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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.

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

Zamek

Klasztor

Kosciol

Rynek

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Question 2 of 10

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

Lake

Island

Mountain

Bridge

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Question 3 of 10

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

Chleb

Winogrona

Samochod

Szynka

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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

Peas

Beans

Strawberries

Cabbage

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

Czerwony

Bialy

Zielony

Czarny

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Question 6 of 10

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

Dolina

Prom

Ulica

Pole

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Question 7 of 10

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

Obnizka

Wyjscie

Sklep

Odjazd

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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

Nowy Rok.

Boze Narodzenie.

Stare Miasto

Wolny Pokoj.

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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

Na zdrowie.

Prosze.

Uwaga.

Dobranoc.

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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

Mleczny bar

Winiarnia

Piwiarnia

Kawiarnia

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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.

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.

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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