The 60 Best Free Language Trivia Questions

Language trivia can stump even the most trivia-savvy friend you know. They might know their way around Mexican Spanish, but do they know how to say “Merry Christmas” in a language like Swedish? Or perhaps they know how many letters the longest English word is, but you know how many countries officially use English.

Our free language trivia questions and answers will amp up your next trivia night. We’ve included 60 language quiz questions for three rounds of play that range from identifying a foreign word’s meaning, to knowing which languages are spoken in well-known countries, to understanding a handful of cultural topics you might know from your travels.

Language Trivia Questions

You’ll find beginner, intermediate, and advanced questions in this list of foreign language trivia. The closest answer will win the point! When you’re ready to see the answers to these trivia questions about languages, click here or use the button at the bottom of this page.

Trivia round 1

1. Which language has the most words?
2. Which region has the most diverse amount of languages (Africa, Asia, Pacific, Europe, or North/South America)?
3. How is the letter è is pronounced in French?
4. What word describes a person who can speak 5 or more languages?
5. Is Turkish considered an agglutinative language? (yes or no)
6. Is a dialect the same as an accent? (yes or no)
7. Sólskin means “sunshine” in which language?
8. How many languages are there?
9. Is Australian English a dialect or accent?
10. What are the 5 Romance languages?
11. Coq au vin is a popular meal that originated in Italy or France?
12. Is Afrikaans considered a Germanic language?
13. What are the 3 official languages in Belgium?
14. A passeggiata is a famous Italian past-time and tradition that involves what?
15. How many Spanish-speaking countries are there in Africa?
16. What language is the root of medical words in English?
17. Bãi biển means “beach” in which language?
18. Approximately how many speakers of Hindi are there?
19. What is the most-spoken language in Egypt?
20. In what Canadian city do more people speak French than English?

Trivia round 2

1. True or false: Swahili is an official language in Nigeria.
2. Skål is the word for “cheers” in which language?
3. Bastille Day in France is a celebration of what?
4. What are the three types of writing systems (alphabets) in Japanese?
5. How many French-speaking countries are there in Africa?
6. What does dolce far niente really mean?
7. What book has been translated in the most languages?
8. What does the American slang word “tea” refer to?
9. What creature is synonymous with France’s celebration of April Fools?
10. Gugsu means “noodles” in which language?
11. What flower is most often used during Día de los Muertos celebrations?
12. What is the name of the popular mulled wine drink at a German Christmas market?
13. What is the most-spoken native language in the world?
14. Nollaig Shona is “Merry Christmas” in which language?
15. What is the Japanese word for a tea ceremony: chakai or wagashi?
16. Approximately how many people speak Hebrew?
17. How many languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea?
18. Zamek means “castle” in which language?
19. How many letters is the longest word in English?
20. What is the word for the color “orange” in Spanish?

Trivia round 3

1. True or false: German is the only language that uses umlauts (ä).
2. How many writing systems go from right to left?
3. What language is closest to English?
4. What does İngilizce biliyor musunuz mean in Arabic?
5. What language hosts the longest known word in the world?
6. YA tebya lyublyu means “I love you” in which language?
7. How many countries list English as an official language?
8. How many recognized dialects are there in Italy?
9. What is a de facto language?
10. Which language first used vowels in its writing system?
11. What does the Japanese phrase ichi-go ichi-e mean?
12. According to the Foreign Service Institute, what is the hardest language for an English speaker to learn?
13. How is the letter ç pronounced in Turkish?
14. How many countries use Portuguese as an official language?
15. What does moana mean in Hawaiian?
16. True or false: Luxembourg is considered a German-speaking country.
17. Does un avertissement in French means an advertisement or a warning?
18. How is the letter “z” pronounced in Spain?
19. Where did Cajun French originate?
20. What is the word for “peach” in Japanese?

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