How much do you know about the different languages which surround us?

1) Which is the world’s 2nd most-spoken language? a) Spanish b) French c) Greek d) English

2) Which language has been spoken for over 4000 years? a) Greek b) Romanian c) Welsh d) English

3) Which language has over 50 dialects? a) Slovenian b) Swedish c) Italian d) Polish

4) Which language had no official written form until 1984? a) French b) Croatian c) Luxembourgish d) Finnish

5) How many indigenous languages are spoken in Europe? b) 106 c) 302 d) 225

6) What sound does a cockerel make in French? a) gaggalagó b) cock-a-doodle-doo! c) Pēk Pēk! d) cocorico!

a) Snow which feels sticky. 7) Some languages have words that don’t exist in other languages. What does the word kram snø mean in Norwegian? a) Snow which feels sticky. b) The amount of snow it takes to get snowed in. c) Snow clouds. d) The feeling when you get hit by a snowball.

8) Which is the most common letter at the start of words in English? a) M b) S c) R d) T

9) Which actor speaks Spanish fluently? a) Will Smith b) Brad Pitt c) Samuel L Jackson d) Johnny Depp

a) Welsh b) Romanian c) Germany d) Estonian 10) Which language has the record for the longest word in the world? Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz a) Welsh b) Romanian c) Germany d) Estonian

Bring your answers on a piece of paper with your name to Miss Mason in L11 by Monday 3rd October Prizes for the top scores!