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Who Knows Yiddish? Trivia Quiz

How good is your knowledge of Yiddish? Take this quiz and find out. Try, even if you have no clue what Yiddish is. Have fun! ---littlebird15---

A multiple-choice quiz by littlebird2. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
littlebird2

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
24,344

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
885

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. If I say 'My name is 'Sore', what is my English name? Hint

Sarah

Sorrel

Sandra

Sondy

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Question 2 of 10

2. On January first, what would people usually say at midnight? Hint

Es tut mir leyd

Tsi redt ir

der klozet

A gliklekh nay-yor

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Question 3 of 10

3. I'm in Yiddish math class. This is the problem I'm stuck on: 'zekhtsik' plus 'finf' plus 'dray' plus 'tsvey' equals zibetsik.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. I'm 'zekster' in line. Am I first, second, etc. or tenth in line?

Answer: (I'm between the first and the ninth.)

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is a 'garter' in Yiddish? Hint

zoknbendl

neyder

gantse

vaylr

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Question 6 of 10

6. How do you say 'thank you' in Yiddish? Hint

A dank

Helli

Ikh heys

I have no clue

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is a 'vie'? Hint

eyebrow

eyelash

eye

iris

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Question 8 of 10

8. How is the Yiddish consonant 's' pronounced? Hint

Like sh as in shoe

Like s as in hugs

Like s as in soft

Like s as in measure

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Question 9 of 10

9. When stressed how is the Yiddish vowel 'e'? Hint

Like "e" as in bed

Like "ee" as in beer

Like "e" as in the

Like "ere" as in there

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is 'already' in Yiddish? Hint

shoyn

alyants

shteyn

aleyn

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. If I say 'My name is 'Sore', what is my English name?

Answer: Sarah

2. On January first, what would people usually say at midnight?

Answer: A gliklekh nay-yor

If you said 'der klozet' to someone on New Year's day, or anyday, people would boggle at you. 'Der klozet' means 'the toilet'!

3. I'm in Yiddish math class. This is the problem I'm stuck on: 'zekhtsik' plus 'finf' plus 'dray' plus 'tsvey' equals zibetsik.

Answer: True

'zekhtsik' =60; 'finf' =5; 'dray' =3; and 'tsvey' =2. Together you get 70.

4. I'm 'zekster' in line. Am I first, second, etc. or tenth in line?

Answer: sixth

5. What is a 'garter' in Yiddish?

Answer: zoknbendl

'gantse' means whole, while 'neyder' means 'vow'. I don't even know what 'vaylr' means.

6. How do you say 'thank you' in Yiddish?

Answer: A dank

'Ikh heys' means 'My name is ______'

7. What is a 'vie'?

Answer: eyelash

8. How is the Yiddish consonant 's' pronounced?

Answer: Like s as in soft

9. When stressed how is the Yiddish vowel 'e'?

Answer: Like "e" as in bed

10. What is 'already' in Yiddish?

Answer: shoyn

How did you do? I hope you enjoyed and learned from this Yiddish quiz. Not many people know a lot of Yiddish!

Source: Author littlebird2

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