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What in the World...? Trivia Quiz

Since we use the word "what" so often, it would be useful to know how to say it in different parts of the world. What?

A multiple-choice quiz by grisham. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
grisham

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
391,532

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. How would you say 'what' in Hebrew? Hint

Shalom

Chutzpa

Mah

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Question 2 of 10

2. How would you say 'what' in Russian? Hint

Voda

Chto

Gorod/Grad

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Question 3 of 10

3. In French, how would you say 'what'? Hint

Quand

Qui

Lequel

Que

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Question 4 of 10

4. In Germany, this is how you would say 'what'. (Note: the letter 'w' in German is pronounced like a 'v') Hint

Wann

Was

Bier

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Question 5 of 10

5. In Norwegian, this is how you would say 'what'. Hint

Deretter

Hvem

Hva

Hvilken

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Question 6 of 10

6. How would you say 'what' in Korean? Hint

Mwo

Nugu

Eodie

Eonje

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Question 7 of 10

7. In Tagalog, how would you say 'what'? Hint

Ano

Vass

Quand

Chito

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Question 8 of 10

8. In Hindi, this is how you would say 'what'. Hint

Kya

Kaun

Kab

Kaun kaun se

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Question 9 of 10

9. How would you say 'what' in Esperanto? Hint

Kiu

Kio

Kiam

Kies

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Question 10 of 10

10. In Amhari, how would you say 'what'? Hint

Mani

Yeti

Minidini

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How would you say 'what' in Hebrew?

Answer: Mah

'Mah koreh' would mean 'what's going on'.
it can also be written as 'meh' or 'maw'.
It first appears in Genesis 2:19 and in Hebrew looks like this - מה.

2. How would you say 'what' in Russian?

Answer: Chto

'Chto famili' would mean 'what is the family name (surname)'.

Voda is water and vodka is apparently a diminutive of water due to its likeness.

Gorod/grad means city like Stalingrad.

Ia or Ya means "I".

3. In French, how would you say 'what'?

Answer: Que

'Que voulez-vous' means 'what do you want'.

Quand means when, quelle means which and qui means who or whom.

4. In Germany, this is how you would say 'what'. (Note: the letter 'w' in German is pronounced like a 'v')

Answer: Was

Wann means when.
Wo or woher means where.
Bier is of course a favorite German beverage, beer.

5. In Norwegian, this is how you would say 'what'.

Answer: Hva

It is interesting to note that in many languages, as in English, many of the interrogative words all start with or include the same letter.
Who, what , where, when, why, which - English.
Qui, que, quand, pourquois, quel - French.
Was, wann, wen, welche - German.
Hva, hvem, hvor, hvilken - Norwegian.

6. How would you say 'what' in Korean?

Answer: Mwo

This is what you would say if you wanted to know what's for breakfast.
"achim-e mwoya?"
and this is what it would look like - 아침에 뭐야?
Eodie - where.
Nugu - who.
Eonje - when.

7. In Tagalog, how would you say 'what'?

Answer: Ano

As in, 'ano ang panahon' meaning 'what is the weather'.

8. In Hindi, this is how you would say 'what'.

Answer: Kya

Kab - when.
Kaun - who.
Kaun kaun se - which.

9. How would you say 'what' in Esperanto?

Answer: Kio

No quiz about languages would be complete without including Esperanto.
Kiu - which
Kiam - when
Kies - whose

10. In Amhari, how would you say 'what'?

Answer: Minidini

In Israel, where there is a large Ethiopian community of immigrants, you hear Amhari spoken in the streets as well.
Mani - who.
Ke - whose.
Yeti, though the name is shared by the Abominable Snowman, means 'which'.

Source: Author grisham

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