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Christmas Quiz 6: What would Europeans do…?

This quiz tests your knowledge of the meaning of words from several European countries, including Scotland and Wales. Answer these multi choice questions for one point each. The maximum score to date from quiz 1-5 is 70 out of a total possible points of 120 at the end of quiz 10. 1. What would an Italian […]

Chris Hammond by Chris Hammond
31-12-2024 08:00 - Updated on 30-05-2026 13:39
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This quiz tests your knowledge of the meaning of words from several European countries, including Scotland and Wales.

Answer these multi choice questions for one point each. The maximum score to date from quiz 1-5 is 70 out of a total possible points of 120 at the end of quiz 10.

1. What would an Italian do with a fiasco?

A. Kick it​

B. Cry over it​

C. Drink from it​

D. Eat it​

E. Sleep with it

2. What would a Scotsman do with a ben?

A. Stroke it​

B. Go up it​

C. Pick it​

D. Play with it​​

E. Pay with it

3. What is Scotch to a Frenchman?

A. a kilt​

B. a liqueur

​C. a mist​

D. sticky plaster ​

E. sticky tape

4. What might a German do with a Gewürztraminertrockenbeerenauslese?

A. Lie on it ​

B. Lay it out​

C. Lay it down ​​

D. Lie about it​​

E. Lay it off

5. What would a Russian do with a troika?

A. Worship it ​

B. Read it​

C. Travel on it​​

D. Play it​

E. Eat it

6. What would a Welshman do with Cwm Rhondda?

A. Eat it ​

B. Drink it​

C. Drink in it​

D. Drink out of it​

E. Sing it

7. What would a Spaniard do with his maraccas?

A. Shake ’em ​

B. Bake ’em​

C. Fake ’em​

D. Rake ’em​

E. Break ’em

8. What would a Swede do with his smorgasbord?

A. Kiss it​

B. Sail it​

C. Hunt it​

D. Wear it​

E. Eat it

9. What would an Austrian do with a Dirndl?

A. Put it up​

B. Put it out​

C. Put it in​

D. Put it on​

yE. Put it off

10. What might an ltalian do with a «gatto»?

A. Put it up​

B. Put it out​

C. Put it in​

D. Put it on​

E. Put it off

Christmas in a German home with a Christmas tree.

ANSWERS: CAPITAL CITIES: 

1. Belgium – ​ ​Brussels

2. Norway -​​ Oslo

3. Latvia -​​ Riga

4. Poland -​​ Warsaw

5. Slovenia -​ Ljubljana

6. Spain – Madrid

7. Switzerland -​ Bern

8. Moldova -​​ Chisinău

9. Malta – Valetta

10. Georgia -​​ Tbilisi

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