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Language Quizzes – A selection of pub quiz rounds of ten questions on the subject of Language.

I love you in different languages

Valentine’s Day Quiz – Round 4 – Language

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This round includes ten different ways of saying I love you in different languages. Can you identify which language is which?

1. Je t’aime

French

2. Ti amo

Italian

3. Ich liebe dich

German

4. Kocham cię

Polish

5. S’agapo

Greek

6. Miluju tě

Czech

7. Ek het jou lief

Afrikaans

8. Jag älskar dig

Swedish (Very similar to Danish – “jeg elsker dig”, so accept if you wish)

9. Te amo or te quiero

Spanish

10. Ik hou van jou

Dutch

 

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Words quiz

Quiz 104 – Round 6 – Language

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The following are loanwords that are used in the English language but have been taken from other languages. Can you identify which language the words come from?

1. Denim

French (originally ‘serge de Nîmes’, meaning it came from the town of Nîmes)

2. Origami

Japanese

3. Polka

Czech

4. Aficionado

Spanish

5. Safari

Arabic/Swahili

6. Doppelgänger

German

7. Kiwi

Maori

8. Gazette

Italian

9. Apartheid

Afrikaans (Accept also Dutch)

10. Slalom

Norweigan

 

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Foreign Languages Quiz

Quiz 73 – Round 5 – Foreign Languages

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1. ‘Bein’ is the German word for which part of the body?

Leg

2. If you were to order ‘huevos fritos’ in Spain, what would you receive?

Fried eggs

3. If wine is described as ‘doux’, what kind of taste does it have?

Sweet

4. What is the Italian word for ‘meat’?

Carne

5. How would you say hello in Portuguese?

Olá

6. ‘Kiitos’ is thank you in which language?

Finnish

7. What is the official language of Ghana?

English

8. How many letters exist in the Greek alphabet?

24

9. From which language does the word ‘futon’ originate?

Japanese

10. What is the French word for ‘yesterday’?

Hier

 

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Language Quiz Questions

Quiz 71 – Round 4 – Language

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Acronyms quiz – What do these acronyms and abbreviations stand for?

1. ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

2. UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

3. PDSA

People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals

4. UCAS

University and Colleges Admissions Service

5. GPS

Global Positioning System

6. AIDS

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

7. ME (Medical condition)

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Myalgic Encephalopathy

8. NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

9. Ofcom

Office of Communications

10. CD-ROM

Compact Disc-Read Only Memory

 

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Merry Christmas in Different Languages

Christmas Quiz 2 – Round 4 – Christmas Language

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This quiz is all about wishing Merry Christmas in different languages. In which language are these ‘Merry Christmas’ wishes?

1. Joyeux Noël

French

2. Buon Natale

Italian

3. Nadolig Llawen

Welsh

4. Mutlu Noeller

Turkish

5. Feliz Navidad

Spanish

6. God Jul

Swedish/Norwegian

7. Frohe Weihnachten

German

8. Wesołych Świąt

Polish

9. Mele Kalikimaka

Hawaiian

10. Kala Christouyenna

Greek

 

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Americanisms

Quiz 59 – Round 2 – Americanisms

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1. In England the ‘Where’s Wally?’ book series is very successful – who do they search for in the USA?

Waldo

2. In the UK one would attach braces to a pair of trousers to hold them up – what would they use in America?

Suspenders

3. What is the British English equivalent of zucchini?

Courgette

4. What do our US counterparts call a baby’s dummy?

Pacifier

5. What would someone from the US call a fringe in a person’s hair?

Bangs

6. Which famous novel was renamed ‘Murder on the Calais Coach’ when it was released in the USA?

Murder on the Orient Express – Agatha Christie

7. What would a funeral director/undertaker commonly be called in the USA?

Mortician

8. If you tried to buy a bottle of white spirit in the US, under what name would you find it?

Mineral spirits

9. What is a ‘Realtor’?

Estate Agent

10. When the 1970s hit UK comedy series ‘The Good Life’ was shown in America its name was changed to avoid confusion with an existing show. What did they rename the show?

Good Neighbors

 

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Cockney Rhyming Slang Quiz

Quiz 54 – Round 6 – Language

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This round is a cockney rhyming slang quiz. What do the following mean?

1. Syrup

Wig (Syrup of fig)

2. Rosie 

Tea (Rosie Lee)

3. Peckham Rye

Tie

4. Ruby

Curry (Ruby Murray)

5. Jimmy

Piddle (Jimmy Riddle)

6. Adam and Eve

Believe

7. Uncle Bert

Shirt

8. Biscuits

Knees (Biscuits and Cheese)

9. Chalfonts

Piles (Chalfont St. Giles)

10. Titfer

Hat (Tit for tat)

 

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Foreign Languages Quiz

Quiz 20 – Round 4 – Foreign Languages

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1. ‘Veni, vidi, vici’ is a Latin phrase attributed to Julius Caesar – how does it translate into English?

I came, I saw, I conquered

2. If you were eating a ‘Wurst’ in Germany, what would it be?

A sausage

3. ‘Typhoon’, ‘cummerbund’ and ‘bungalow’ are words which originate from which language?

Urdu (Accept also Hindi, as lines of origin are very blurred)

4. From which language did we acquire musical terms such as ‘a cappella’, ‘crescendo’ and ‘arpeggio’?

Italian

 5. In a French clothes shop, what would you be buying if you wanted a ‘jupe’?

A skirt

6 What, on an Indian menu, is ‘kulfi’?

A type of ice cream

7. What does RSVP at the end of a letter stand for?

Répondez s’il vous plaît

8. ‘Carpe diem’ is the Latin for..?

Seize the day

9. What does ‘adios’ mean?

Goodbye (in Spanish)

10. Which well-known French phrase literally means ‘outside the work’?

Hors d’oeuvre

 

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Words quiz

Quiz 8 – Round 3 – Language

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1. What is the name of the covering, usually made of plastic, at the end of a shoelace?

Aglet

2. What is the name of the metal ring on the end of a pencil which holds the eraser on the end?

Ferrule

3. What is the French word for tomorrow?

Demain

4. From which language do we get the word ‘confetti’?

Italian

5. And from which language do we get the word ‘poltergeist’?

German

6. What occurs twice in a lifetime, but once in a year, twice in a week but never in a day?

The letter ‘E’

7. What has keys but will open no locks, has space but has no room and which will allow you to enter but not to go in?

A computer keyboard

8. Which language is the most spoken language in the world? (The list includes data based on the number of native speakers of each language)

Mandarin Chinese

9. What is the name of the dot above a lowercase ‘i’ or a ‘j’?

A tittle

10. What is the nautical term for the back of a ship?

The stern

 

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Language Quiz Questions

Quiz 1 – Round 4 – Language

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1. What is the French word for ‘Tuesday’?

mardi

2. How many points is the letter J worth in a game of Scrabble?

8 points

3. Head is to hat, as hand is to… which word?

glove

4. The word ‘bungalow’ is derived from which language?

Accept both Bengali and Hindi – ‘Bangla’ is a Hindi word for a house. The word also exists with a different meaning in Bengali.

5. What is the correct spelling of millennium?

Millennium – double l and double n

6. The German word ‘Luft’ translates into English as what?

Air

7. Which famous celebrity is ‘A Pretender’ – when the letters of his name are rearranged?

Peter Andre

8. Algophobia is a fear of what?

Pain

9. What is the official language of Togo?

French

10. If I were ‘acersecomic’, what would I have never done?

I would have never had my hair cut

 

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