This world languages quiz tests how well you really know the many scripts, families, and official languages spoken by billions of people around the globe.
Which language has the most native speakers in the world? Choices: Spanish, English, Hindi, Mandarin Chinese
Which language is the most widely spoken overall, counting people who learned it as a second language? Choices: Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish, Hindi
Which language uses the Hangul writing system? Choices: Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese
Which alphabet is used to write Russian? Choices: Cyrillic, Latin, Greek, Arabic
Which country's official languages include French, German, Italian, and Romansh? Choices: Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg
Which two languages are the official languages of Canada? Choices: English and Spanish, French and Spanish, English and German, English and French
Which language family does English belong to? Choices: Germanic, Romance, Slavic, Celtic
Which language family does Arabic belong to? Choices: Indo-European, Niger-Congo, Afroasiatic, Altaic
Which language is the official language in the most countries across South America? Choices: Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
Which language has the most native speakers in the European Union? Choices: French, German, Italian, Spanish
Which country speaks Amharic as its official language, written in the Ge'ez script? Choices: Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Somalia
Which African language, widely used as a trade language, is an official language of the African Union? Choices: Hausa, Yoruba, Swahili, Zulu
Which Middle Eastern language, along with Arabic, also uses a right to left script read without vowels usually written out? Choices: Persian, Hebrew, Urdu, Pashto
Which ancient language, alongside Latin, gave English most of its scientific and medical vocabulary? Choices: French, Sanskrit, Hebrew, Greek
Hungarian belongs to a rare European language family shared with Finnish and which other language? Choices: Estonian, Turkish, Georgian, Basque