Word Origins & Languages: Where Words Come From

Greetings in Spanish, the Cyrillic alphabet, English words borrowed from Hindi and Arabic, and the surprising roots of 'robot'. Ten questions for language lovers. About 8 minutes. Includes two short typed answers and a Spanish number-ordering round.

Questions

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1. Which language has the most native speakers in the world?
2. 'Hola' is a greeting in which language?
3. How do you say 'water' in Spanish? (one word)
4. Which alphabet is used to write both Russian and Ukrainian?
5. The English word 'shampoo' comes from a Hindi word.
6. The word 'alphabet' comes from the first two letters of which alphabet?
7. Which TWO of these English words came from Arabic? Select both.
8. Put these Spanish numbers in order from smallest to largest.
9. What does the Ukrainian word 'дякую' mean in English?
10. The word 'robot' comes from a Czech word meaning what?