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Let's Play Palla Ovale (Rugby) Quiz

Italy in the Six Nations Tournament! How strange in the Land where football rules. Let's give homage to the few braves who dare to fight the Mighty French and Britons with this quiz about Italian Rubgy Terms.

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

Author
zordy

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
229,423

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
254

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. A question about the players on the field. How do you translate "pilone"?
Hint

Prop

Winger

Flanker

Full-Back

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Question 2 of 10

2. And who is the "tallonatore"?
Hint

Full-Back

Hooker

Centre

Scrum-half

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Question 3 of 10

3. Now, let's get in the thick of the game. What "meta" means?
Hint

Kick

Try

Penalty

Tackle

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Question 4 of 10

4. And what "mischia" means?

Answer: ((Get together, stay close and you'll find the answer))

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Question 5 of 10

5. An easy one: "Avanti" means...
Hint

Back

Forward

Halfback

Lock

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Question 6 of 10

6. Now the ball is kicked, it's in the air, this is a "Trasformazione!" In English?

Answer: (Guess it and earn 2 points)

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Question 7 of 10

7. How do Italians call the Lineout?
Hint

Touche

Fuorilinea

Lineafuori

Palla Ovale

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Question 8 of 10

8. And what is the High Tackle called?
Hint

Cintura

Punizione

Assassinio

Cravatta

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which town are normally played the 6 Nation Tournament's matches in Italy? Hint

Padova

Milano

Rovigo

Rome

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Question 10 of 10

10. One of the oldest Italian rubgy club, the Padua team, derives its name from a famous Italian poet. Who? Hint

Dante

Benetton

Boccaccio

Petrarch

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A question about the players on the field. How do you translate "pilone"?

Answer: Prop

"Pilone" is like saying "Tall pole" (nothing to do with Poland)

2. And who is the "tallonatore"?

Answer: Hooker

Literally, tallonatore means one who follows you staying just behind, at your heels (talloni)

3. Now, let's get in the thick of the game. What "meta" means?

Answer: Try

"Meta" means "goal". But in football we say "Rete" (Net) or simply "Goooooool!"

4. And what "mischia" means?

Answer: scrum

Pronounce it meesk-ya with the accent on ee.

5. An easy one: "Avanti" means...

Answer: Forward

There's a funny Billy Wilder's film called "Avanti!" that's what we say when someone knocks at the door to let him in.

6. Now the ball is kicked, it's in the air, this is a "Trasformazione!" In English?

Answer: Conversion

Just kidding. The conversion is two points, the correct answer is 10.

7. How do Italians call the Lineout?

Answer: Touche

Yes, it's French. "Palla Ovale" is the old, "correct" term to mean Rugby, but nobody uses it.

8. And what is the High Tackle called?

Answer: Cravatta

Sometimes is an attempted murder (assassinio)

9. In which town are normally played the 6 Nation Tournament's matches in Italy?

Answer: Rome

Stadio Flaminio. And everybody's delighted by Rugby fans' style, pretty different from football crowds' riotous habits

10. One of the oldest Italian rubgy club, the Padua team, derives its name from a famous Italian poet. Who?

Answer: Petrarch

a.k.a. Petrarca. Benetton is the Treviso team, and definitely not a poet. Thanks to TabbyTom for the idea of this quiz.

Source: Author zordy

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