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Category: Quiz questions

Language quiz

21 April 2007 By Simon

Here is a recording of a mystery language which is spoken in a number of countries in Africa. Can you work out what language it is?

Posted in Language, Quiz questions6 Comments

Where in the world?

15 April 2007 By Simon

Here’s a photo from another mystery city. Can you identify the city and tell us which languages are spoken there?

Where in the world?

This city is apparently one of the oldest in Central Asia.

Posted in Language, Quiz questions, Travel7 Comments

Where in the world?

14 April 2007 By Simon

Today’s quiz question is a bit different – can you identify the city in the photo below? Which languages would you be likely to hear spoken in this city?

Where in the world?

Posted in Language, Quiz questions, Travel3 Comments

Name that tune

8 April 2007 By Simon

Here is a recording of part of a song in a mystery language. Can you name the song and work what language it is?

Posted in Language, Music, Quiz questions7 Comments

Language quiz

7 April 2007 By Simon

Today’s recording is part of a story in one of the indigenous languages of Alaska. Can you guess or do you know which one?

Posted in Language, Quiz questions8 Comments

Language quiz

1 April 2007 By Simon

Here are recordings of a number of different people speaking varieties of French, or French-based Creoles. Can you work out where the people are from and which variety/creole they are speaking?

Clip 1

Clip 2

Clip 3

Posted in Language, Quiz questions8 Comments

Language quiz

31 March 2007 By Simon

Here’s a recording of a mystery language. Can you guess or do you know which language it is?

This language is spoken mainly in India.

Posted in Language, Quiz questions5 Comments

Language quiz

25 March 2007 By Simon

Today we have a recording of song in a mystery language. Can you work out which language it is?

Posted in Language, Music, Quiz questions11 Comments

Language quiz

24 March 2007 By Simon

Here’s a recording of conversation in a mystery language. Any ideas which language it is?

Posted in Language, Quiz questions11 Comments

Language quiz

18 March 2007 By Simon

Here are recordings of three closely-related languages. Can you work out what languages they are and which one is which?

Recording 1

Recording 2

Recording 3

Posted in Language, Quiz questions11 Comments

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