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Maltese for the Tourist Trivia Quiz

This is my second quiz about Malta and its culture. How would you cope in one of the few Maltese villages that doesn't speak English? Take this quiz and find out! Enjoy, and good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Flynn_17. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Flynn_17

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
163,649

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
486

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Question 1 of 15

1. It is my first night in Malta, and I go into a bar. The menu is all in Maltese, and I'm quickly confused. I decide to order 'birra bajda'. What have I just ordered? Hint

Orange Juice

Wine

Ale

Rice Liquor

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Question 2 of 15

2. Having finished my 'birra bajda', I decide to order a local stew. The menu says that the stew contains 'brungiela'. Not knowing what this is, I decide to be adventurous and try it anyway. When the dish arrives, I can see that it contains one ingredient more than any other. What is 'brungiela'? Hint

Carrot

Aubergine (eggplant)

Swede

Courgette (zucchini)

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Question 3 of 15

3. The stew was delicious, and as I stand to leave, the waiter comes over to me with a 'kont'. What should I do with the aforementioned 'kont'? Hint

Pay it

Smoke it

Eat it

Drink it

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Question 4 of 15

4. I have a bit of a headache the next morning. I wake up and go down to the hotel restaurant. They have a large tray filled with 'bajda mghollija'. What is the tray filled with? Hint

Fried bacon

Boiled eggs

Fermented fish

Baked potato

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Question 5 of 15

5. I leave the hotel feeling much better after my breakfast. I see several children running around on the street as I leave the hotel, and they are all running from one big, aggressive, child. One boy comes over to me, scared, and yells 'Jippretendiha, jippretendiha!'. What is he yelling? Hint

Stop! Stop!

Save me! Save me!

Bully! Bully!

Help! Help!

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Question 6 of 15

6. Now on to grammar. The masculine version of the word for 'enjoyment' is 'gost'. What is the female version? Hint

Ghaxqa

Ghawdex

Gostqa

Ghraqa

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Question 7 of 15

7. While we're on the topic of enjoyment, the term for 'to enjoy yourself' is 'ha pjacir'. What, therefore, is the word for 'enjoyable'? Hint

Pjacezoid

Pjacevoli

Pjacelosi

Pjacitawwal

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Question 8 of 15

8. In Malta, which one of these things would you write? Hint

Skorta

Ghali

Hlief

Komponiment

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which of these words is not the Maltese name for a month of the year? Hint

Awwissu

Frar

Hamsa

Lulju

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the Maltese name for the religious holiday of Christmas?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 11 of 15

11. A very difficult Maltese word to pronounce is 'zghozija'. What does it mean, though?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 12 of 15

12. Back to my holiday in Malta. It's coming to the end of my holiday, and I have packed all my bags. I ring for a taxi, and the driver asks where I want to go. I want to go to the airport, so what do I say? Hint

Ajruplant

Ajrusall

Bl ajru

Ajruport

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Question 13 of 15

13. 'Qaqocca' is a kind of vegetable not widely eaten outside the Mediterranean, but what kind of vegetable is it? Hint

Asparagus

Artichoke

Aubergine (eggplant)

Ackee

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Question 14 of 15

14. What day of the Christian calendar is known in Malta as 'l-Erbgha ta' l-Irmied'? Hint

Shrove Tuesday

Easter Saturday

Palm Sunday

Ash Wednesday

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Question 15 of 15

15. So I get home to the airport, and find out that all of my 'bagalji' has gone missing. I therefore have to go to the 'depozitu tal-bagalji' to complain. What have I lost? Hint

Passport

Luggage

Money

Underwear

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. It is my first night in Malta, and I go into a bar. The menu is all in Maltese, and I'm quickly confused. I decide to order 'birra bajda'. What have I just ordered?

Answer: Ale

'Birra bajda', pronounced 'bee-ra bay-da', is a combination of the word 'birra', which means 'beer', and 'bajda', which means 'egg'.

Answer: Aubergine (eggplant)

This presumably means 'brown vegetable' in Maltese.

3. The stew was delicious, and as I stand to leave, the waiter comes over to me with a 'kont'. What should I do with the aforementioned 'kont'?

Answer: Pay it

'Kont' is the Maltese word for 'bill'. So you'd better pay it!

4. I have a bit of a headache the next morning. I wake up and go down to the hotel restaurant. They have a large tray filled with 'bajda mghollija'. What is the tray filled with?

Answer: Boiled eggs

The word 'mghollija' comes from the Maltese word 'ghalla', which means 'boiled'.

Answer: Bully! Bully!

This is the same for both male and female bullies.

6. Now on to grammar. The masculine version of the word for 'enjoyment' is 'gost'. What is the female version?

Answer: Ghaxqa

The word 'Ghawdex' is actually the Maltese name for the island of Gozo, the second largest island in Malta.

7. While we're on the topic of enjoyment, the term for 'to enjoy yourself' is 'ha pjacir'. What, therefore, is the word for 'enjoyable'?

Answer: Pjacevoli

Pronounced 'pi-at-chay-vo-lee', the Maltese word for enjoyment includes the suffix '-voli', a common suffix in Maltese.

8. In Malta, which one of these things would you write?

Answer: Komponiment

'Komponiment' is Maltese for 'essay'. The others mean 'expensive' ('ghali'), 'to escort' ('skorta'), and 'except' ('hlief').

9. Which of these words is not the Maltese name for a month of the year?

Answer: Hamsa

'Hamsa' means 'five'. The other three are the names for February, July and August.

10. What is the Maltese name for the religious holiday of Christmas?

Answer: Milied

And the Maltese word for 'Yuletide' is 'festi tal-Milied'.

11. A very difficult Maltese word to pronounce is 'zghozija'. What does it mean, though?

Answer: youth

The word for young is then 'zaghzugh', pronounced 'za-zoo'.

Answer: Ajruport

'Bl Ajru' means 'air-mail'.

13. 'Qaqocca' is a kind of vegetable not widely eaten outside the Mediterranean, but what kind of vegetable is it?

Answer: Artichoke

Of course, the Maltese word for 'aubergine' is 'brungiela', mentioned earlier in the quiz.

14. What day of the Christian calendar is known in Malta as 'l-Erbgha ta' l-Irmied'?

Answer: Ash Wednesday

'L-Irmead' is Maltese for 'ash'. Incidentally, 'gabbar l-Irmead' means 'ashtray'.

15. So I get home to the airport, and find out that all of my 'bagalji' has gone missing. I therefore have to go to the 'depozitu tal-bagalji' to complain. What have I lost?

Answer: Luggage

'Depozitu tal-bagalji' means 'the deposit for luggage' in Maltese.

Source: Author Flynn_17

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