Christmas quiz 10, our last quiz for the season, asks which European cities have given their name to the following:
1. White plaster
2. A perfume / toilet water
3. The treaty which founded the Common Market
4. A small green vegetable
5. Three-flavoured ice-cream
6. A cream sherry
7. The French national anthem
8. Garlic chicken
9. A convention for the conduct of war
10. A fruit cake
the score for each correct answer is one, giving you a maximum of ten points for this quiz.
Answers to Christmas quiz 9 on the meaning of European words changed in English:
1 Big prize…………………………..a major sports event …………..Grand Prix
2. Male………………………………a real he-man………………….. macho
3. A lawyer………………………….a kind of pear…………………….avocado
4. A lawyer…………………………egg-flip……………………………Advocate
5. Rotten pot……………………….a natural fragrance …………….potpourri
6. Lightning………………………..a sudden attack…………….……blitz
7. Lightning………,,..,,,,………….a cream filled cake………………éclair
8. Little war………………………..a partisan warrior………………..guerrilla
9. A flight in the wind……………..a puff pastry case………………vol-au-vent
10. A crescent…………………….a kind of roll………………………croissant
We hope you have enjoyed our Christmas quiz series.
The total achievable score for readers with exceptional knowledge of Europe is 120.
