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European Day of Languages Answers

The document presents a series of quizzes designed to test knowledge of European languages, including identifying languages from phrases, matching words with their languages, general language trivia, and understanding cognates and false friends. Each quiz includes example questions with multiple-choice answers and correct responses. The quizzes aim to engage players in learning about the diversity of languages in Europe.

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European Day of Languages Answers

The document presents a series of quizzes designed to test knowledge of European languages, including identifying languages from phrases, matching words with their languages, general language trivia, and understanding cognates and false friends. Each quiz includes example questions with multiple-choice answers and correct responses. The quizzes aim to engage players in learning about the diversity of languages in Europe.

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European day of languages

Quiz 1: "Guess the Language!"

In this quiz, you provide a phrase or word in different European languages, and the player has
to guess the language.
Example Questions:
1. What language is this phrase in: "Bonjour"?
o a) Spanish

o b) French

o c) Italian

o d) German
Answer: b) French
2. What language is this phrase in: "Ciao"?
o a) Portuguese

o b) Romanian

o c) Italian

o d) Greek
Answer: c) Italian
3. What language is this word in: "Danke"?
o a) Dutch

o b) German

o c) Swedish

o d) Norwegian
Answer: b) German
4. What language is this word in: "Gracias"?
o a) Italian

o b) Spanish

o c) Catalan

o d) Portuguese
Answer: b) Spanish
Quiz 2: "Match the Word with the Language"
In this quiz, players must match a common word with the language it comes from.
Example Questions:
1. "Thank you"
o a) Italian — Grazie

o b) French — Merci

o c) German — Danke

o d) All of the above


Answer: d) All of the above
2. "Yes"
o a) Spanish — Sí

o b) German — Ja

o c) French — Oui

o d) All of the above


Answer: d) All of the above
3. "Goodbye"
o a) Spanish — Adiós

o b) Italian — Arrivederci

o c) French — Au revoir

o d) All of the above


Answer: d) All of the above

Quiz 3: "Language Trivia"


Test your general knowledge about European languages.
Example Questions:
1. Which language has the most native speakers in Europe?
o a) English

o b) Spanish

o c) German

o d) French
Answer: c) German
2. How many official languages are there in the European Union?
o a) 20

o b) 24

o c) 27

o d) 30
Answer: b) 24
3. Which of the following languages uses a different alphabet than the others?
o a) Greek

o b) Dutch

o c) Romanian

o d) Danish
Answer: a) Greek
4. What is the oldest written European language still in use?
o a) Latin

o b) Greek

o c) Old Norse

o d) Basque
Answer: b) Greek

Quiz 4: "Cognates and False Friends"


This quiz tests knowledge of words that look similar but have different meanings in different
languages (false friends), or words that look the same and mean the same (cognates).
Example Questions:
1. The word "actual" in English means "real," but in Spanish ("actual"), it means:
o a) Current

o b) Fake

o c) Old

o d) Dangerous
Answer: a) Current
2. The word "library" in English means a place with books, but in French ("librairie"), it
means:
o a) Bookshop

o b) School
o c) Café

o d) Museum
Answer: a) Bookshop
3. The English word "animal" and the Italian word "animale" both refer to:
o a) A plant

o b) A building

o c) An animal

o d) A vehicle
Answer: c) An animal

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