Language Teacher

Junior

How many letters are there in the English alphabet?

26

"Mayday" comes from what language?
French

The Hebrew language comes from what country?

Israel

What can a heterosexual, fashion-conscious man be called?

Metrosexual

What does “draconian” mean?

Cruel

What does “procure” mean?

Obtain

What does “repose” mean?

Rest

What does the French word 'fourche' mean? 

Fork

What does the French word 'graisse' mean? 

Grease

What does the French word 'regarder' mean? 

Look

What does the French word 'vin' mean? 

Wine

What does the Latin abbreviation 'e.g.' mean? 

For example

What does 'tsunami' mean literally? 

Harbor wave

What has happened to something that has accumulated?

It increased

What is the hypothesis called that states that language dictates how we think? 

Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

What is the official language in the Canadian province of Quebec?
French

What language is most commonly spoken in Canada?

English

Which language does the word 'khetsup' from which we get 'ketchup', originate from? 

Cantonese

Which of the following is a Hebrew greeting?

Shalom

Which of the following adjectives is NOT a superlative? 

Rear

Which of these English words doesn’t rhyme with any other word?

Orange

Which of these words does not have Arabic origins?

Alphabet

Senior

How do you say "hello" in German?
Hallo

In China, what number is considered unlucky because it's similar to the Chinese word for "death"?
4

In the Russian language, female last names typically end with what letter?
A

The phrase "deja vu" comes from what language?
French

What does "vilify" mean?
Criticize harshly

What has happened to something that has accumulated?
It increased

What is the Russian alphabet known as?
Cyrillic

What's the main dialect of Chinese spoken in Hong Kong?
Cantonese

What type of words in the German language are always capitalized?
Nouns

Which of these is not an official language of the United Nations?
German

Expert

Around what percent of English words are of Dutch origin?

1%

From what country does the Zarma language come? 

Niger

How do you say "Gorilla" in French?

Gorille

How many consonants are there in the Czech language? 

25

How many letters are there in the Italian language?

21

The Dutch language closely mirrors what language?

German

The longest word in the English language contains how many letters? 

45

The phrase “dog and pony show” is typically used to describe what?

Sales pitch

The Urdu language comes from where? 

Pakistan

What book was first published in Italian? 

The Adventures of Pinocchio

What does “mea culpa” mean in Latin?

Through my fault

What has happened to something that has accumulated?

It increased

What is a group of bears known as?

Sleuth

What kind of word is “I”?

Pronoun

What type of language is Romanian?

Romatic

Which of these letters can’t normally be found in the Italian Language?

X