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Quiz about A Clockwork Orange Nadsat
Quiz about A Clockwork Orange Nadsat

"A Clockwork Orange" Nadsat Trivia Quiz


This quiz is all about the slang Alex and his friends use in the book 'A Clockwork Orange' by Anthony Burgess. I'll give you a Nadsat or English word and you have to select the equivalent in the other language.

A multiple-choice quiz by dippy_13. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
dippy_13
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
65,324
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1133
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is a veshch? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What is a Prestoopnick? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What word means 'big' in Nadsat?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 4 of 10
4. Does Alex have a 'litso'?

Answer: (You can write Yes, No, Y or N)
Question 5 of 10
5. What is a 'mesto'? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the name for 'teeth'? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Is 'kupetting' illegal?

Answer: (You can write Yes, No, Y or N)
Question 8 of 10
8. Which of the following does 'skorry' mean? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. If something is 'Horrorshow', is it good?

Answer: (You can write Yes, No, Y or N)
Question 10 of 10
10. What is a nadsat? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is a veshch?

Answer: A Thing

'He started going on about all these Veshches.'
2. What is a Prestoopnick?

Answer: A Criminal

'I wasn't a presnoopick like them.'
3. What word means 'big' in Nadsat?

Answer: bolshy

'We had these real bolshy boots for kicking.'
4. Does Alex have a 'litso'?

Answer: yes

A Litso is a face.
5. What is a 'mesto'?

Answer: A Place

'Let's get out of this Mesto.'
6. What is the name for 'teeth'?

Answer: Zoobies

'Dim gave him a good kick in the zoobies.'
7. Is 'kupetting' illegal?

Answer: no

Kupetting is buying.
8. Which of the following does 'skorry' mean?

Answer: Fast

'I snarled and grabbed it skorry.'
9. If something is 'Horrorshow', is it good?

Answer: yes

'Flip horrorshow takings there.'
10. What is a nadsat?

Answer: A Teenager

This is where the name for Alex's language comes from.
Source: Author dippy_13

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