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Country Languages Questions and Answers

71.

"Lithuanian" is the official language of _____.

Answer: C

It is Lithuania.

Lithuanian is the more conservative of the two Baltic languages and preserves grammatical forms close to reconstructed Proto-Indo-European, which is why comparative linguists study it closely.

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72.

Which is the official language of "Madagascar"?

Answer: D

It is Malagasy.

Malagasy is an Austronesian language, related to those of Borneo rather than to any African language - the trace of a settlement across the Indian Ocean about 1,500 years ago. French is co-official.

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73.

Which is the official language of "Micronesia, Federated States of"?

Answer: A

It is English.

English is the official language of the Federated States of Micronesia and the medium of government across its four states, each of which has its own language - Chuukese, Pohnpeian, Kosraean and Yapese.

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75.

Which is the official language of "Egypt"?

Answer: B

It is Arabic.

Modern Standard Arabic is official in Egypt, while Egyptian Arabic is the spoken language - the most widely understood of the Arabic dialects across the Arab world, largely through Egyptian cinema and television.

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76.

"Dhivehi" is the official language of _____.

Answer: C

It is the Maldives.

Dhivehi is an Indo-Aryan language descended from Sinhala, written in Thaana - a script running right to left whose letters derive from Arabic and Indic numerals.

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77.

"Burmese" is the official language of _____.

Answer: D

It is Myanmar.

Burmese is a Sino-Tibetan language written in a rounded script derived from Mon and ultimately from the Brahmi family. The rounded letters are said to reflect writing on palm leaves, which straight strokes would tear.

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78.

Which is the official language of "Paraguay"?

Answer: D

It is Guarani.

Paraguay is the only country in the Americas where an indigenous language is spoken by the majority, including by most of the non-indigenous population. Guarani has been official with Spanish since 1992.

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79.

"Yoruba" is a recognised national language of _____.

Answer: A

It is Nigeria.

Yoruba, with Hausa and Igbo, is one of the three national languages named in the constitution, spoken by some 45 million people in the south-west. English is the official language of Africa's most populous country.

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80.

Which is the official language of "Singapore"?

Answer: A

It is Malay.

Singapore has four official languages - English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil - and Malay is additionally the national language, used for the anthem and military commands, a legacy of the country's place in the Malay world.

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