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We all have a lot of fun repeating tongue twisters in our own native English but what happens when we try to repeat them in another language?

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

Author
Plodd

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
316,133

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'It's a braw bricht moonlicht nicht the nicht' is a tongue twister from the highlands and lowlands of which country? Hint

Ireland

Scotland

Germany

Holland

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'Als vliegen vliegen en bijen vrijen, vliegen de vliegen de vrijende bijen vliegensvlug voorbij' is a Dutch tongue twister. Which two insects are mentioned? Hint

Bees and wasps

Flies and bees

Spiders and flies

Ants and spiders

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'Bonum nomen, bonum omen' is a tongue twister from which ancient language? Hint

French

Sanskrit

Greek

Latin

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Cinq chiens chassent six chats' is a French tongue twister meaning what? Hint

Five dogs chase six cats

Five dogs chase seven cats

Six dogs chase five cats

Ten dogs chase six cats

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Question 5 of 10

5. Some tongue twisters need only have one word for people to be entertained. 'Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch' is from which country? Hint

Scotland

Iceland

Northern Ireland

Wales

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Question 6 of 10

6. From which Native American tribe would you hear 'Dii dii thii Billy Lee bilii'? Hint

Cheyenne

Comanche

Sioux

Navajo

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Flankenkicker Flick kickt flinke Flanken. Flinke Flanken kickt Flankenkicker Flick'. What language is this? Hint

Polish

Hungarian

German

Latvian

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Question 8 of 10

8. According to the 'Guinness World Records', which is the most difficult English tongue twister to repeat? Hint

Red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow lorry

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

The sixth sick sheik 's sixth sheep's sick

A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose

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Question 9 of 10

9. Here is a very long tongue twister which is also a place name. With which language would you say 'Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu'? Hint

Aborigine

Maori

Swahili

Dutch

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Question 10 of 10

10. I thought it would be appropriate to finish my quiz in Finnish. How would you say 'black cats' fat cheeks' in Finnish? Hint

Mi mama me mima mucho

Pappa pakker pappesker fort

Tre tigri contro tre tigri

Mustien kissojen paksut posket

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'It's a braw bricht moonlicht nicht the nicht' is a tongue twister from the highlands and lowlands of which country?

Answer: Scotland

This roughly translates to mean 'it's a lovely moonlight night tonight'. Another Scottish tongue twister is 'mony a mickle maks a muckle' meaning 'many a penny makes a pound'.

2. 'Als vliegen vliegen en bijen vrijen, vliegen de vliegen de vrijende bijen vliegensvlug voorbij' is a Dutch tongue twister. Which two insects are mentioned?

Answer: Flies and bees

This roughly translates to mean 'when flies fly and bees make love, the flies fly very quickly by the bees who are making love'.

3. 'Bonum nomen, bonum omen' is a tongue twister from which ancient language?

Answer: Latin

This translates to mean 'a good name, a good omen'. Latin originated throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe. "Romance" languages such as French, Spanish, and Italian descended directly from Latin.

4. 'Cinq chiens chassent six chats' is a French tongue twister meaning what?

Answer: Five dogs chase six cats

Tongue twisters can be as long or short as you like. Take three little English words 'paper, basket and piano' and translate them into French. Hey presto! You have yourself a nice little tongue twister 'papier, panier, piano'.

5. Some tongue twisters need only have one word for people to be entertained. 'Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch' is from which country?

Answer: Wales

This is undoubtedly the longest place name in Britain. Visitors to this town stop at the railway station to have their photos taken next to the station sign. Translated into English it means 'St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave'.

6. From which Native American tribe would you hear 'Dii dii thii Billy Lee bilii'?

Answer: Navajo

This roughly translates to mean 'these four horses are Billy Lee's horses'. Navajo comes from the phrase 'Tewa Navahu', referring to a large area of cultivated land.

7. 'Flankenkicker Flick kickt flinke Flanken. Flinke Flanken kickt Flankenkicker Flick'. What language is this?

Answer: German

This roughly translates to mean 'center-pass kicker Flick kicks fast center passes'. Another German tongue twister is 'kluge kleine katzen kratzen keine krokodile' which means 'clever little cats don't scratch crocodiles'.

8. According to the 'Guinness World Records', which is the most difficult English tongue twister to repeat?

Answer: The sixth sick sheik 's sixth sheep's sick

Here are some very short English tongue twisters for you to attempt. Don't forget to repeat them over and over as quick as you can!

'Triple dickle'
'Sixish'
'Flash message'
'Peggy Babcock'
'Irish Wristwatch'

9. Here is a very long tongue twister which is also a place name. With which language would you say 'Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu'?

Answer: Maori

This is believed to be the longest place name in the world. It is a 300m hill near Hawke's Bay and is translated as the 'place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as land-eater, played his flute to his loved one'. Taumata for short!

10. I thought it would be appropriate to finish my quiz in Finnish. How would you say 'black cats' fat cheeks' in Finnish?

Answer: Mustien kissojen paksut posket

Tongue twisters give hours of fun to young and old folk alike. On a more serious note, they can also be used on people undertaking speech therapy or for people who are learning English to strengthen their speech skills.

Source: Author Plodd

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