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Justa Word in Spanish Trivia Quiz

This is a look at some cultural differences in the Spanish-speaking world.

A multiple-choice quiz by biblioholik. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
biblioholik

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
268,625

Updated
Jun 08 24

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Awards
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Question 1 of 10

1. The verb, 'so�ar', means to dream. Which preposition does it require? Hint

por

con

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the most widely-spoken indigenous language of South America? Hint

Nahuatl

Quechua

Navajo

Guaran�

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Question 3 of 10

3. There are words in Spanish that change their meanings with their gender.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. If you are eating in a restaurant, and you hear the following: �Me trae la cuenta, por favor?, what is being asked for? Hint

A bottle of beer

More water

Some napkins

The bill or check

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Question 5 of 10

5. In Spanish, all nouns ending in 'a' are feminine.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Most Spanish nouns ending in the letter 'o' are masculine.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Many English speakers feel that Friday 13th is unlucky. What is the Spanish equivalent? Hint

Tuesday 13th

Friday 9th

Thursday 13th

Sunday 5th

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Question 8 of 10

8. To what does the word 'araucaria' refer? Hint

Monkey Puzzle tree

Colombian tea

Peruvian herb

Ecuadorian chocolate

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Question 9 of 10

9. What would you be doing with a 'charango'? Hint

Eating it

Playing it

Drinking it

Braiding it

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is Inti? Hint

A Brazilian musical style with dance steps

A Bolivian pop star

Incan sun god often portrayed as a human face within a sun disk

A past president of Chile

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The verb, 'so�ar', means to dream. Which preposition does it require?

Answer: con

La semana pasada, yo so�� con ella. I dreamed about her last week.

2. What is the most widely-spoken indigenous language of South America?

Answer: Quechua

This language has some 13 million speakers in the Andean region. Its first grammar was compiled by a missionary in 1560 and it was used by the Catholic Church to help convert the population. Condor and puma are derived from this language.

Guaran� is widely spoken in Paraguay and Brazil; Nahuatl, in Mexico; and Navajo, in the U.S. Southwest.

3. There are words in Spanish that change their meanings with their gender.

Answer: True

Examples include el orden (sequence such as alphebetical order) and la orden or command. El cura is priest and la cura is a cure.

4. If you are eating in a restaurant, and you hear the following: �Me trae la cuenta, por favor?, what is being asked for?

Answer: The bill or check

Do remember that in Spain it only means bill in a restaurant. A gas bill or a bill for repairs is una factura. In Latin America, 'cuenta' covers it all. Latin America usually has a more relaxed sense of the language and is also more likely to borrow from English.

5. In Spanish, all nouns ending in 'a' are feminine.

Answer: False

Often when a true/false question speaks of all or none, it's false. In Spanish, some a ending words are masculine. El d�a is a very obvious example. Make the articles and adjectives agree correctly.

Ex. Todos los d�as
Another example is el idioma.

6. Most Spanish nouns ending in the letter 'o' are masculine.

Answer: True

La mano, hand, is an obvious exception.

7. Many English speakers feel that Friday 13th is unlucky. What is the Spanish equivalent?

Answer: Tuesday 13th

There is a rhyme to remind you:
En martes, no te cases ni te embarques.
Don't get married or set sail on a Tuesday.

8. To what does the word 'araucaria' refer?

Answer: Monkey Puzzle tree

The national tree of Chile was beloved of Victorian gardeners. Its English name--rather whimsical--has no connection with its original environment, since no monkeys live within range. The tale goes that the name may have stuck after someone said, "It would puzzle a monkey to climb that."

9. What would you be doing with a 'charango'?

Answer: Playing it

This is a small instrument with a mandolin-like sound used in Andean music. It was traditionally made from an armadillo shell; though, nowadays it is generally made of wood. It has ten strings that aretuned in pairs.

10. Who is Inti?

Answer: Incan sun god often portrayed as a human face within a sun disk

The Inca rulers believed they were descended from Inti, the sun god. Worshipping him was a state-imposed cult. He lives on in a festival, Inti Raymi, the annual festival of the winter solstice, held in Cuzco on 24 June. (Remember! It's the Southern Hemisphere and the seasons are the reverse of ours in the United States.)

Source: Author biblioholik

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