199 Language Trivia Questions with Answers
199 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What is the official language of France?
Answer
French
What is the most widely spoken language in Brazil?
Answer
Portuguese
Which language is written using Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji?
Answer
Japanese
What is a word that imitates a natural sound, such as 'buzz' or 'hiss', called?
Answer
Onomatopoeia
Which language has the most native speakers in the world?
Answer
Mandarin Chinese
What writing system is used to write the Russian language?
Answer
Cyrillic
What is the study of the origin and history of words called?
Answer
Etymology
What term refers to the giving of human qualities to non-human things?
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Personification
What's the blob of toothpaste on your brush called?
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A Nurdle
The word "burrito" means what in Spanish?
Answer
Little Donkey
What does the word "kimono" translate to mean?
Answer
A Thing To Wear
The longest English word has how many letters?
Answer
189,819
How many words does Scotland have for snow?
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421
Who said "it is far safer to be feared than loved"?
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Niccolo Machiavelli
Who said "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread"?
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Alexander Pope