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Ep252: Languages Trivia · Kidcast Daily

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  Hit play It's trivia time. Gather round friends in the
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  kid cast daily trivia time. Shout your answer, Let it shine.
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  Here we go. Ready.
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  Set. Your brains will glow.
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  Welcome to Kick Ass Daily, where we bring news, trivia, fun
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  facts, and more just for curious kids like you.
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  Today we're diving into the world of languages.
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  Did you know there are thousands of languages spoken around the
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  world? Some are very common, while
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  others are super rare. Get ready to test your knowledge
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  with fun questions and cool facts about languages from all
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  over the globe. Let's get started with our first
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  question. Question one, what is the most
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  widely spoken language in the world?
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  If you count native speakers, is it English, Mandarin Chinese or?
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  Spanish the. Answer is Mandarin Chinese.
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  More than 939 million people speak it as their first
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  language. That's more than any other
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  language on Earth. Question 2.
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  Which language is spoken in the most countries around the world?
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  Here's a clue. It's an official language in
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  over 20 countries and you might hear it a lot in Africa and the.
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  Americas the. Answer is French.
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  French is an official language in 29 countries spread across
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  Europe, Africa, North America, and even the Pacific.
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  Question three. What is the only official
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  language of Japan? The answer is Japanese.
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  While there are other regional languages and dialects, Japanese
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  is the only official one in Japan.
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  Question. 4 which? Language is known to have the
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  longest alphabet in the world with 74 letters.
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  Here's a clue this. Language is spoken in Southeast
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  Asia. The answer is Khmer, the
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  official language of Cambodia. The Khmer alphabet has 74
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  letters, more than any other alphabet.
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  Question 5. What is the only country in
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  South America where Portuguese is the official language?
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  The answer is Brazil. Almost every other country in
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  South America speaks Spanish, but Brazil's official language
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  is Portuguese. Question 6.
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  Which language is written from right to left instead of left to
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  right? Is it Russian, Arabic or?
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  Korean The. Answer is Arabic.
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  Arabic script is written from right to left, which is
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  different from most languages like English or French.
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  Question 7. What is the most spoken language
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  in the United States after English?
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  Is it Spanish, Chinese, or Tagalog?
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  The answer is Spanish. Millions of people in the United
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  States speak Spanish at home. Question 8.
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  Which language is made-up entirely of whistles and is
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  spoken on an island in Spain? Here's a clue.
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  It's used by shepherds on the island of LA Gamera.
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  The answer is Silbogomero. It's a whistle language used for
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  long distance communication across the island's deep
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  valleys. Question 9.
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  What language do people speak in Egypt today?
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  Is it Persian, Arabic or? Greek the.
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  Answer is Arabic. Modern Standard Arabic is the
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  official language of Egypt. Question 10.
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  What is the oldest written language that is still actively
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  spoken? Today the.
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  Answer is Tamil. Tamil is one of the world's
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  oldest continuously used languages with written records
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  dating back over 2000 years and the spoken tradition going back
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  even further. Sanskrit is also an ancient
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  Indian language, more than 3500 years old and is still used in
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  Hindu rituals and religious. However, Sanskrit now has only a
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  very small number of native speakers.
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  Other ancient written languages such as Sumerian and Acadian
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  from Mesopotamia are even older, but they are no longer spoken as
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  everyday languages. Question 11.
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  Which European country has four official languages, German,
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  French, Italian, and Romance? The answer is Switzerland.
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  Switzerland is famous for having four national languages spoken
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  in different parts of the country.
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  Question 12. What language do the people of
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  Brazil speak? The answer is Portuguese.
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  Portuguese is the official language of Brazil, even though
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  most of its neighbors speak Spanish.
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  Question 13 Which language was invented in the 1800s to help
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  people from different countries communicate and is called a
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  constructed language? Here's a clue.
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  Its name starts with the letter E.
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  The answer is Esperanto. Esperanto was created so people
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  from different countries could easily talk to each other.
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  Question 14. Which language uses characters
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  called kanji borrowed from Chinese writing?
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  Is it Japanese, Hindi, or Korean?
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  The answer is Japanese. Japanese writing uses kanji,
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  which are characters that originally came from Chinese.
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  Question 15. How many official languages does
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  the United Nations have? Is it 612 or 24?
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  The answer is 6. The official languages of the
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  United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French,
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  Russian, and Spanish Question 16.
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  What language is most commonly spoken in?
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  Australia The. Answer is English.
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  While there are many Aboriginal languages, the majority of
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  people in Australia speak English.
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  Question 17 Which language is considered the hardest for
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  English speakers to learn, According to many experts, Is it
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  Spanish, Mandarin Chinese or Italian?
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  The answer is Mandarin Chinese. Many experts say Mandarin is
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  tricky for English speakers because of its tones and writing
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  system. Question 18.
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  Which language is famous for having words so long that they
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  can fill an entire line on the page?
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  Here's a clue. It's spoken in Germany.
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  The answer is German. German often combines several
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  words into one long word, making for some really big words.
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  Question 19. What is the official language of
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  the United Kingdom? The answer is English.
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  English is the main language spoken in the United Kingdom,
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  though there are also smaller groups who speak Welsh, Scottish
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  Gaelic and Irish. Question 20.
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  Which country has the most official languages in the world
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  with 11? Here's a clue.
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  It's located at the southern tip of Africa.
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  The answer is South Africa. South Africa has 11 official
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  languages including Zulu, Afrikaans, English, Cosa and
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  more. Now Are you ready for our Super
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  challenge question? This one is extra tricky.
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  Super challenge question. There is a language in Papua New
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  Guinea that has only 12 letters and its alphabet and its name
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  starts with R. What is it?
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  The answer is Rotokas. The Rotoka's language has one of
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  the smallest alphabets in the world with just 12 letters.
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  That's it for today's language trivia on Kit Cast daily.
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  Thanks for playing along and testing your knowledge with us.
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  Remember, learning about languages helps us understand
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  the world and connect with people everywhere.
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  TuneIn next time for more fun facts and trivia just for
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  curious kids like you, goodbye. For now, grab your.
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  Breakfast feelings, fine adventures waiting.