Foreign Languages

French Language Quiz – This round includes ten French words which are names of food/drink items. Can you identify what they are in English?

1. le fromage

Cheese

2. la framboise

Raspberry

3. le pain

Bread

4. le concombre

Cucumber

5. le poulet

Chicken

6. le pamplemousse

Grapefruit

7. le canard

Duck

8. les moules

Mussels

9. les pommes de terre

Potatoes

10. les huitres

Oysters

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Below are ten European country names in their own language – Can you identify which countries these are?

1. Deutschland

Germany

2. Suomi

Finland

3. Österreich

Austria

4. Cymru

Wales

5. Sverige

Sweden

6. Lietuva

Lithuania

7. Hrvatska

Croatia

8. Magyarország

Hungary

9. Nederland

Netherlands

10. Alba

Scotland (Scottish Gaelic)

French Quiz – The following are all films originally released in English. The titles were translated into French for the film release in France – can you identify these films from the translations?

1. Le Silence des agneaux

The Silence of the Lambs

2. La Belle et la bête

Beauty and the Beast

3. La Guerre des mondes

War of the Worlds

4. Retour vers le futur

Back to the Future

5. L’Âge de glace

Ice Age

6. Le cygne noir

Black Swan

7. La Planète des singes

Planet of the Apes

8. Cendrillon

Cinderella

9. Harry Potter et la Coupe de Feu 

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

10. La Nuit au musée

Night at the Museum

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Can you translate the following words into the correct European languages? Spelling may be approximate, as long as the word is readily understandable.

1. The colour ‘blue’ in French.

Bleu(e)

2. ‘Ice cream’ in Italian.

Gelato

3. ‘Tomorrow’ in Spanish.

Mañana

4. ‘Wales’ in Welsh.

Cymru

5. ‘Thank you’ in Finnish.

Kiitos

6. ‘Hello’ in Portuguese.

Olá

7. ‘Dog’ in German

Hund

8. ‘Hello’ in Polish.

Cześć

9. ‘Welcome’ in Dutch.

Welkom

10. The number ‘one’ Norwegian.

En

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1. Which French phrase, adopted into the English language, literally means ‘terrible child’ and can be used to describe a person whose behaviour is unconventional or disruptive?

Enfant terrible

2. Which German phrase is used in English to describe a person who looks identical to another?

Doppelgänger

3. If an Italian person wished you a ‘buon compleanno’, what would they be saying?

Happy Birthday

4. ‘Merhaba’ is a greeting in which language?

Turkish

5. In 1998, Kylie Minogue released a single with the title in French – what was it called?

Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi (translates as ‘I don’t know why’)

6. An item on an Indian menu containing ‘aloo’, has which ingredient?

Potato

7. ‘Suomi’ is the name of which country in its mother tongue?

Finland

8. If you ordered ‘patatas fritas’ from a Spanish menu, what would you get to eat?

French fries/chips

9. ‘Pad Thai’ is a Thai dish with what as its main ingredient?

Noodles

10. Which word from the Hawaiian language  has been commonly used to say both ‘goodbye’ and ‘hello’?

Aloha