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Category: Quiz questions

Name the language

19 January 2008 By Simon

Here’s a recording of a mystery language.

Any ideas which language it is and where it’s spoken?

Posted in Language, Quiz questions17 Comments

Where in the world?

13 January 2008 By Simon

Here’s a photo of a mystery city. Any ideas where it is and which languages are spoken there?

Mystery city

Posted in Language, Quiz questions, Travel13 Comments

Language quiz

12 January 2008 By Simon

Here’s a recording in a mystery language. Can you guess or do you know which language it is and where it’s spoken?

Posted in Language, Quiz questions9 Comments

Language quiz

6 January 2008 By Simon

Here’s a recording of someone speaking a mystery language. Can you guess or do you know which language it is and where it’s spoken?

Posted in Language, Quiz questions17 Comments

Where in the world?

5 January 2008 By Simon

Here’s a photo of the capital city of a country in Europe. Do you know where it is and which languages are spoken there?

Photo of mystery city

Posted in Language, Quiz questions, Travel5 Comments

Language quiz

29 December 2007 By Simon

Here’s a recording of a well-known Christmas carol in a mystery language. Do you know or can you guess which language it is?

Posted in Language, Quiz questions4 Comments

Language quiz

23 December 2007 By Simon

Here’s a recording of Silent Night in a mystery. Do you know of can you guess which language it?

I’ll be making the long track north to the parental home tomorrow, and will probably be offline for most of the week. So you’ll have to wait until next week for the answer.

A Multilingual Merry Christmas to those of you who celebrate it.

Posted in Language, Quiz questions4 Comments

Name the alphabet

22 December 2007 By Simon

Here’s a text in a mystery alphabet sent in by one of my correspondents. Any ideas which alphabet it is and which language it’s being used to write here?

Mystery alphabet

Posted in Language, Quiz questions, Writing, fonts & typography9 Comments

Language quiz

16 December 2007 By Simon

Here’s a recording of a mystery language. Can you guess or do you know which language it is? Or at least which language family it belongs to.

Posted in Language, Quiz questions7 Comments

Where in the world?

15 December 2007 By Simon

Here’s a photo of a mystery city. Do you know which city it is, and which language is spoken there?

Mystery city

Posted in Language, Quiz questions, Travel10 Comments

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