1. With French and Spanish in the back of your mind ,the Southwest English 'chibolles' cannot be too difficult to identify. It means:___________? parsley chicken spring-onions cloves of garlic

2. Which of these four options is a possible meaning of dialectal 'push' as used in the Eastern Counties ? a pussycat a bicycle a shoot of a plant a pimple or a boil

3. What they might YACK at you in Leicestershire, might be PELTED at you in Lincolnshire. Which of these is a correct Standard English version of the verb YACK ? to throw to shoot to kick to aim

4. In Nottingham 'ears' can be called 'tabs'. In East Anglia and in East Yorkshire the term for 'ears' is a monosyllabic word too. _______? plugs tugs slugs lugs

5. In some South Western areas of England they use the word 'fall' for autumn. How must this be explained? Cornwall and Devon never were conquered by William of Normandy USA import large distance from the French-speaking English court relic of the original Celtic language

6. Northern dialects took over a number of words from Norwegian which never made it to English. Which of these Northern-English words means 'child'? bairn lake lop nieve

7. What do they mean by a 'brig' in Yorkshire? a kind of vehicle a rowing-boat a bridge a brick

8. Which of these dialectal words was borrowed from Yiddish? thirl for hungry pal for friend nosh for food bannock for cake

9. There are many dialectal words for 'candy' or 'sweets'. Which of these is not? lollies goodies chitlings sucks

10. What does a Northerner from Newcastle or Carlisle mean by his 'oxters'? kids cattle potatoes armpits