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One of the best parts of learning a new language is learning the alphabet. Some writing systems look like art, while others appear to be alien! If you’re reading this, you should already be able to get the first question right. Take this quiz to see if you know the world’s various alphabets!Once youShow More
One of the best parts of learning a new language is learning the alphabet. Some writing systems look like art, while others appear to be alien! If you’re reading this, you should already be able to get the first question right. Take this quiz to see if you know the world’s various alphabets!Once you answer all the questions, you will get your results from this quiz. Submit your answers by selecting an option below each question. All answer options will load for you once you reach them. For best results, answer the questions in a row. Once you know your results, don’t forget to check the rest of the fun quizzes we’ve prepared for you. Good luck!
English is spoken by about 1.5 billion people worldwide. Luckily, it shares the same alphabet with most other European languages. What script are you reading now?
- Latin
- Roman
- Anglo-Saxon
This only surviving Canaanite language uses the alphabet of the same name and is the only successful revived dead language. Which is it?
- Yiddish
- Judaic
- Hebrew
Reading street signs is super helpful while traveling in foreign countries. What does this look like to you?
- It’s all Greek to me!
- That’s in Kazakhstan.
- Welsh. It’s a crazy word!
This Russian wall is in front of a dangerous area! What alphabet do the Russians use?
- Russo-Bulgarian
- Cyrillic
- Todoric
The land of the rising sun is beautiful and full of culture. Which greeting would you read in Japan?
- こんにちは。 日本へようこそ!
- 你好。 欢迎来到中国!
- 안녕하세요! 한국에 오신 것을 환영합니다.
Arabic is the sixth most spoken language in the world and comes from the word for "nomad." Which would you most likely see while traveling around the Middle Eastern desert?
- လမ်းအနီးကုလားအုပ်သတိပြုပါ။
- حذار من الجمال بالقرب من الطريق.
- ከመንገዱ አጠገብ ከግመሎች ተጠንቀቁ.
Nepal’s beauty is a natural setting for inspiration. Which proverb is from the land of the thunder dragon?
- যত গর্জে তত বর্ষে না।
- आफ्नो भाग्य आफैले बनाउनु पर्छ!
- അരക്കുടം തുളുമ്പും നിറക്കുടം തുളുമ്പുകയില്ല–
You got off a plane in an Asian country and see these bright signs on the street. Where are you?
- Taiwan
- Vietnam
- South Korea
This stop sign appears to be in another world! Which indigenous Canadian syllabic alphabet is it written in?
- Inuktitut
- Cree
- Algonquian
Hindi is the most widely spoken language on the Indian subcontinent and makes up 4.46 percent of native speakers in the world. Which text is Devanagari script?
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Since the Georgians take credit for inventing wine, it only makes sense that their alphabet is inspired by grape vines. Which would you likely read in Tbilisi?
- კეთილი იყოს თქვენი მობzრძანება თბილისში.
- ಟಿಬಿಲಿಸಿಗೆ ಸುಸ್ವಾಗತ.
- សូមស្វាគមន៍មកកាន់ប៊ីប៊ិគីស៊ី។
ճանաչել զիմաստութիւն եւ զխրատ, իմանալ զբանս հանճարոյ means, "To recognize wisdom and guidance; to know the creations of the greats." In which alphabet is this proverb written?
- Amharic
- Telugu
- Armenian
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