European Day of Languages | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 23 Public

26th September

Study Slideshow

How many are the official languages of the European Union?

24

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Which is the most common official language in countries in the world? English or French?

English (60 countries) French (29) Arabic (23) Spanish (20) Portuguese (10) German (6)

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Which was the official language of England from 1066 to the end of the 14th century?

French

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European cities are the perfect place to observe multilingual diversity...How many languages are spoken in London?

300!

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Which was the first language to be printed?

German

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CHALLENGE: CAN YOU READ???

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Can you guess what HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPEDALIOPHOBIA is?

It's the fear of long words

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Which 2 languages in the world capitalize their nouns?

German and Luxembourgish

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Which European language in the Afro-Asiatic family, includes Arabic, Hebrew, Berber and Hausa? Italian or Maltese?

Maltese

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Which was the first language spoken in outer space?

Russian

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More than half of Europe is bilingual. True or False?

True

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According to UNESCO, how many languages are spoken in the world?

6000!

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How many fake languages have been created for literature and cinema?

200!

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Which is the most widely spoken first language in the world? Mandarin or Spanish?

Mandarin Chinese (929 million speakers)Spanish (474) Hindi (343)

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Listen and guess the language...

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Listen and guess the language.

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