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Colourfully Bilingual Trivia Quiz
Afrikaans is spoken in South Africa. It originated from Dutch and in certain respects has not changed much.Try and match the English colours to the Afrikaans.
A matching quiz
by kino76.
Estimated time: 3 mins.
(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right
side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.
Questions
Choices
1. Wit
White
2. Blou
Orange
3. Geel
Purple
4. Swart
Yellow
5. Oranje
Gray
6. Pers
Black
7. Rooi
Blue
8. Groen
Red
9. Grys
Green
10. Bruin
Brown
Select each answer
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Wit
Answer: White
The Afrikaans word is identical to the original Dutch "wit". The "W" in Afrikaans is pronounced as a "V".
2. Blou
Answer: Blue
The Afrikaans word is similar to the German "blau" or the Dutch "blauw" and, despite being spelled differently, is pronounced in much the same way.
3. Geel
Answer: Yellow
The Afrikaans word is identical to the original Dutch "geel".
4. Swart
Answer: Black
The Afrikaans word stems from the Dutch "zwart". As Afrikaans developed, many of the original Dutch words starting with "z" were changed to "s".
5. Oranje
Answer: Orange
The Afrikaans word is identical to the original Dutch "oranje".
6. Pers
Answer: Purple
In Afrikaans, the word "pers" can also mean "the press" as in news media.
7. Rooi
Answer: Red
The Afrikaans word developed from the original Dutch "rood".
8. Groen
Answer: Green
The Afrikaans word is identical to the original Dutch "groen".
9. Grys
Answer: Gray
the Afrikaans word originated from the Dutch word "grijs". Many Dutch words that contained the letters "ij" were changed to "y" as the Afrikaans language developed.
10. Bruin
Answer: Brown
The Afrikaans word is identical to the original Dutch word "bruin".
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