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Quiz about Basic Polish For The Tourist
Quiz about Basic Polish For The Tourist

Basic Polish For The Tourist Trivia Quiz


Poland having become a popular tourist destination, a little check-up on your understanding of 'Basic Polish' might do you no harm. So have a try and see how well you would survive in the country of the 'crowned white eagle'.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
flem-ish
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
78,754
Updated
Jun 04 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1955
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Question 1 of 10
1. Suppose you are looking for the 'market square' somewhere, which of these signs would point out the right direction? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What does 'Gora' mean in a name such as Jasna Gora? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these would you buy at a piekarnia or bakery? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. You go to a restaurant or other eatery and order a dish with 'kapusta'. What do you get on your plate ? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. You want to buy a dress, and you would like to tell the shop-assistant that the colour you saw in the display-window is not the one you prefer. What you fancy is a white one. Which is the right Polish colour word to explain your problem? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of these words might you frequently come across in streetnames? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of these words might you come across in a train station because it means Departure ? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of these phrasings tells you where to look for the 'Old City' (what the Germans call: die Altstadt)? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. It's getting late and you want to say 'Good Night' to somebody. Which of these phrasings do you choose? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Just in case this quiz has made you thirsty and you seriously consider having a few glasses of beer: in which of these places are you most likely to find what you need as it is what they specialise in? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Suppose you are looking for the 'market square' somewhere, which of these signs would point out the right direction?

Answer: Rynek

"Klasztor" (Latin "claustrum") is a monastery. "Kosciol" is a church and when you are looking for a castle 'zamek' is what you need. "Szkola" is a school.
2. What does 'Gora' mean in a name such as Jasna Gora?

Answer: Mountain

Jezioro would be a lake. Most is a bridge. Think of the famous Karlov Most in Prague. Wyspa is an island. Wzgorze is a hill.
3. Which of these would you buy at a piekarnia or bakery?

Answer: Chleb

"Szynka" (German "Schinken") is ham. "Winogrona" refers to grapes. "Samochod" is a car. "Chleb" is bread and is what the "piekarz" bakes for you.
4. You go to a restaurant or other eatery and order a dish with 'kapusta'. What do you get on your plate ?

Answer: Cabbage

Kapusta is possibly related to Dutch 'kabuiskool'. Truskawka is what English calls strawberries. Bob or fasola are beans and groszek are peas.
5. You want to buy a dress, and you would like to tell the shop-assistant that the colour you saw in the display-window is not the one you prefer. What you fancy is a white one. Which is the right Polish colour word to explain your problem?

Answer: Bialy

"Czarny" is black. "Zielony" is green. "Czerwony" is red. And "bialy" is white.
6. Which of these words might you frequently come across in streetnames?

Answer: Ulica

"Prom" is a ferry; "dolina" is a valley; "pole" is a field.
7. Which of these words might you come across in a train station because it means Departure ?

Answer: Odjazd

"Wyjscie" is the exit. "Wejscie" would be the entrance. "Obnizka" refers to a reduced price. "Sklep" is a shop. Departure when referring to planes is "odlot" (take-off).
8. Which of these phrasings tells you where to look for the 'Old City' (what the Germans call: die Altstadt)?

Answer: Stare Miasto

Nowy Rok is New Year and Boze Narodzenie is Christmas. Wolny Pokoj tells you there is a room to let. Stare = old. Miasto = town.
9. It's getting late and you want to say 'Good Night' to somebody. Which of these phrasings do you choose?

Answer: Dobranoc.

Prosze = please. Uwaga= pay attention. Na zdrowie is the well-known phrasing to say cheers when you drink your vodka. It also means "bless you" when somebody sneezes. Dobra = good. Noc ...compare Latin nox-noctis {;} Italian {notte;} Spanish noche.
10. Just in case this quiz has made you thirsty and you seriously consider having a few glasses of beer: in which of these places are you most likely to find what you need as it is what they specialise in?

Answer: Piwiarnia

A "mleczny bar" is a milk bar. You also find dairy food here, cereals, veggies. "Kawiarna" is a cafe where coffee comes first. Tea (herbata) is possible too, and if you eat a light snack, they might sell you drinks as well. "Winiarnia" of course is a wine vault.

But in a "piwiarnia," "piwo" or beer will be what they expect you to order. No meals in a piwiarnia or winiarmia. Drinking is what they are for. By the way in case you are looking for a Rob Roy or a martini dry, do not go to a cocktail bar because there they might offer you a milkshake.
Source: Author flem-ish

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