October 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 2 million people using this language for communication, Southern Betsimisaraka Malagasy is a language in which of the following countries in Africa?
A — REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
B — MADAGASCAR
C — UGANDA

2)      With about 108,000 speakers and designated as a de facto language of national identity, Vincentian English Creole is used for communication in which country (the other two options are fictional word combos)?
A — SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
B — SAINT VINCENT AND THE TOBAGO
C — SAINT VINCENT AND THE BARBADOS

3)      In use by about 96,300 people, Rendille is a language of which country?
A — NICARAGUA
B — UZBEKISTAN
C — KENYA

4)      Which language is used for communication by about 46,000 people in BENIN?
A — Ede Ica
B — Morokodo
C — Müün Chin


5)      Kioko is a threatened language is used for communication in the only Southeast Asian country listed below. Which country is the correct answer?
A — INDONESIA
B — LIBYA
C — EQUATORIAL GUINEA

6)      Which language of AUSTRALIA is considered dormant and moribund since the last speaker of this language lived until the 1980s?
A — Gooniyandi
B — Umiida
C — Ngarinyman


7)      Which option is a Himalayan country where Puma is a threatened language of recognized indigenous nationality used for communication by the Rai people?
A — GABON
B — DJIBOUTI
C — NEPAL
D — PALESTINE


8)      Where is Oji-Cree (Oji Cree) a threatened language used for communication by multiple indigenous tribes — including the Albany, Animakee Wa Zhing, Aroland, Bearskin Lake, Brunswick House, Cat Lake, Constance Lake, and Day Star peoples?
A — MONTENEGRO
B — CANADA
C — FRENCH GUIANA
D — WESTERN SAHARA
E — TURKMENISTAN






















ANSWERS

Question 1:
B . . . . . Madagascar

Question 2:
A . . . . . Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Question 3:
C . . . . . Kenya

Question 4:
A . . . . . Ede Ica

Question 5:
A . . . . . Indonesia

Question 6:
B . . . . . Umiida

Question 7:
C . . . . . Nepal

Question 8:
B . . . . . Canada