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Quiz about Why Is There an Echo in This Place Name Name
Quiz about Why Is There an Echo in This Place Name Name

Why Is There an Echo in This Place Name... Name... Quiz


Many places in the world have reduplicated or tautological names. This means groups of letters are repeated or that the noun is repeated, as in 'River Tyne' - tyne is an old Celtic word meaning river. I hope you enjoy this selection of echoing words!

A multiple-choice quiz by VegemiteKid. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
VegemiteKid
Time
4 mins
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364,944
Updated
Jul 23 22
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which German town's name means 'bath' or 'bathing' and was featured in Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The name of what body of water in Washington, USA, literally means 'Little River River' in the language of the local Sahaptin people? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Pronounced 'Wogga Wogga', Wagga Wagga is a large country town in New South Wales, Australia, whose flighty name comes from the Aboriginal meaning many 'what'? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Bobo-Dioulasso is a southern city in which landlocked West African country? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The name 'Honolulu' means 'sheltered bay' in the Hawaiian language.


Question 6 of 10
6. Sounding as though they belong to a community of some sort, Bora Bora is one in which group of islands of French Polynesia? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What place with a reduplicated name is an agricultural community whose primary product is grapes in Michigan, USA? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The motto of which relaxed-sounding northern province of South Africa is 'Peace, Unity and Prosperity'?
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Question 9 of 10
9. The name of Marmaris, a tourist resort on the Mediterranean coast, comes from the Turkish word 'mermer', meaning what? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Eleanor, Queen consort to Ferdinand I of Aragon, came from which Spanish town in the province of Badajoz in Spain? (Hint: Bugs Bunny always forgot to turn left in the New Mexico town of a similar name)
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which German town's name means 'bath' or 'bathing' and was featured in Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina"?

Answer: Baden-Baden

Located in the south-western part of Germany in the foothills of the Black Forest, Baden-Baden is a spa resort town, whose hot springs were popular in Roman times for bathing. It is also home to The "Festspielhaus", Europe's second largest concert hall.

I made up Bonnbonn, and Lipsk-Lipsk doesn't exist, though Lipsk is the old Slavonic form of Leipzig in Germany. The word 'berg' means mountain.
2. The name of what body of water in Washington, USA, literally means 'Little River River' in the language of the local Sahaptin people?

Answer: Walla Walla River

Many place names that contain a word twice, as in this case, refer to the size of the defining feature. The word repeated for emphasis often indicates that the feature is particularly large. In this case, the repetition indicates it's small. So, if it was merely 'Walla' it would be River - the fact that it's 'Walla Walla' indicates a small river. Adding the word river at the end is really redundant! It becomes 'river river river'!

Each of the remaining options are also tautological: Loch Loch is in Scotland; Guadix River is another instance of 'river river river' - it is made up of the Arabic and Phoenician words for river, as well as the English word. 'Kil' in Fishkill Creek means "small waterway creek" in Dutch.
3. Pronounced 'Wogga Wogga', Wagga Wagga is a large country town in New South Wales, Australia, whose flighty name comes from the Aboriginal meaning many 'what'?

Answer: Crows

Wagga Wagga is a lovely inland town in New South Wales, Australia, standing on the Murrumbidgee River. It's approximately midway between Sydney and Melbourne, and was once considered for site of the nation's capital. Interestingly, a large number of Australia's elite athletes hail from Wagga Wagga, leading to what is known as 'the Wagga effect'.

A drongo is a bird, but if an Aussie calls you a drongo, it's an insult aimed at your intelligence - or lack thereof.
4. Bobo-Dioulasso is a southern city in which landlocked West African country?

Answer: Burkina Faso

Bobo-Dioulasso is the second largest city after the capital of Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou. It was always a centre of trade, leading to its importance to colonising French forces. It is now a modern city, with remnants of its history visible in outlying pockets, culturally very diverse with many language and people groups represented.

The word 'Bobo' actually refers to a language of Burkina Faso, which in turn divides into a number of dialects, including red, white, and black. While some similarity exists in these languages, they are considered separate languages due to the large percentage of differences.
5. The name 'Honolulu' means 'sheltered bay' in the Hawaiian language.

Answer: True

The calm port or sheltered bay of Honolulu has been home to Polynesian people for about 1000 years. In the modern era, it has developed into a thriving tourist centre, with Diamond Head and the USS Arizona Memorial popular attractions.

The beach at Waikiki is subject to erosion and thousands of cubic yards of sand are brought in regularly in order to replenish the beach.
6. Sounding as though they belong to a community of some sort, Bora Bora is one in which group of islands of French Polynesia?

Answer: Society

The islands of French Polynesia and the Society Islands in particular, were overseas territories of France, originally claimed in 1843, but explored first by the Portuguese and named by Captain Cook in 1769.

Author James Michener referred to Bora Bora as "the most beautiful Island in the world". The beauty of the islands inspired many of Paul Gauguin's paintings.
7. What place with a reduplicated name is an agricultural community whose primary product is grapes in Michigan, USA?

Answer: Paw Paw

The town of Paw Paw is located to the east of the southern end of Lake Michigan. Paw Paw got its name from the fruit trees which grew along the Paw Paw river. While some paw paw trees still grow there, many have died off with the clearing of the taller trees that afforded them protection.

The papaya, often also called pawpaw outside the USA, is a different fruit.
8. The motto of which relaxed-sounding northern province of South Africa is 'Peace, Unity and Prosperity'?

Answer: Limpopo

The name Limpopo derives from the Sepedi words meaning 'strong gushing waterfalls', the tautological emphasis not as great in this case.

Limpopo has a thriving agricultural sector, attractive to foreign investment. It also enjoys the benefits of some of the world's largest deposits of diamonds, coal and platinum, and the world's largest reserves of antimony. It also has a developing eco-tourism industry.
9. The name of Marmaris, a tourist resort on the Mediterranean coast, comes from the Turkish word 'mermer', meaning what?

Answer: Marble

The significant deposits of marble in the Marmaris region made it an important port for the trade of marble for centuries. For this reason the town, known as early as the 6th century BC as Physkos, was the site of conquest by invading forces.

These days Marmaris is a tourist destination, enjoying long hot summers and a thriving night-club scene.
10. Eleanor, Queen consort to Ferdinand I of Aragon, came from which Spanish town in the province of Badajoz in Spain? (Hint: Bugs Bunny always forgot to turn left in the New Mexico town of a similar name)

Answer: Alburquerque

Alburquerque, a Spanish town close to the Portuguese border, derives its name from the Latin meaning white oak, though the Latin for 'oak' is quercus, rather than the repeating 'querque'.

The gift of the town of Alburquerque was granted in 1424 by Enrique IV of Castile, creating the title of Duke of Alburquerque. In 1562 'Marquesado de Cuéllar' was designated as the title the heirs to the duchy of Alburquerque would take, joining both titles.

The name of the city in New Mexico, Albuquerque, is thought to be either a corruption of the name of the Spanish town, or a derivative of the Arabic word for plum or the Spanish word for apricot.
Source: Author VegemiteKid

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