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'Good Evening, Ruritania!' Trivia Quiz

Some bands from all over the world are setting off on imaginary international tours. This isn't a music quiz, by the way - instead, you have to tell me what the name of the country they're touring is in THEIR language.

A multiple-choice quiz by Kankurette. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Kankurette

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
316,929

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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297

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Question 1 of 10

1. The cult Japanese band Shonen Knife, beloved of Kurt Cobain, are doing a tour of small venues in England. What is the word for England in their native tongue? Hint

Inggris

Igirisu

Eikoku

Anh

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Question 2 of 10

2. Robotic French duo Daft Punk are touring South-East Asia. Among the countries they're scheduled to play is Cambodia. What is the French name for Cambodia? Hint

Camboxa

Cambodge

Kambogo

Cambodgia

3. The Manic Street Preachers are touring the United States of America. Unlike some other Welsh bands such as the Super Furry Animals, they can't actually speak Welsh - but if they could, what would they call the good ol' US of A? Hint

St�it Aontaithe Mheirice�

Statys Unys

Unol Daleithiau America

Steatyn Unnaneysit America

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Question 4 of 10

4. The German rock band Silbermond are continuing the Eastern European leg of their tour in Hungary, and if they're lucky, they'll get to try some of that delicious Dobostorte while they're over there. If frontwoman Stefanie Kloss was to say in German, "I'm going to Hungary", she'd say, "Ich fahre nach..." Hint

Magyarorsz�g

Ungarn

Hongrie

Hongarije

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Question 5 of 10

5. This is a slightly trickier one. The Senegalese singer, Youssou N'Dour, is touring France. As well as speaking French, he also speaks Wolof, a language spoken in Senegal, and one of the languages in which he sang on '7 Seconds' with Neneh Cherry. What is the Wolof word for France? Hint

Ubufaransa

Furansi

Faransiiska

Faraas

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Israeli rapper Subliminal is playing a couple of dates in Spain. One of Subliminal's most well-known songs is 'Hafinali', which - like most of his other material - is entirely in Hebrew. What is the Hebrew name for Spain? Hint

Hispaania

Sfarad

Spanja

Ispaniya

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Question 7 of 10

7. Bjork is touring Scandinavia as the final leg of her world tour. Before her homecoming gig in her native Island (Iceland), she's got a date in Stockholm to play. Which of these Icelandic names means 'Sweden'? Be careful with this one. Hint

Svalbar�i

S�nska

Stokkh�lmur

Sv��j��

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Bulgarian folk group Trio Bulgarka are touring the former Eastern bloc. One of the countries they're due to visit is the Czech Republic. Which of these words is the Bulgarian name for the Czech Republic? (Bear in mind that this is transliterated from Cyrillic.) Hint

Chyekhiya

Chyesko

Czechy

Chyeshka

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Lithuanian folk-rock band Atalyja are touring the UK. They're playing Scotland, England and Wales - or alternatively, Skotija, Anglija and what? Hint

Galas

Velsas

Kembre

Welisi

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Question 10 of 10

10. Lastly, a slightly different question. My Chemical Romance are embarking on a tour of Albania. Gerard Way decides to try out a bit of Albanian he's picked up, and says 'Hello Albania!' when the band are playing Tirana. 'Hello' is 'tungjatjeta' in Albanian, but what is 'Albania' in Albanian? Hint

Shqip�ria

Albanija

Arnavutluk

Albani�

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The cult Japanese band Shonen Knife, beloved of Kurt Cobain, are doing a tour of small venues in England. What is the word for England in their native tongue?

Answer: Eikoku

Igirisu actually means 'Great Britain' in Japanese. 'Anh' is Vietnamese, and 'Inggris' is Indonesian.

2. Robotic French duo Daft Punk are touring South-East Asia. Among the countries they're scheduled to play is Cambodia. What is the French name for Cambodia?

Answer: Cambodge

'Camboxa' is Galician, 'Kambogo' is Esperanto, and 'Cambodgia' is Romanian. 'Cambodge', incidentally, comes from 'Kampuchea', the Khmer name for Cambodia.

Answer: Unol Daleithiau America

'Statys Unys' is Kernowek (aka the Cornish language), 'Steatyn Unnaneysit America' is Manx Gaelic, and 'St�it Aontaithe Mheirice�' is Irish Gaelic.

Answer: Ungarn

'Hongrie' is French, 'Hongarije' is Dutch, and 'Magyarorsz�g' is what Hungarians call their native land! (In case you're wondering what Dobostorte is, it's a Hungarian cake with lots of layers and caramel icing.)

Answer: Faraas

'Ubufaransa' is Kinyarwanda (a Bantu language spoken in Rwanda), 'Faransiiska' is Somali, and 'Furansi' is Yoruba (the language spoken by the Yoruba people of West Africa).

Answer: Sfarad

'Hispaania' is Estonian, 'Spanja' is Maltese, and 'Ispaniya' is Russian. 'Sephardi' - the term for Jews of Southern European descent- comes from 'Sfarad'.

Answer: Sv��j��

'Svalbar�i', 'Stokkh�lmur' and 'S�nska' mean 'Svalbard', 'Stockholm' and 'SwedISH' respectively!

Answer: Chyekhiya

'Czechy' is Polish, 'Chyesko' is Komi-Permyak (a language spoken in the Komi Republic, a federal subject of Russia - random, I know), and 'Chyeshka' is Serbian.

9. The Lithuanian folk-rock band Atalyja are touring the UK. They're playing Scotland, England and Wales - or alternatively, Skotija, Anglija and what?

Answer: Velsas

'Galas' is Latvian, 'Kembre' is Breton (spoken in Brittany in France), and 'Welisi' is Swahili! The Breton language, incidentally, belongs to the same family as Welsh.

Answer: Shqip�ria

Not as obvious as it seems - Albania is Shqip�ria, and 'Shqip' is its language. 'Arnavutluk', 'Albanija' and 'Albani�' are Turkish, Lithuanian and Afrikaans respectively. I hope you enjoyed my quiz!

Source: Author Kankurette

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