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lilhokie525 OP
Mar 28, 2026 at 07:28 AM ET
today's trivia
Rank (most to least) the following languages by number of speakers worldwide: A: Arabic, B: English, C: French, D: Hindi, E: Mandarin, F: Spanish

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HokieMacDaddy HokieMacDaddy
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`lag `lag
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For some reason I heard Spanish was #4 ** Edited by `lag at 3/28/2026, 8:15:47 AM
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Va AandM
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lilhokie525 OP
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ding, ding, ding, correct!
English 1528M Mandarin 1184M Hindi 609M Spanish 558M Arabic 335M French 312M
Spud Spud
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E F B D C A
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Va AandM
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Clarifying question. Are you asking about primary language or can speak?
Most can speak? English Most native speakers: Mandarin
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lilhokie525 OP
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This would be total speakers, not just native speakers.
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EDGEMAN
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I can say beer in 7 different languages.
Coach McGuirk Coach McGuirk
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I bet German is one
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EDGEMAN
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Bier
santafe santafe
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A C D B F E ? This is my guess!
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turner66
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D, E, F, B, C, A