1. How many words do you think there are in the English language? A: 70,000 B: 170,000 C: 500,000 D: 2 million+

2. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066 what language was spoken by the Royal Court and the ruling class? A: Latin B: French C: German D: Danish

3. Approximately how many languages are spoken in the world? A: 1070 B: 3000 C: 2700 D: 2100

4. What percentage of the Internet is in English? A: 55% B: 86% C: 68% D: 95%

5. Which language is predominately used in operas written by European composers? A: Italian B: German C: English D: French

6. Who composed the anthem of the EU? A: Mozart B: Berlioz C: Verdi D: Beethoven

7. In which countries are Baltic languages spoken ? A: Finland and Estonia B: Germany and Russia C: Latvia and Lithuania D: Denmark and Sweden

8. Esperanto was first developed in which country ? A: Germany B: France C: Spain D: Poland

9. Europe has the largest number of native speakers of A: Russian B: Spanish C: German D: English

10. Which language spoken today was revived only 120 years ago? A: Greek B: Hebrew C: Irish D: Norwegian

11. Which country has the largest number of languages and dialects spoken? A: India B: The USA C: Papua New Guinea D: China

12. Which country has the fewest consonants? A: Russian B: Hawaiian C: Japanese D: Arabic

13. Arabic was once spoken in which European country? A: Spain B: France C: Italy D: Greece

14. Which country uses the Internet code SE (www.website.se)? A: Sweden B: Switzerland C: Singapore D: Spain

15. How do Germand refer to the underground? A: Metro B: Banhof C: Tube D: U-bahn

16. Not including Russia, which language is the mother tongue of the greatest percentage of Europeans? A: Spanish B: German C: French D: English

17. What does the Welsh sentence “Beth ydy dy enw di” mean in English? A: How old is Beth? B: Where is the bathroom? C: Where is Beth? D: What is your name?

18. What does “Real” mean in the football team name Real Madrid? A: Great B: Real C: Royal D: Strong

19. “Pinocchio” is Italian for ? A: Pine eyes B: Pine nose C: Pine ears D: Pine face

20. The word potato comes from? A: Italian B: Spanish C: German D: Haitian

21. The work ketchup comes from? A: China B: Ireland C: India D: Sweden

22. How many native speakers of English are there in the world? A: about 3 million B: about 30 million C: about 300 million D: about 3 trillion

23. English is used as an official language in how many countries? A: 29 B: 72 C: 53 D: 120