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Hello, Hello, Hello. Trivia Quiz

There are many languages in the world that you could learn. Some have more than one way to say Hello. Can you identify the language or country I am looking for?

A multiple-choice quiz by romeomikegolf. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
romeomikegolf

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
318,310

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1356

Question 1 of 10

1. In this language friends, who might live near the Eiffel Tower, often greet each other by saying 'salut'. Which language is it? Hint

Italian

Swedish

Spanish

French

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which language, used in part of Great Britain, would you greet a close friend by saying 'shwmae'? Hint

Swahili

Albanian

Welsh

Navajo

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Question 3 of 10

3. Three ways to say 'hello' in this language are 'Tag', 'Moin' and 'Gr��gott'. They are pronounced 'tack', 'moyn' and 'grussgot'. Which language, spoken along the river Rhine, is it? Hint

Austrian

Swiss

German

Polish

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Question 4 of 10

4. If you were visiting friends in Norway, what would be one of the ways to say 'hello'? Hint

Sal

Heisann

Hoi

Hejsa

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Question 5 of 10

5. Your new neighbours are from Poland. When you get to know them you might say 'witaj' pronounced 'veeta'. What is a more formal way to greet someone from Poland? Hint

Do widzenia

Dzień dobry

Dobranoc

Przepraszam

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Question 6 of 10

6. This is a language you would only normally hear on television or in the cinema. Which people say 'nuqneh'? Hint

Klingons

Arcadians

Orcs

Dwarfs

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Question 7 of 10

7. In some parts of England you may be greeted by someone saying 'Wotcher'.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which Pacific island country would you greet someone by saying 'Bula Uro'? Hint

Australia

Japan

Fiji

New Zealand

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Question 9 of 10

9. You may hear a lot of people say 'Ciao' (you say chow) when they meet friends. In which city are you LEAST likely to hear this greeting? Hint

Valetta

Venice

Milan

Madrid

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Question 10 of 10

10. This country is at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Where would you be if you said 'selam'? Hint

Palestine

Pakistan

Turkey

Greece

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In this language friends, who might live near the Eiffel Tower, often greet each other by saying 'salut'. Which language is it?

Answer: French

During the day, if you meet someone you don't know, you would say 'bonjour', in the evening you would use 'bonsoir'. Friends use 'salut' (you don't pronounce the 't') at any time of the day.

2. In which language, used in part of Great Britain, would you greet a close friend by saying 'shwmae'?

Answer: Welsh

'Shwmae' translates as 'how are you' and is pronounced 'shoe my'. A more formal way is to say 'dydd da' (deethe dar) or 'good day'.

3. Three ways to say 'hello' in this language are 'Tag', 'Moin' and 'Gr��gott'. They are pronounced 'tack', 'moyn' and 'grussgot'. Which language, spoken along the river Rhine, is it?

Answer: German

The different ways to say 'hello' in Germany depend on where you are. It is rare to hear 'Gr��gott' used in the north where 'moin' is more common. 'Moin' is a very shortened way of saying 'Guten Morgan' or 'good morning'. Swiss people speak either German, French or Italin. Austrian is a variety of German in the same way that American English is a variety of British English.

4. If you were visiting friends in Norway, what would be one of the ways to say 'hello'?

Answer: Heisann

Other ways to say 'hello' in Norwegian are 'hei' (Hi), 'hallo' and 'god dag' (good day).

5. Your new neighbours are from Poland. When you get to know them you might say 'witaj' pronounced 'veeta'. What is a more formal way to greet someone from Poland?

Answer: Dzień dobry

'Dzień dobry' (pronounced jean dough bree) is the formal way to greet someone. 'Do widzenia' (dough wid zenya) is 'goodbye'. 'Dobranoc' (dobranotes) means 'goodnight' and 'Przepraszam' (psheyprashem) means 'sorry'. Polish is not an easy language to learn.

6. This is a language you would only normally hear on television or in the cinema. Which people say 'nuqneh'?

Answer: Klingons

Klingons greet each other by saying nuqneh, which is pronounced 'nook-neck' and means 'what do you want?' They are not a very friendly people. Klingon is one of the only made up languages that you can actually take a course in and learn to speak it.

7. In some parts of England you may be greeted by someone saying 'Wotcher'.

Answer: True

It is a slang term used in certain parts of England, usually around the eastern parts of London. It started towards the end of the 19th century and is thought to be a contraction of 'what cheer'.

8. In which Pacific island country would you greet someone by saying 'Bula Uro'?

Answer: Fiji

Fiji is to the east of Australia, and north of New Zealand. It is made up of around 322 islands but people only live on 106 of them all the time. It is part of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

9. You may hear a lot of people say 'Ciao' (you say chow) when they meet friends. In which city are you LEAST likely to hear this greeting?

Answer: Madrid

'Ciao' is used by people that speak Italian, or have Italian blood. Madrid is in Spain, so people there are more likely to say 'hola'. Valetta is in Malta, but a lot of people there use some Italian words.

10. This country is at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Where would you be if you said 'selam'?

Answer: Turkey

Turkey is on what is known as the Anatolian peninsula. It has a history going back several thousands of years. Ankara is the capital city, but Istanbul is larger and is the one that most people think of. Istanbul used to be called Constantinople and, before that, Byzantium.

Source: Author romeomikegolf

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