This game was used during the international seminar "How to remove linguistic barriers"
Transcript of Ultimate language test
1. Seminar How to overcomelinguistic barriers 12 June 2012,
Rome
2. RULES OF THE EXAM No cheating we are not at school! Helping
is possible, even encouraged! The test hosts are always correct If
you disagree with the test hosts, see the rule above 1 time you can
use a Joker in order to triple your win or loss Correct answer: +3
points Incorrect answer: -3 points Honestly dont know: +1
point
3. HOW MANY LANGUAGES ARE THE OFFICIAL EUROPEAN UNIONS
LANGUAGES? A. 27 B. 15 C. 23 D. 3 (English, French and
German)ROUND: 1
4. SAY CHEERS IN AS MANY LANGUAGES AS YOU ARE ABLE IN YOUR
GROUP?
http://blog.beeriety.com/2010/04/20/how-to-say-cheers-is-40-languages/ROUN
Longest list gets +5D: 2 points 2nd longest list gets +3
points
5. WHAT DOES THE 2 FINGERS UP SIGN MEAN?ROUND: 3
6. 1 UK Cock-a-doodle-doo MATCH THE FOLLOWING: 2 Poland
Kukuryku 3 Slovakia Kikiriki 4 Iceland Gaggala g Sweden 5 Romania
Cucurigu Lithuania 6 Bulgaria Kukurigon UK 7 Germany Kikeriki 8
Norway Kykeliky Poland 9 Sweden Kuckeliku Estonia Slovakia Slovenia
10 Latvia Kikerigu 11 Togo Pom-pom-pidou Romania Portugal 12
Lithuania Kakarieku Bulgaria France 13 Denmark Kykeliky Germany
Greece 14 Netherlands Kukeluku Finland Belgium 15 Slovenia
kikirikiiiiii Latvia Iceland 16 Finland Kukko Kiekuu Togo Norway 17
Portugal C-c-ro-c-c Netherlands 18 France Cocorico Denmark 19
Estonia Kukarekuu 20 Greece Kikirikoy 21 Belgium KukelukuuROUN For
each correct answer+1 pointD: 4
7. WHAT WAS THE NATIONALITY OF L.L ZAMENHOF, AT THE TIME WHEN
HE INVENTED THE ESPERANTO LANGUAGE? A. Polish B. Jewish C. Russian
D. GermanROUND: 5
8. WHAT IS THE LONGEST WORD IN ANY LANGUAGE YOU KNOW? sMILEs -
because theres a mile between the first letter and the lastROUN
Longest word gets +5 pointsD: 6 2nd longest word gets +3
points
9. COME UP WITH THE LONGEST LIST OF ACRONYMS WHICH ARE USED IN
THE YOUTH IN ACTION CONTEXT
http://bitrimulti.net/2009/11/17/texting-in-international-youth-work/ROUN
Longest list gets +5D: 7 points 2nd longest list gets +3
points
10. WHICH LANGUAGE IS THIS?ROUND: 8
11. SHOW THE WORD USING THE GROUP AS A SCULPTUREROUN If you
guess +5 pointsD: 9 If they guess +3 points
12. WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF THESE COCKTAILS IN THE DRINKING
LANGUAGE AND WHAT ARE THE ORIGINS OF THE NAMES? 1. Mojito 2. Cuba
3. Blue Lagoon LibreROUND: 10