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1. If a Frenchman tells you to keepyour sang-froid (cold blood),
whatdoes he mean?
a. Keep your hat onb. Stay calmc. Mind your own business
2. In which European country arethere twice as many pigs
aspeople?
a. Germanyb. Denmarkc. Ireland
3. Vino is the Spanish word for wine.What word is used in
Spanish to
define red wine?
a. Tintob. Rojoc. Roso
4. How do Germans refer to thetube/underground?
a. Metrob. U-bahnc. Bahnhof
5. Which country uses the internetcode SE? (e.g.
www.website.se)
a. Swedenb. Switzerlandc. Singapore
6. Who is the patron saint ofPortugal?
a. St Andrewb. St Georgec. St Patrick
7. What country calls itself 'Magyar'?
a. Turkeyb. Macedoniac. Hungary
8. Which company is Italy's largestemployer?
a. Fiatb. Dolce & Gabbanac. Alitalia
9. The word 'shati' in Arabic means?
a. Beachb. Townc. Shipwreck
10. How many people are injured inwildlife-related accidents in
Swedeneach year?
a. 8b. 80c. 800
11. In which country is Pidgin Englishan official language?
a. Chinab. Papua New Guineac. Jamaica
12. How many clogs are produced inHolland each year?
a. 1 millionb. 2 millionc. 3 million
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13. What percentage of UK companiesis losing business because
oflanguage barriers?
a. 20%b. 40%
c. 60%
14. Which of the following languages isnot spoken in India?
a. Punjabib. Evenkic. Marathi
15. Not including Russia, whatlanguage is the mother tongue
of
the greatest percentage ofEuropeans?
a. Spanishb. Germanc. English
16. Who created Esperanto in 1887?
a. Zamenhof b. Hamenzof c. Zahmenof
17. How many deaf people in the UKuse British Sign Language
(BSL) astheir first or preferred means ofcommunication?
a. 7,000b. 70,000c. 700,000
18. What does Beth ydy dy enw di?
mean in English?a. How old is Beth?b. Where is the bathroom?c.
What is your name?
19. Which European language gave usthe words cookie, nitwit
andsleigh?
a. Norwegianb. Dutch
c. Czech
20. How many languages are spoken inLondon?
a. Just over 100b. Just over 200c. Just over 300
21. What does 'Real' mean in thefootball team name Real
Madrid?
a. Greatb. Realc. Royal
22. Brassica is the Latin name forwhich spice?
a. Mustardb. Cinammonc. Cumin
23. Which countrys calendar includessuch days as Tooth-hardening
Day,Anti-gravity Day and Full-moonGruel Festival?
a. Chinab. Japanc. Thailand
24. What percentage of the worldspopulation live in a country
whereEnglish is not the mother tongue?
a. 30%b. 60%c. 90%
25. To whom did Charles V say hespoke Spanish?
a. His wifeb. His horsec. God
26. Pinocchio is Italian for?
a. Pine eyesb. Pine nosec. Pine ears
1b;2b;3a;4b;5a;6b;7c;8a;9a;10c;11b;
12c;13a;14b;15b;16a;17b;18c;19b;20c;
21c;22a;23b;24c;25c;26a
