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Lost in Translation? Words Across Languages
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Which language does the word "penguin" come from?
Icelandic
Welsh
Spanish
Portuguese
15
How much of the English language originates from Latin?
50%
70%
10%
30%
25
According to psycholinguists, there is only one word in existence that's the same in every language, and that word is _____.
final
huh
no
haha
25
"Dollar" describes currency in many countries. Where is the word from?
Ancient Egypt
The Czech Republic (Bohemia) in the XVI century
Ancient Rome
20
"Xocolatl" is a word from a dead ______ language.
Mayan
Atlantic
Swiss
Aztec
25
"Banana" is a word that sounds very similar in many languages. Where is it originally from?
Minionia and Cartonia
Scotland and Ireland
Nigeria and Cameroon
Senegal and the Gambia
25
Where is the word "karaoke" originally from?
Japan
China
Korea
Malaysia
20
Where does the name for this sauce originate from?
Italy
France
China
Germany
20
What country is the name for this kind of dance from? (Bonus point: how do you pronounce it, in English?)
France
Spain
Portugal
Italy
20
What do we call this insect in English?
Mosskeeto
Little fly
Mousse Quito
Mosquito
20
'Lemon' is a word that is similar in various languages. Which language is it originally from?
Arabic
Urdu
Sanskrit
20
"Actual" means ________ in English.
real
at the present moment
20
таксі: What does this Ukrainian word mean? Is it very similar in multiple languages?
car ride - no
taxi - yes
car ride - yes
taxi - no
20
Name the languages in the correct order: Friday / Divendres / Sexta-feira / Freitag / Föstudag
English / Portuguese / German / Catalan / Icelandic
Icelandic / English / Catalan / Portuguese / German
English / Catalan / Portuguese / German / Icelandic
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