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Quiz about AZ Geographical Terms in European Languages
Quiz about AZ Geographical Terms in European Languages

A-Z Geographical Terms in European Languages Quiz

In this quiz I will give you some geographical terms in European languages. You give me the English name.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
author
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
147,194
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
13 / 25
Plays
705
Last 3 plays: herma1504 (13/25), LadyNym (22/25), DeepHistory (23/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. What does "Å" mean in Danish? (Often used as a suffix: -å). Note: Some of you may not see the little circle over the "A" which makes it a Danish letter. It was previously written as two a's. Hint


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Question 2 of 25
2. What does "breg" mean in Croatian (and Serbian)? Hint


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Question 3 of 25
3. What does "campo" mean in Portuguese (and also in Spanish and Italian)? Hint


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Question 4 of 25
4. What does "dealul" mean in Romanian? Hint


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Question 5 of 25
5. What does "étang" mean in French? Hint


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Question 6 of 25
6. What does "fjell" mean in Norwegian? (Often used as a suffix: -fjell). Hint


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Question 7 of 25
7. What does "gji" mean in Albanian? Hint


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Question 8 of 25
8. What does "hora" mean in Czech (and Ukrainian)? Hint


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Question 9 of 25
9. What does "isola" mean in Italian?

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Question 10 of 25
10. What does "järv" mean in Estonian? Hint


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Question 11 of 25
11. What does "kalnas" mean in Lithuanian? Hint


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Question 12 of 25
12. What does "limni" mean in Greek? Hint


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Question 13 of 25
13. What does "miasto" mean in Polish? Hint


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Question 14 of 25
14. What does "nes" mean in Icelandic (and Norwegian)? Hint


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Question 15 of 25
15. What does "Ö" mean in Swedish? (Often used as a suffix: -ö). Hint


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Question 16 of 25
16. What does "polje" mean in Serbian (and Croatian)? Hint


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Question 17 of 25
17. What does "rambla" mean in Catalan? Hint


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Question 18 of 25
18. What does "saari" mean in Finnish (as a suffix: -saari)? Hint


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Question 19 of 25
19. What does "tierra" mean in Spanish? Hint


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Question 20 of 25
20. What does "ust" mean in Russian? Hint


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Question 21 of 25
21. What does "város" mean in Hungarian (as a suffix: -város)? Hint


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Question 22 of 25
22. What does "wald" mean in German? Hint


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Question 23 of 25
23. What does "xatt" mean in Maltese? Hint


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Question 24 of 25
24. What does "ynys" mean in Welsh? Hint


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Question 25 of 25
25. What does "Zee" mean in Dutch? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What does "Å" mean in Danish? (Often used as a suffix: -å). Note: Some of you may not see the little circle over the "A" which makes it a Danish letter. It was previously written as two a's.

Answer: River

 Example: The Gudenå is Denmark's longest river. River in Norwegian is "elv", in Swedish: älv.
2. What does "breg" mean in Croatian (and Serbian)?

Answer: Hill

 Example: Backi Breg, a Serb village near the border with Hungary. Mountain in Serbian/Croatian is called "gora" (plural: gory), as in most other Slavic languages.
3. What does "campo" mean in Portuguese (and also in Spanish and Italian)?

Answer: Plain

 Example: Campo Grande, a city in Mato Grosso, Brazil. "Plain" in Spanish could also be called "llano".
4. What does "dealul" mean in Romanian?

Answer: Hill

 Example: Dealul Istrita, near Buzau. A mountain would be "munte".
5. What does "étang" mean in French?

Answer: Lagoon, lake

 Example: Etang de Thau, a salt lagoon near Séte. The word for lagoon in Spanish is "laguna", in Portuguese "lagoa".
6. What does "fjell" mean in Norwegian? (Often used as a suffix: -fjell).

Answer: Mountain

 Example: Dovrefjell, a mountain (plateau) in central Norway. In Swedish, mountain is called "fjäll". Another word for mountain plateau in Norwegian is "vidde".
7. What does "gji" mean in Albanian?

Answer: Bay

 Example: Gji-i-Vlorës, the Bay of Vlorë.
8. What does "hora" mean in Czech (and Ukrainian)?

Answer: Mountain

 Example: Krusnehory (German: Erzgebirge), a mountain range between Czech Republic and Germany. In other Slavic languages "mountain" is called "gora".
9. What does "isola" mean in Italian?

Answer: Island

 Example: Isole Eolie, the Lipari Islands. In French island is called "île", in Spanish "isla".
10. What does "järv" mean in Estonian?

Answer: Lake

 Example: Vorts-Järv, the largest lake in Estonia. Lake in Finnish is called "-järvi".
11. What does "kalnas" mean in Lithuanian?

Answer: Hill

 Example: Kryziu Kalnas, "the Hill of Crosses", a famous and spectacular sight in Lithuania.
12. What does "limni" mean in Greek?

Answer: Lagoon, lake

 Example: Paralimni, a tourist resort in south-east Cyprus.
13. What does "miasto" mean in Polish?

Answer: Town

 "Stare Miasto" is the name of any "old town" inside a city, for example in Warsaw. (Cf. Czech: "Stare Mesto").
14. What does "nes" mean in Icelandic (and Norwegian)?

Answer: Cape, point

 Example: Reykjanes, a cape near Reykjavik. (Cf. English -ness as in Orfordness)
15. What does "Ö" mean in Swedish? (Often used as a suffix: -ö).

Answer: Island

 Example: Lidingö, a residential suburb of Stockholm. In Danish, "island" is called "ø", which is the same letter written differently. In Norway island is called "øy".
16. What does "polje" mean in Serbian (and Croatian)?

Answer: Plain

 Example: Kosovo Polje, an elevated plain west of Pristina, Kosovo. It was the site of an important battle in Balkan history in 1389 in which the Serbs, Albanians and Bosnians were defeated by the Turks.
17. What does "rambla" mean in Catalan?

Answer: River

 This is also the name of Barcelona's major street.
18. What does "saari" mean in Finnish (as a suffix: -saari)?

Answer: Island

 Example: Tammisaari (Swedish: Ekenäs), a resort town in southern Finland.
19. What does "tierra" mean in Spanish?

Answer: Land

 Example: Tierra del Fuego, an archipelago off southern South America. In Italian and Portuguese "land" is called "terra".
20. What does "ust" mean in Russian?

Answer: Estuary, river mouth

 Example: Ust-Kamenogorsk, a city in Kazakhstan.
21. What does "város" mean in Hungarian (as a suffix: -város)?

Answer: Town

 Example: Ferencváros, the name of a district in Budapest, and of a Hungarian football (soccer) team from this district.
22. What does "wald" mean in German?

Answer: Forest

 Example: Schwarzwald, the Black Forest, a mountainous region in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
23. What does "xatt" mean in Maltese?

Answer: Inlet, bay

 Example: Xatt l'Ahmar, a tourist resort in Malta. The word "xatt" derives from Arabic: shatt. But in Arabic, "shatt" means "river, salt lake or swamp".
24. What does "ynys" mean in Welsh?

Answer: Island

 Example: Ynys Mon is the Welsh name for Anglesey, the largest island in Wales.
25. What does "Zee" mean in Dutch?

Answer: Sea

 Example: Waddenzee, the outer section of the former Zuiderzee.
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