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Quiz about Where in the World
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Where in the World... Trivia Quiz


This quiz follows a day in the life of Suzy, a girl from England, who unbeknown to her, uses words from all around the world. Where in the world do the following fairly common words originate?

A multiple-choice quiz by witchdog. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
witchdog
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
326,955
Updated
Jun 01 24
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
918
Question 1 of 10
1. It was the first day of the holidays, Suzy was eating her breakfast. "Pass the marmalade please," she asked her brother,
From where in the world does the word marmalade come from?
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Question 2 of 10
2. After breakfast Suzy changed into her new purple jodhpurs and ran to the field where Charlie, her pony, was kept.
From where in the world does the word jodhpurs originate?
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Question 3 of 10
3. "Wait," called her mum, "it looks like rain, you'd better take your anorak."
From where in the world does the word anorak come from?
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Question 4 of 10
4. Charlie, the Welsh pony, took one look at Suzy's purple jodphurs and galloped off snorting and bucking round the field.
"Stop acting like a bucking bronco!" shouted Suzy.
Which language do we get the word bronco from?
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Question 5 of 10
5. After Suzy had finally caught Charlie she rode him to her Uncle Peter's house. Uncle Peter was busy tending his tiny bonsai trees.
Where in the world does the word bonsai come from?
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Question 6 of 10
6. By the time Suzy got back home mum had gone out. "I'll have to make my own lunch," she thought. In the cupboard she found a pot noodle. "This will do."
Where in the world does the word noodle come from?
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Question 7 of 10
7. As Suzy sat down to eat, she thought, "this hasn't got much flavour, I'll add some ketchup."
Where in the world does the word ketchup come from?
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Question 8 of 10
8. Mum came back. "Have you done your homework yet, Suzy? You've English and Maths to do, best to get it done sooner rather than later."
"Don't nag mum, I'll read a chapter of 'The Forsyte Saga' now."
Where in the world does the word saga come from?
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Question 9 of 10
9. "Just maths left to do, then I can relax for the rest of the holidays," called out Suzy to her mum. "Oh no! its algebra! Help!"
Where in the world does the word algebra come from?
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Question 10 of 10
10. "This is awful," Suzy pondered over her homework. "Algebra should be a taboo subject."
Where in the world does the word taboo come from?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. It was the first day of the holidays, Suzy was eating her breakfast. "Pass the marmalade please," she asked her brother, From where in the world does the word marmalade come from?

Answer: Portugal

Marmalade was originally made from quinces and the name comes from the Portuguese marmelada or marmelo - a quince.
2. After breakfast Suzy changed into her new purple jodhpurs and ran to the field where Charlie, her pony, was kept. From where in the world does the word jodhpurs originate?

Answer: India

Jodhpur riding trousers were named after the town of Jodhpur in India.
3. "Wait," called her mum, "it looks like rain, you'd better take your anorak." From where in the world does the word anorak come from?

Answer: Greenland

Anorak is the Inuit word for a warm, waterproof, hooded jacket. Anorak is also used in England as a slang word for someone with (what's thought of by others) a boring hobby.
4. Charlie, the Welsh pony, took one look at Suzy's purple jodphurs and galloped off snorting and bucking round the field. "Stop acting like a bucking bronco!" shouted Suzy. Which language do we get the word bronco from?

Answer: Spanish

Bronco (alt. spelling broncho) meaning a half-tame horse comes from the Spanish bronco meaning rough or sturdy.
5. After Suzy had finally caught Charlie she rode him to her Uncle Peter's house. Uncle Peter was busy tending his tiny bonsai trees. Where in the world does the word bonsai come from?

Answer: Japan

The word bonsai means tray or bowl cultivation in Japanese.
6. By the time Suzy got back home mum had gone out. "I'll have to make my own lunch," she thought. In the cupboard she found a pot noodle. "This will do." Where in the world does the word noodle come from?

Answer: Germany

Noodle comes from the German nudel, meaning ribbon-shaped pasta.
7. As Suzy sat down to eat, she thought, "this hasn't got much flavour, I'll add some ketchup." Where in the world does the word ketchup come from?

Answer: China

Ke-tsuiap was a spicey pickled fish sauce popular in 17th century China. It sounds disgusting to me - give me tomato anytime!
8. Mum came back. "Have you done your homework yet, Suzy? You've English and Maths to do, best to get it done sooner rather than later." "Don't nag mum, I'll read a chapter of 'The Forsyte Saga' now." Where in the world does the word saga come from?

Answer: Scandinavia

A saga was a very long Norse story, usually about a king or famous battle.
9. "Just maths left to do, then I can relax for the rest of the holidays," called out Suzy to her mum. "Oh no! its algebra! Help!" Where in the world does the word algebra come from?

Answer: Arabia

Algebra comes from the Arabic Al-Jebr meaning the resetting of anything broken.
10. "This is awful," Suzy pondered over her homework. "Algebra should be a taboo subject." Where in the world does the word taboo come from?

Answer: Polynesian Islands

Taboo is a Polynesian word meaning forbidden.
Source: Author witchdog

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