Language trivia

Question packs in this category

• Languages of Africa, the Middle East and South AsiaAbout 250 questions Languages of Africa, the Middle East and South Asia: where they are spoken, language families, scripts, greetings, words borrowed into English, and key history.
• Japanese, Chinese and Korean BasicsAbout 250 questions Basic words, greetings, numbers, writing systems, grammar and culture of Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Korean, from easy to hard.
• Word Origins and EtymologyAbout 250 questions Where English words come from: loanwords from other languages, eponyms, calendar and planet names, food and place names, surprising histories and common myths about word origins.
• Languages of EuropeAbout 250 questions Europe's languages: families, where each is spoken, scripts, minority and revived tongues, greetings, and surprising facts about words and speakers.
• French Words and PhrasesAbout 250 questions French vocabulary, greetings, numbers, food words, false friends, grammar basics, culture, where French is spoken, and French words used in English.
• German and Italian Words and PhrasesAbout 250 questions German and Italian vocabulary, greetings, numbers, food words, false friends, grammar basics, culture, where each language is spoken, and words borrowed into English.
• Grammar, Punctuation and StyleAbout 250 questions English grammar rules, punctuation marks, common usage mistakes, style guides, and the quirks of how English is written, from easy basics to fine points.
• Idioms and Sayings Across LanguagesAbout 250 questions Famous idioms, proverbs, toasts, and sayings from around the world, with literal translations, what they really mean, and how different languages say the same thing.
• Indigenous Languages of Canada and the AmericasAbout 250 questions Indigenous languages of Canada and the Americas: language families, where they are spoken, scripts, words borrowed into English, place names, code talkers and language revival.
• Latin and Greek RootsAbout 250 questions Latin and Greek roots, prefixes and suffixes, Latin phrases and Greek alphabet, and the English words built from them, from easy to hard.
• Translation, Sign Language and Learning LanguagesAbout 250 questions Sign languages and Deaf culture, translation and interpreting, famous translated works, false friends, and the methods, tests, and people behind learning languages.
• Linguistics and How Language WorksAbout 250 questions The science of language: sounds, words, grammar and meaning, famous linguists, how children learn to speak, language families and change, brain and language, and animal communication.
• Slang, Dialects and English Around the WorldAbout 250 questions Slang terms, regional dialects, accents and the many varieties of English from Britain, North America, Australia, India, Africa and beyond.
• Spanish Words and PhrasesAbout 250 questions Spanish vocabulary, greetings, numbers, food words, false friends, grammar basics, culture, where Spanish is spoken, and Spanish words used in English.
• Alphabets and Writing SystemsAbout 250 questions How people write: ancient scripts, alphabets, syllabaries, characters, Braille, runes, decipherments, letters and punctuation, and writing systems used around the world.
• Languages of the WorldAbout 250 questions The world's languages: who speaks what and where, alphabets and writing systems, language families, revived and invented languages, sign and whistled languages, how to say hello and thank you around the world, and translation records.