Languages - Difficult Trivia

An epic A to Z tour of the world's languages. We'll be hitting every letter except V and every continent but Antarctica. Enjoy!

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.

Brand names are one way to investigate the power and scope of world languages. See if you can figure out what these different brand names are trying to say. Good luck!

This is a tough quiz about languages and language families of the world. Enjoy.

There are thousands of languages, some spoken by millions, some almost extinct.

This quiz concerns ten world languages that are not so commonly known. See how much you known about these tongues.

Welcome to my quiz on language trivia. Sit back, relax, and see how much you know of world languages.

Test your knowledge of the languages of the world.

It was a disaster! Please have a look at my diary of a recent trip where these obscure languages are still spoken. Sometimes it just doesn't pay to know only English.

This quiz deals with the official language(s) of various countries around the world. I'll give you a country, you give me the official language(s) of that country. Hope you enjoy it!

This is a quiz about language families and their members. I hope you will like it.

This is my third Languages and Countries quiz. See how much you know about the languages of the world!

Languages spoken around the world are as diverse as the people speaking them. Still, there are similarities - e.g. in the way they are spoken, written or structured. Your aim is to find the "odd one out", based on different criteria.

I'll give you a musical instrument in a foreign language, you tell me what it is in English. Languages included are: Icelandic, Slovenian, Welsh, Norwegian, Finnish, Serbian, Croatian, and Swedish.

An official language is one that has been declared by governments as having special legal status within a country. Some have none, while others have several. How many can you recognize?

It's all about the lingo. Try this trivia on languages from around the world.

Think you know something about the world's languages? Ever heard of Rutul? Piraha? !Xu? This quiz is full of useless facts about some of the world's most unusual languages. Some of them will surprise you!

Can you name the official language or the most widely spoken language in each of these countries?

World travelers soon encounter the importance of language. A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but globe trotters may well board the wrong plane without a little knowledge of the local lingo.

Written language is a vital tool of communication, and the world has thousands of ways of transcribing the written word. Can you identify the languages in which the famous English pangram "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" has been written?

Some bands from all over the world are setting off on imaginary international tours. This isn't a music quiz, by the way - instead, you have to tell me what the name of the country they're touring is in THEIR language.

This quiz title was a challenge by salami_swami. In all cases I'll refer to the most commonly used answers, or the best phonetic interpretation. Please answer with the number that fits in the film title in the language stated. Have fun!

Cats have been domesticated for at least 9,500 years. This quiz asks you to identify the word for cat in different languages.

A quiz on foreign expressions commonly and not so commonly used in English. Most taken from _Foreignisms_ by Tad Tuleja, 1989, so translations may vary.

There are many languages in the world. My quiz will test you about facts about these languages, rather than the words contained within the languages. Have fun!

Random questions about languages from around the world. Have fun!

Since we use the word "what" so often, it would be useful to know how to say it in different parts of the world. What?

Eight, five, four, nine, one, seven, six, ten, three, two is how you would count to ten alphabetically in English. I call this ASAnumerics and am going to ask for numerical equivalents in English and other languages.

More language questions for you to enjoy. Have a good time with it!