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A Word of Manx Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about Manx, the language of the Isle of Man. It should be quite hard, so I wish all of you intrepid players good luck on this difficultly esoteric little number!

A multiple-choice quiz by Flynn_17. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Flynn_17

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
171,347

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
463

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name given to the British Isles in Manx? Hint

Ny h-Ellanyn Asoar

Ny h-Ellanyn Canaaragh

Ny h-Ellanyn Souree

Ny h-Ellanyn Goaldagh

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the Manx term for 'self', as in 'to defend ones self'? Hint

Hene

Hiarn

Heose

Heerg

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Manx alphabet does not have the letter 'j', and therefore no words incorporate this letter.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the Manx word for 'square'? Hint

Magrey

Kerrin

Vargee

Valley

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Question 5 of 10

5. While you're talking to your Manx friend, he turns round and says angrily 'Kevys dou?' What has he just said? Hint

How would I know?

What's your problem?

What's up?

Will you get lost?

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these phrases does not mean 'I'm sorry'? Hint

S'doogh lhiam

S'treih lhiam

S'olk lhiam

Bare lhiam

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Question 7 of 10

7. This is more of a Geography question, but it does involve Manx. Which of these countries is NOT in Europe? Hint

Yn Eeslynn

Yn Ghermaan

Iddaal

Yn Injey

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Question 8 of 10

8. Most houses have a 'chellveeishan' today, but what is a 'chellveeishan'?

Answer: (One Word, no punctuation)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Here are some Manx numbers. I need you to tell me what comes next.
1:Un 2:Daa 3:Tree 4:Kiare 5:.... ? Hint

Hoght

Queig

Nane-jeig

Shiaght

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these Manx words refers to an edible item? Hint

Ard-Linney

Queeyllaghey

Soo ooyllagh

Foanney

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name given to the British Isles in Manx?

Answer: Ny h-Ellanyn Goaldagh

'Ny h-Ellanyn' means 'The Island'. The other three choices mean 'The Azores' ('Asoar'), 'The Canaries' ('Canaaragh'), and 'The Summer Isles' ('Souree'). 'Innys' is also a Manx word for 'island'.

2. What is the Manx term for 'self', as in 'to defend ones self'?

Answer: Hene

'Heose' means 'inverted', 'Hiarn' refers to the Lord, and 'Heerg' is just a nonsense word. Incidentally, the Manx term for 'to defend oneself' is 'hene-coadey'.

3. The Manx alphabet does not have the letter 'j', and therefore no words incorporate this letter.

Answer: False

This is false. In fact, there are a lot of words in the Manx language that begin with 'j'. More than most other letters.

4. What is the Manx word for 'square'?

Answer: Kerrin

Both 'vargee' and 'valley' mean 'market', so a 'market square' is 'Kerrin y Vargee' or 'Kerrin y Valley'.

5. While you're talking to your Manx friend, he turns round and says angrily 'Kevys dou?' What has he just said?

Answer: How would I know?

'Kevys' means 'how' in Manx.

6. Which of these phrases does not mean 'I'm sorry'?

Answer: Bare lhiam

'Bare lhiam' means 'I would prefer' or 'I preferred'.

7. This is more of a Geography question, but it does involve Manx. Which of these countries is NOT in Europe?

Answer: Yn Injey

'Yn Injey' refers to India. 'Yn Eeslyn' is 'Iceland', 'Iddaal' is 'Italy', and 'Yn Ghermaan' is 'Germany'.

8. Most houses have a 'chellveeishan' today, but what is a 'chellveeishan'?

Answer: television

This word is one of many in Manx that are derived from the English word and mutated to suit Manx pronounciation.

9. Here are some Manx numbers. I need you to tell me what comes next. 1:Un 2:Daa 3:Tree 4:Kiare 5:.... ?

Answer: Queig

Of course, 5 comes after 4! Incidentally...
'Hoght' - Eight
'Nane-jeig' - Eleven
'Shiaght' - Seven.

10. Which of these Manx words refers to an edible item?

Answer: Soo ooyllagh

'Soo Ooyllagh' is 'Apple jam'. The three other choices are all parts of a car. 'Queeyllaghey' means 'wheel', 'Foanney' is 'chassis', and 'Ard-Linney' means 'trunk'.

Source: Author Flynn_17

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