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"What If" Situations Trivia Quiz

This little quiz involves testing your vocabulary in a variety of situations.

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

Author
Fiachra

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
111,174

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
2528

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. You are in a restaurant and the waiter brings the "cuenta" on a salver. Would you expect to ...? Hint

eat it

put it on your lap

drink it

pay it

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Question 2 of 15

2. You are in an Italian restaurant. The waiter asks you whether he should bring the wine in a "fiasco"? What does he mean? Hint

glass

bottle

mug

barrel

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Question 3 of 15

3. In a French restaurant a tired, rude waitress asks you if would you like a "bombe" to follow your steak? What would you do with it? Hint

drink it

run for your life

eat it

ask for the manager

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Question 4 of 15

4. In a Dutch restaurant a helpful customer suggests you try the "uitsmijter". You reply "I don't like vegetarian food". Is that the correct response?

Yes

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Question 5 of 15

5. On your last trip to a restaurant an Irish waiter asks you to try some "mead". What would you do with it? Hint

Spread it on a roll

Sign it

Drink it

Eat it

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Question 6 of 15

6. You are in New York on vacation and your Papa has asked you to bring him back a fedora. What does he want? Hint

a book

fishing tackle

a hat

foreign coins from Andorra

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Question 7 of 15

7. A friend gives you a sari as a gift. What would you do with it? Hint

eat it

wear it

spend it

sit on it

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Question 8 of 15

8. You are following road directions deep in the Kentucky countryside you have been told to take a right at a "Farriers" to reach your destination. What does a farrier do for a living? Hint

farms

works in the national parks

writes travel brochures

shoes horses

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Question 9 of 15

9. After your vacation a friend asks "did you get those brogues in Ireland"? What is he enquiring about? Hint

raincoat

sweater

umbrella

walking shoes

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Question 10 of 15

10. According to the national stereotype, what does an Australian mean when they say "I'm really up a gum tree now"? Hint

They are looking for wriggleys

They are in a predicament

They are tree climbing

They are in need of visiting the dentist

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Question 11 of 15

11. You have inherited property from an old uncle in England which includes three settles. What are settles? Hint

rocking chair

bench with high back and arms

armchair

cradle

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Question 12 of 15

12. You find a sovereign in the settle. What do you do with it? Hint

throw it away

call the exterminator company

take it to the bank

read it

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Question 13 of 15

13. You move to the countryside and buy a house with a garden. A neighbour tells you, "you'll need a pair of secateurs when caring for those roses". What must you buy? Hint

pesticide

fertilizer

pruning shears

watering can

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Question 14 of 15

14. It is your first Christmas in your new home, and new friends come round with some Stollen. What do you do with it? Hint

eat it

wear it

drink it

put it under the tree

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Question 15 of 15

15. New Year and you invite some Scottish people for a few drinks. They keep talking about "first footing". What do they mean? Hint

a baby's first step

first over the threshold

first step on the job ladder

first year in a new country

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You are in a restaurant and the waiter brings the "cuenta" on a salver. Would you expect to ...?

Answer: pay it

"Cuenta" is the Spanish for bill, so it would be a good idea to pay it.

2. You are in an Italian restaurant. The waiter asks you whether he should bring the wine in a "fiasco"? What does he mean?

Answer: bottle

A "fiasco" is a small Italian wine flask or bottle so open it and enjoy.

3. In a French restaurant a tired, rude waitress asks you if would you like a "bombe" to follow your steak? What would you do with it?

Answer: eat it

A "bombe" is a conical shaped ice-cream of mousse mixture coated with plain or water ice.

4. In a Dutch restaurant a helpful customer suggests you try the "uitsmijter". You reply "I don't like vegetarian food". Is that the correct response?

Answer: No

An "uitmijter" is a ham, veal or beef sandwich with a fried egg and it's delicious.

5. On your last trip to a restaurant an Irish waiter asks you to try some "mead". What would you do with it?

Answer: Drink it

Mead is an alcoholic drink made by fermenting honey and water, although there is such a thing as "faux mead", which is just wine flavoured with honey. The recipe for proper mead dates to Celtic times. Personally, I don't like it, it's too sweet.

6. You are in New York on vacation and your Papa has asked you to bring him back a fedora. What does he want?

Answer: a hat

A Fedora is a low soft felt hat with curled brim and crown creased lengthways. It is also the title of a play by Victor Sardou.

7. A friend gives you a sari as a gift. What would you do with it?

Answer: wear it

A sari is a garment worn by Indian women. It is a long length of cloth which is wrapped around the body and draped over the shoulder.

8. You are following road directions deep in the Kentucky countryside you have been told to take a right at a "Farriers" to reach your destination. What does a farrier do for a living?

Answer: shoes horses

A farrier is a blacksmith who specialises in making horse shoes. All farriers are blacksmiths but not all blacksmiths are farriers.

9. After your vacation a friend asks "did you get those brogues in Ireland"? What is he enquiring about?

Answer: walking shoes

Brogues is an anglified form of the Gaelic word "Broga" meaning shoes.

10. According to the national stereotype, what does an Australian mean when they say "I'm really up a gum tree now"?

Answer: They are in a predicament

This phrase means to be in a predicament, a sticky situation, like being on a gum tree. Apparently this is an old expression and specifically refers to a possum which when chased runs up a gum tree and from which he finds it very hard to escape. (Cambridge On-line Dictionary Idioms)

11. You have inherited property from an old uncle in England which includes three settles. What are settles?

Answer: bench with high back and arms

Settles frequently have storage space underneath the seating area. In some areas they are called monks seats.

12. You find a sovereign in the settle. What do you do with it?

Answer: take it to the bank

You definitely take it to the bank, it's a gold coin.

13. You move to the countryside and buy a house with a garden. A neighbour tells you, "you'll need a pair of secateurs when caring for those roses". What must you buy?

Answer: pruning shears

A pair of good strong gloves are also recommended. Thorns have roses or roses have thorns, whichever option you pick tells a lot about your personality.

14. It is your first Christmas in your new home, and new friends come round with some Stollen. What do you do with it?

Answer: eat it

This is a German Christmas treat. It adds pounds to the waistline but is scrumptious.

15. New Year and you invite some Scottish people for a few drinks. They keep talking about "first footing". What do they mean?

Answer: first over the threshold

This is a tradition and is a big part of the huge festivities which are held all over Scotland at New Year.

Source: Author Fiachra

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