| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What is the English translation of the Spanish word "amigo"? | Friend | 99%
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| Which country has 11 official languages including English, Afrikaans, and Xhosa? | South Africa | 93%
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| What variety of Chinese is most commonly spoken in Hong Kong? | Cantonese | 78%
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| What is the French word for "French"? | Français | 78%
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| What archaic English word was a familiar form of the word "you"? | Thee or Thou | 74%
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| What language does the word "algebra" come from? | Arabic | 73%
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| Which Central American country has English as an official language? | Belize | 66%
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| What alphabet does the Russian language use? | Cyrillic | 66%
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| What is the term for a language derived from Latin? | {Romance} Language | 66%
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| What capital city has a name that means "Fair Winds" in Spanish? | Buenos Aires | 63%
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| What is another name for the Farsi language? | Persian | 63%
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| What is the official language of Angola and East Timor? | Portuguese | 59%
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| What is the English translation of the German word "Schwein"? | Pig | 58%
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| What is the official language of Bangladesh? | Bengali | 57%
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| Which country has 36 official languages, including Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, and Chiquitano? | Bolivia | 55%
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| What written language was deciphered by using the Rosetta Stone? | Egyptian Hieroglyphs | 55%
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| Which common European language has 32 letters including Ł and Ż? | Polish | 55%
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| What is the study of languages called? | Linguistics | 51%
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| In what language were the most important Hindu texts written? | Sanskrit | 51%
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| Among languages that were deliberately invented, which one has the most speakers? | Esperanto | 47%
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