This game was used during the international seminar "How to remove linguistic barriers"

1. Seminar
“How to
overcome
linguistic 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 don’t know: +1 point

3. HOW MANY LANGUAGES ARE THE OFFICIAL
EUROPEAN UNION’S LANGUAGES?
A. 27
B. 15
C. 23
D. 3 (English, French and German)
ROUN
D:
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 +5
D:
2 points
2nd longest list gets +3 points

5. WHAT DOES THE “2 FINGERS UP” SIGN MEAN?
ROUN
D:
3

6. 1 UK Cock-a-doodle-doo
MATCH THE FOLLOWING: 2 Poland Kukuryku
3 Slovakia Kikiriki
4 Iceland Gaggala gò
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 Cò-cò-ro-cò-cò
Netherlands 18 France Cocorico
Denmark 19 Estonia Kukarekuu
20 Greece Kikirikoy
21 Belgium Kukelukuu
ROUN
For each correct answer+1 point
D:
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. German
ROUN
D:
5

8. WHAT IS THE LONGEST WORD IN ANY
LANGUAGE YOU KNOW?
sMILEs - because
there's a mile
between the
first letter and
the last
ROUN
Longest word gets +5 points
D:
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 +5
D:
7 points
2nd longest list gets +3 points

10. WHICH LANGUAGE IS THIS?
ROUN
D:
8

11. SHOW THE WORD USING THE GROUP AS A
SCULPTURE
ROUN
If you guess +5 points
D:
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
Libre
ROUN
D:
10

13. WHAT DID YOU LEARN TODAY?
LAST
ROUN
D: