European Day of Languages Quiz

How many living languages are there estimated in the world today?

How do Germans refer to the tube/underground?

Which European language gave us the words ‘cookie’, ‘nitwit’ and ‘sleigh’?

‘Pinocchio’ is Italian for?

What percentage of the world’s population live in a country where English is not the mother tongue?

‘Brassica’ is the Latin name for which spice?

 Which country’s calendar includes such days as Tooth-hardening Day, Anti-gravity Day and Full-moon Gruel Festival?

What does ‘Beth ydy dy enw di?’ mean in English?

If a Frenchman tells you to keep your ‘sang-froid’ (cold blood), what does he mean?

What country calls itself 'Magyar'?

What percentage of UK companies is losing business because of language barriers?