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Hebrew Animals Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge of Hebrew by translating these names of different animals to and from Hebrew! NOTE: When writing the Hebrew names, I spelled them in a way that would help you to pronounce them correctly. Have fun!

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

Author
yehudi

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
282,813

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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540

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Question 1 of 10

1. How do you say "lion" in Hebrew? Hint

Kelev

Namer

Ariyeh

Liun

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Question 2 of 10

2. What's the English name for a "kelev"? Hint

Sheep

Dog

Tiger

Koala

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Question 3 of 10

3. What do you call a "bear" in Hebrew? Hint

Ber

Smer

Dov

Nachash

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is a "dag"? Hint

Bird

Fish

Type of spider

Female goat

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the Hebrew word for a "turtle"? Hint

Arnav

Vatz

Toordel

Tzav

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following is a TYPE of bird? Hint

Shafan

Gozal

Tzipor

Yonah

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the Hebrew word for a "giraffe"? Hint

Kipod

Soos

Jiraffa

Kof

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following descriptions would best describe a "Sna'ee" (otherwise spelled "snai")? Hint

Lives in water

Omnivore

Flies

Climbs trees

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following is NOT a mammal? Hint

Tayish

Kof

Nesher

Kelev

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following has tusks? Hint

Marak

Pil

Pulon

Muruk

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How do you say "lion" in Hebrew?

Answer: Ariyeh

Can be confused with the pronunciation "aryeh". A "namer" is a tiger, and there is no such thing as "liun" in Hebrew.

2. What's the English name for a "kelev"?

Answer: Dog

The word "kelev" is used for a male dog, and "kalba" is used for a female dog. In Hebrew, the word for "koala" is the same as in English. In Hebrew, a "keves" is a male sheep and a "kivsah" is a female sheep.

3. What do you call a "bear" in Hebrew?

Answer: Dov

"Dubi" is the word for a teddy-bear, but is also used for a baby bear. A "nachash" is a snake, and "ber" is the Yiddish word for a bear. "Smer" is completely made up.

4. What is a "dag"?

Answer: Fish

A fun Hebrew tongue twister with the word "dag" is "dag daggon", the word "daggon" being a kind of "pet name" for fish, like saying "fishy" (but only when used together with "dag"). A female goat is an "ez" in Hebrew.

5. What is the Hebrew word for a "turtle"?

Answer: Tzav

An "arnav" is a rabbit. "Toordel" and "vatz" don't mean anything.

6. Which of the following is a TYPE of bird?

Answer: Yonah

A "yonah" is a dove, a "shafan" is a bunny (while "arnav" means rabbit), a "tzipor" is a bird (the general term), and a "gozal" is a baby bird; a chick.

7. What is the Hebrew word for a "giraffe"?

Answer: Jiraffa

A lot of the Hebrew names for animals are very similar to (or exactly the same as) English, along with many other random words. A "soos" is a horse, and a "kipod" is a porcupine.

8. Which of the following descriptions would best describe a "Sna'ee" (otherwise spelled "snai")?

Answer: Climbs trees

A "sna'ee/snai" is a squirrel.

9. Which of the following is NOT a mammal?

Answer: Nesher

A "nesher" is an eagle, a "kof" is a monkey, and a "tayish" is a he-goat. "Mammal" in Hebrew is "yonek".

10. Which of the following has tusks?

Answer: Pil

Muruk and Pulon are completely made up; "marak" means soup in Hebrew.

Source: Author yehudi

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