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The Lapine Language from "Watership Down"

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Adams, Richard
The Lapine Language from Watership Down game quiz
"If you have read "Watership Down" by Richard Adams, then you are familiar with the special lapine language that rabbits use. Let's test your memory with a few words and expressions."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. When rabbits speak of enemies, they often use this term.
    Hlessi
    Ni-Frith
    Tharn
    Elil


2. When the rabbits were leaving Efrafa, the fear began to turn many of them...
    Tharn
    Hrair
    Embleer
    Flay


3. What is the suffix used to denote a leader?
    Rah
    Inle
    Roo
    Silf


4. What is the traditional game among rabbits?
    Jack-stones
    Checkers
    Paw-stones
    Bob-stones


5. What type of animal would a "yona" be?
    a fox
    a hedgehog
    a cat
    a person


6. Which is "God" to rabbits?
    El-ahrairah
    Fiver
    Hazel
    Frith


7. Rabbits often use the expression "Fu Inle." What are they talking about?
    early sunrise
    noon
    midnight
    after moonrise


8. What is the most likely reason that Hazel calls Pipkin "Hlao-roo?"
    because he is young
    because he looks like a kangaroo
    because he is his brother
    because he is small


9. What do rabbits call food?
    Owsla
    Flay
    Pfeffa
    Hraka


10. "Thlayli" is the Lapine name for which character?
    Hazel
    Strawberry
    Fiver
    Big Wig


11. Big Wig states "Hoi, hoi u embleer Hrair, M'salon ule hraka vair." This literally means "Hoi, hoi, the stinking Thousand, We meet them even when we stop to pass our droppings." Based on the help of this translation, what does "embleer" mean?
    a meeting
    droppings
    stinking
    thousand


12. Using the information in question eleven, What does "hraka" mean?
    thousand
    droppings
    stinking
    enemies


13. We know that Pipkin's name is Hlao, but what does it mean?
    a small bump
    a dimple or depression
    a very small rabbit
    brown


14. What term would be used to best describe a rabbit government?
    Nildro-hain
    Homba
    Owsla
    Frith-rah


15. When rabbits go to silflay, where are they going?
    outside to eat
    to sleep
    inside their burrows
    on a long journey


16. Who would most likely be a "marli?"
    Dandelion
    Hazel
    Clover
    Bigwig


17. Which of the following is most likely to be a "hrududu?"
    A car
    A cat
    A street
    A house


18. Which of the following would be considered "Elil?"
    A young rabbit
    A carrot
    A fox
    A mouse


19. What is a "homba?"
    A fox
    A rabbit
    A tree
    A burrow


20. When rabbits die, they believe they are called by what?
    The Embleer Lendri
    El-ahrairah
    The Black Rabbit of Inle
    Frith


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