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Category: Quiz questions

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

Language quiz

9 December 2007 By Simon

The image below shows the languages into which Brighton & Hove Council translates documents. Something like this appears on most council documents. Can you identify the languages?

Language quiz 09/12/07

Posted in Language, Quiz questions22 Comments

Language quiz

8 December 2007 By Simon

Here’s a scan of a banknote from a mystery country. How many languages and writing systems appear on it and which ones? Can you also work out where it’s from, and its denomination and date?

Mystery banknote

Posted in Language, Quiz questions19 Comments

Name the language

2 December 2007 By Simon

Here’s a recording of a mystery language. Do you know or can you guess which language it is and where it’s spoken?

Posted in Language, Quiz questions15 Comments

Language quiz

1 December 2007 By Simon

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

Posted in Language, Quiz questions17 Comments

Name the language

25 November 2007 By Simon

Here’s a text in a mystery language and alphabet. Any ideas which language or alphabet it is?

Text in mystery language and alphabet

Posted in Language, Quiz questions10 Comments

Language quiz

24 November 2007 By Simon

Here is a recording of a mystery language. Do you know or can you guess which language it is and where it’s spoken.

Clue: it sounds like a language that’s probably familiar, but isn’t that language.

Posted in Language, Quiz questions15 Comments

Language quiz

18 November 2007 By Simon

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

Posted in Language, Quiz questions14 Comments

Language quiz

17 November 2007 By Simon

Here are recordings of the first verse of a famous Christmas carol in four different languages. I’m sure you’ll be able to recognise the carol, but can you work out which languages they are, and which of them is the odd one out?

  • Language 1
  • Language 2
  • Language 3
  • Language 4
Posted in Language, Music, Quiz questions12 Comments

Where in the world?

11 November 2007 By Simon

Here’s a photo of a mystery city somewhere in Europe. Do you know or can you guess where it is and which language is spoken there?

Mystery city

Posted in Language, Quiz questions, Travel13 Comments

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