Memorize these and you could recognize 33.6% of all Languages clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | 54 | In the 16th & 17th centuries it replaced Latin as the language of diplomacy & official documents |
| 2 | German | 45 | Of Switzerland's 3 official languages, the one used by about 70% of the population |
| 3 | Spanish | 37 | Official language of the country in which Anthony Quinn was born |
| 4 | Arabic | 31 | The original of Islam's sacred book, the Koran, was written in rhyme in this language |
| 5 | English | 28 | Of the Teutonic family of languages, the one most widely spoken |
| 6 | Greek | 27 | Original language responsible for giving us the letter "Y" as a vowel as in "psychology" |
| 7 | Latin | 26 | At medieval European universities all classes were conducted in this language |
| 8 | Italian | 25 | Language of the world's oldest republic, tiny San Marino |
| 9 | Portuguese | 23 | Language spoken by the most people in South America |
| 10 | Dutch | 21 | The words boss, cookie, dope & waffle came from these early settlers in what is now New York |
| 11 | Chinese | 20 | Until the 18th c., about half the world's printed books were in this language, the 1st to be printed |
| 12 | Russian | 18 | In 1989 Estonia voted to give Estonian precedence over this other language in the Republic |
| 13 | Sanskrit | 17 | Language of ancient India that's related to Greek & Latin |
| 14 | Hebrew | 17 | Proper Yiddish is written in characters of this language |
| 15 | Swedish | 16 | Native language of Ingrid Bergman |
| 16 | Mandarin | 15 | Only this language is spoken by more people than English |
| 17 | Yiddish | 14 | The film "Shoah" credits translation of this language to "Mrs. Apfelbaum" |
| 18 | Esperanto | 14 | Language invented in Poland in 1887 by Dr. Ludwik L. Zamenhof |
| 19 | India | 13 | This country's constitution recognizes 15 languages, including Urdu & Punjabi but not English |
| 20 | Swahili | 12 | The name Barack is from a word for "blessing" in this language; "blessed are the meek" is wamebarikiwa walio wapole |
| 21 | Japanese | 12 | Vocal version of thefollowingwas only song ever to hit No. 1 in U.S. in this language:[Instrumental music plays.] |
| 22 | the Philippines | 12 | Along with English & Spanish, its other official language is a form of Tagalog |
| 23 | Africa | 10 | Twi, Ga, Fang, & Bubi are languages spoken on this continent |
| 24 | Gaelic | 10 | Principal dialects of this language are from Connacht, Munster & County Donegal |
| 25 | Icelandic | 9 | A native of Reykjavik could tell you this is his country's official language |
| 26 | Cantonese | 8 | This Chinese dialect, not Mandarin, is the one commonly used in Hong Kong |
| 27 | Cyrillic | 8 | The Macedonian language is written in this alphabet |
| 28 | Switzerland | 7 | This country's 4 official languages are Italian, French, German & Romansch |
| 29 | Quechua | 7 | Today, dialects of this language of the Incas are spoken in Ecuador & Peru |
| 30 | Navajo | 7 | This American Indian language has the most speakers in the U.S. |
| 31 | Mexico | 7 | In population, it's the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world |
| 32 | Italy | 7 | If Sardinian is your native language, you're probably a citizen of this country |
| 33 | Hungarian | 7 | The 3 major Ugric languages are Khanty, Mansi & this Central European language also known as Magyar |
| 34 | Finnish | 7 | Most courses at the University of Helsinki are taught in Swedish or this language |
| 35 | Danish | 7 | Besides being a North Teutonic language, it's also a pastry |
| 36 | Urdu | 6 | Most Indian Muslims speak this language |
| 37 | Thai | 6 | Lao, the official language of Laos, resembles this language, also known as Siamese |
| 38 | shoulder | 6 | In days past, a young punk often put "a chip on" this, & dared others to knock it off |
| 39 | Madagascar | 6 | Malagasy & French are the languages of this island off the coast of Africa |
| 40 | Korean | 6 | A standard form of this language is based on the speech of Seoul |
| 41 | Farsi | 6 | It can be traced back to the Pahlavi language & before that the Avestan of the Zoroastrian rich |
| 42 | Catalan | 6 | This language of northeastern Spain is also spoken in the French department of Pyrenees-Orientales |
| 43 | Basque | 6 | Some consider this language of the Pyrenees the most difficult to learn |
| 44 | Aramaic | 6 | This, not Hebrew, was the everyday language of Jesus & his disciples |
| 45 | your nose | 6 | When you act out of pique & harm yourself in the process, you "cut off" this "to spite your face" |
| 46 | Tagalog | 5 | The language now called Pilipino is based on this native language |
| 47 | Spain | 5 | There are over 6 million speakers of Catalan in this country, more than in any other |
| 48 | Polish | 5 | Foreign language heard in thefollowinghit from 1974: "Oh, oh moja droga jacie kocham / Means that I love you so / Moja droga jacie kocham / More than ... |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 5 | Amharic, a Semitic language, is the official language of this African country |
| 50 | Afrikaans | 5 | This language was originally based on a form of Dutch called Hollands, but has words from Khoi & Zulu |