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Quiz about Lets Play Palla Ovale Rugby
Quiz about Lets Play Palla Ovale Rugby

Let's Play Palla Ovale (Rugby) Quiz


Italy in the Six Nations Tournament! How strange in the Land where football rules. Let's give homage to the few braves who dare to fight the Mighty French and Britons with this quiz about Italian Rubgy Terms.

A multiple-choice quiz by zordy. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
zordy
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
229,423
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
253
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Question 1 of 10
1. A question about the players on the field. How do you translate "pilone"?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. And who is the "tallonatore"?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Now, let's get in the thick of the game. What "meta" means?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. And what "mischia" means?

Answer: ((Get together, stay close and you'll find the answer))
Question 5 of 10
5. An easy one: "Avanti" means...
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Now the ball is kicked, it's in the air, this is a "Trasformazione!" In English?

Answer: (Guess it and earn 2 points)
Question 7 of 10
7. How do Italians call the Lineout?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. And what is the High Tackle called?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In which town are normally played the 6 Nation Tournament's matches in Italy? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. One of the oldest Italian rubgy club, the Padua team, derives its name from a famous Italian poet. Who? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. A question about the players on the field. How do you translate "pilone"?

Answer: Prop

"Pilone" is like saying "Tall pole" (nothing to do with Poland)
2. And who is the "tallonatore"?

Answer: Hooker

Literally, tallonatore means one who follows you staying just behind, at your heels (talloni)
3. Now, let's get in the thick of the game. What "meta" means?

Answer: Try

"Meta" means "goal". But in football we say "Rete" (Net) or simply "Goooooool!"
4. And what "mischia" means?

Answer: scrum

Pronounce it meesk-ya with the accent on ee.
5. An easy one: "Avanti" means...

Answer: Forward

There's a funny Billy Wilder's film called "Avanti!" that's what we say when someone knocks at the door to let him in.
6. Now the ball is kicked, it's in the air, this is a "Trasformazione!" In English?

Answer: Conversion

Just kidding. The conversion is two points, the correct answer is 10.
7. How do Italians call the Lineout?

Answer: Touche

Yes, it's French. "Palla Ovale" is the old, "correct" term to mean Rugby, but nobody uses it.
8. And what is the High Tackle called?

Answer: Cravatta

Sometimes is an attempted murder (assassinio)
9. In which town are normally played the 6 Nation Tournament's matches in Italy?

Answer: Rome

Stadio Flaminio. And everybody's delighted by Rugby fans' style, pretty different from football crowds' riotous habits
10. One of the oldest Italian rubgy club, the Padua team, derives its name from a famous Italian poet. Who?

Answer: Petrarch

a.k.a. Petrarca. Benetton is the Treviso team, and definitely not a poet. Thanks to TabbyTom for the idea of this quiz.
Source: Author zordy

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