Guess the Language trivia questions and answers

The Quickfire pack has 50 Guess the Language questions, all written in English and Spanish. Here are 15 of them. Hosts get the full set, ready to put on a TV with players answering on their phones.

Tap a question to reveal the answer. The sample runs from very easy to very hard, like the pack itself. Showing 15 of 50 questions.

1. In which language does 'hola' mean 'hello'?Very easy

   Answer: Spanish

2. In which language does 'arigato' mean 'thank you'?Very easy

   Answer: Japanese

3. In which language does 'shalom' mean 'peace' and serve as a greeting?Very easy

   Answer: Hebrew

4. In which language does 'carpe diem' mean 'seize the day'?Easy

   Answer: Latin

5. Which alphabet, named after a 9th-century saint, is used to write Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian?Easy

   Answer: Cyrillic (the Cyrillic alphabet)

6. From which ancient language of India do the words 'yoga', 'karma' and 'avatar' come?Easy

   Answer: Sanskrit

7. The word 'robot', first used in Karel Čapek's 1920 play 'R.U.R.', comes from which language?Intermediate

   Answer: Czech

8. What is the name of the Korean alphabet, introduced in the 15th century under King Sejong?Intermediate

   Answer: Hangul (Hangeul)

9. In which language does 'Taoiseach', the title used for a country's prime minister, mean 'chief' or 'leader'?Intermediate

   Answer: Irish (Irish Gaelic, Gaelic)

10. In which language does 'moltes gràcies' mean 'thank you very much'?Hard

    Answer: Catalan (Valencian)

11. From which language does the word 'geyser', taken from the name of the hot spring Geysir, come?Hard

    Answer: Icelandic

12. In which language does 'eskerrik asko' mean 'thank you'?Hard

    Answer: Basque (Euskara)

13. From which language does the skiing term 'slalom' come?Very hard

    Answer: Norwegian

14. From which variety of Chinese do the words 'dim sum' and 'wok' come?Very hard

    Answer: Cantonese

15. In which language does 'faleminderit' mean 'thank you'?Very hard

    Answer: Albanian