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Happy Friday Trivia Quiz

Greetings. Friday is my favorite day of the week, so here is a quiz that says "Happy Friday" in other languages. Can you match the correct native language?

A multiple-choice quiz by Sari73. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Sari73

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
377,821

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
355

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. I am looking at the Curtea Veche, a 15th century residence built by Vlad III, the inspiration for Dracula, when I suddenly hear the words "Fericit Vineri" out of nowhere. In which language does this mean "Happy Friday"?
Hint

Italian

Croatian

Estonian

Romanian

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Question 2 of 10

2. I am now in a European nation surrounded by domed cathedrals and a Sistine chapel, when someone says to me, "Felice Venerdi". In what language does this mean "Happy Friday"?
Hint

Neopolitan

Spanish

Italian

Portuguese

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Question 3 of 10

3. I am in a European country walking along the Paseo del Prado when someone says to me "Feliz viernes". In which language does this mean "Happy Friday"? Hint

Romanian

Portuguese

Spanish

Esperanto

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Question 4 of 10

4. I am now in an Asian country looking at Zen temples and drinking Matcha when I hear someone say, "Shee-a-wa-se na Kinyobi". In what language could this mean "Happy Friday"? Hint

Korean

Chinese

Japanese

Tibetan

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Question 5 of 10

5. I am now in an Asian country traveling to the Batu caves where someone tells me "Jumaat yang Gembira". In which language does this mean "Happy Friday"? Hint

Swahili

Mongolian

Malaysian

Benghali

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Question 6 of 10

6. I am in a European country, bicycling along the Champs Elysees, where I hear the words "Vendredi heureux". In which language does this mean "Happy Friday"? Hint

Cantonese

French

Tahitian

Samoan

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Question 7 of 10

7. Now standing in an old Republic country, I can see the Old Town Square and Charles Bridge, where I hear someone say to me "Stastny Patek". In what language does this mean "Happy Friday"? Hint

Czech

Hungarian

Polish

Latvian

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Question 8 of 10

8. I am preparing to travel to a Eurasian country placed within two continents, that can be identified by its red flag, known as "al bayrak". The day I arrive will be a Friday, and I will say "Mutlu cuma". In what language does this mean "Happy Friday"? Hint

Armenian

Russian

Croatian

Turkish

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Question 9 of 10

9. Now traveling in a landlocked country in Central Europe, west of Romania, a heavily robed monk offers me a Kalac bread and says "Boldog pentek". In which language does this mean "Happy Friday"? Hint

Dutch

Polish

Hungarian

Flemish

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, one of my travels was to a Nordic country, where I visited the Moomin World, a theme park based on the Moomin books of Tove Jansson. It was almost the weekend and I heard the words "Hyva perjantai". In what language would this have meant "Happy Friday"? Hint

Swedish

Finnish

Norwegian

Croatian

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Romanian

The Romanian language has many root origins in Latin and also contains many words taken from the surrounding Slavic languages, as well as root words from French, Old Church Slavonic, German, Greek and Turkish.

2. I am now in a European nation surrounded by domed cathedrals and a Sistine chapel, when someone says to me, "Felice Venerdi". In what language does this mean "Happy Friday"?

Answer: Italian

The Spanish significantly altered the Italian language from Latin since the Middle Ages. It wasn't until Napoleon's 1850 invasion of Italy that propelled the language towards its standard form. Italian is now the official language of Italy, Switzerland and San Marino.

3. I am in a European country walking along the Paseo del Prado when someone says to me "Feliz viernes". In which language does this mean "Happy Friday"?

Answer: Spanish

Friday is officially the last working day in Spain, which is still a Catholic country. It should see the last day as the day God rested, that is Saturday and Sunday being the start of something new. The Paseo del Prado is a historical boulevard in Madrid, Spain, known as a place of cultural interest.

4. I am now in an Asian country looking at Zen temples and drinking Matcha when I hear someone say, "Shee-a-wa-se na Kinyobi". In what language could this mean "Happy Friday"?

Answer: Japanese

The Chinese day assignment (based on planetary chronology) was incorporated into Japan by a traveling monk named Kobo Daishi. The metal gold stands for the root word Kin, as in Kinyobi.

5. I am now in an Asian country traveling to the Batu caves where someone tells me "Jumaat yang Gembira". In which language does this mean "Happy Friday"?

Answer: Malaysian

There are nearly 18 million Standard Malay speakers in the world. There are also an estimated 170 million people who speak Indonesian, which is a form of Malay.

6. I am in a European country, bicycling along the Champs Elysees, where I hear the words "Vendredi heureux". In which language does this mean "Happy Friday"?

Answer: French

In French, Friday is named after the planet Venus. French days were named after planets, in the order of Sun, Moon, Mars (Ares), Mercury (Hermes), Jupiter (Zeus), Venus (Aphrodite) and Saturn (Cronos).

7. Now standing in an old Republic country, I can see the Old Town Square and Charles Bridge, where I hear someone say to me "Stastny Patek". In what language does this mean "Happy Friday"?

Answer: Czech

The region where Czech is traditionally spoken was once called Bohemia. It was named after the Boii tribe who have inhabited the region since at the 1st century AD.

Answer: Turkish

The ancient language of Turkish, belongs to the Ural-Altaic language family and scholars have said is closely related to Mongolian, Manchu-Tungus,and Korean. The Ural-Altaic semantic structure includes: Vowel harmony, absence of gender, Agglutination, Adjectives (which precede nouns) and Verb placement at the end of the sentence.

Answer: Hungarian

Hungarian is an Ugric language in which nouns can have up to 238 possible forms. Its earliest known writing was a funeral oration completed in 1196.
Kalac, or Kalach, is a braided sweet bread popular throughout Eastern Europe.

Answer: Finnish

The Finnish language is closely related to Estonian and it wasn't until 1892 that Finnish became an independent language, apart from Swedish.
Finland was a part of Sweden until 1809 and continues to use Swedish as its official language. The Moomins are a popular children's book series by Tove Jansson, that originated in Finland.

Source: Author Sari73

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