June 2022 Language Quiz

Questions for this quick geography quiz are inspired by the Language of the Day series from Ethnologue (ethnologue.com). You can further test your geographic knowledge (↗) with more quizzes from GeoFact of the Day. The answers to this quiz are listed below; enjoy and good luck!

1)      With about 1 million people using this language for communication, Ngbaka is a language in which of the following countries?
A — DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
B — NEPAL
C — CHILE

2)      With about 420,000 speakers, the Friulian language is used for communication in __________.
A — MOLDOVA
B — ITALY
C — PORTUGAL

3)      In use by about 16,300 people, which of the following languages is found in NIGERIA?
A — Elege
B — Salar
C — Vinitiri

4)      Which “Northern” language is used for communication by about 1,800,000 people in IRAN?
A — Northern Qiang
B — Northern Nisu
C — Northern Luri


5)      One of these languages is used for communication in NEPAL and likely not in BOLIVIA. Which choice below is a language of Nepal?
A — Chácobo
B — Movima
C — Raji





















ANSWERS

Question 1:
A . . . . . Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 2:
B . . . . . Italy

Question 3:
A . . . . . Elege

Question 4:
C . . . . . Northern Luri

Question 5:
C . . . . . Raji