Baltic languages are…
A.Lithuanian and Latvian.
B.The languages spoken around the Baltic sea.
C.The languages spoken in the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.

7.Which language does the word ‘ROBOT’ come from?
A.Japanese
B.Czech
C.Polish
D.Latin

8. Which European language is called ‘the dinosaur of languages’ or living Sanskrit?
A.Lithuanian
B.Polish
C.German
D.Slovenian

9.In which European language does a woman’s surname indicate her marital status?
A.Latvian
B.Bulgarian
C.Lithuanian
D.French

10. Spanish is also called the language of…
A.Don Juan
B.Cervantes
C.Barcelona

11. What is the Slovak language called by its speakers?
A.Slovik
B.Sloven
C.Slovensky
D.Slivovica

12. What is the meaning of the phrase from which the Latvian “paldies” (“thank you”)originated?
A.I want to help you.
B.I’m your friend.
C.Best wishes.
D.May God help you. (В русском языке "спасибо", т.е. "Спаси Бог", а латвийское "dies " похоже на литовское"dievas").

13. In which European language is ‘the mother tongue’ not associated with the mother?
A.Polish ( język ojczysty)
B.English
C.German
D.In all of them

14.What does ‘Terviseks’ in Estonian mean?
A.I love you.
B.Nice to meet you.
C.Cheers.

15. Which of these words comes from Swedish?
A.Dynamite
B.President
C.Sky
D.Parliament

16. How many living languages are there in the world?
A.around 500
B.around 2000
C.around 4000
D.around 6000

17.Which of the following languages are written in the Cyrillic alphabet?
A.Bulgarian and Polish
B.Bulgarian and Russian
C.Greek and Latin
D.Russian and Turkish

18.What does the word ‘Eskimo’ mean?
A.Snow
B.Bad weather
C.Stranger
D.Wind

19.From which language does the flower name tulip come from?
A.Turkish
B.German
C.Portuguese
D.Italian

20.The English word apple comes from
A.the Italian town Abella?
B.Adam in the Bible?
C.From the Greek god Apollo?
D.From the Latin verb appellare?