1) How many languages are spoken around the world? a) 100 b) 500 c) 1000 d) 6000+ 2) In London, how many languages are spoken at home? a) 50 b) 100 c) 250 d) 300 3) What proportion of the world does not speak English as a first language? a) 1% b) 94% c) 33% d) 56% 4) What proportion of the world does not speak any English at all? a) 90% b) 46% c) 75% d) 20% 5) What percentage of employers are looking for school-leavers with language skills? a) 74% b) 11% c) 88% d) 30% 6) People who speak a second language earn on average how much more than people who do not speak another language? a) 10% b) 20% c) 30% d) 40% 7) How many people speak Italian as their first language worldwide? a) 28 million b) 55 million c) 42 million d) 67 million 8) Spanish is the official language in how many countries? a) 9 b) 16 c) 21 d) 30 9) Japanese is the 9th most spoken language in the world. a) True b) False 10) French is one of the official languages for how many organisations worldwide? a) 15 b) 36 c) 89 d) 103 11) German is the most in demand language for British employers, appearing in what % of job listings? a) 5% b) 10% c) 20% d) 25% 12) Mandarin has been the lingua franca of China and Taiwan for how many years? a) 400 b) 500 c) 700 d) 900 13) It is a requirement for foreign astronauts to have a working knowledge of Russian a) True b) False 14) A Rosetta Stone survey found that what percentage of learners found that learning a language increased their confidence?  a) 50% b) 67% c) 74% d) 89%

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