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Quiz about Nationality Words In Idioms
Quiz about Nationality Words In Idioms

Nationality Words In Idioms Trivia Quiz


In idioms we often refer to nationalities. A ludicrously incongruous statement may be called an "Irish bull", and drink-induced courage may be termed "Dutch courage". This quiz is about similar nationality-linked idioms.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
flem-ish
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
102,786
Updated
Jun 18 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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86347
Awards
Editor's Choice
Last 3 plays: lynn1973 (8/10), izzybellat (5/10), Bluebottle2 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Being absent without permission may be called:___________ leave? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Some nationality adjectives may refer to specific 'local recipes'. What is for instance the name for a hard-boiled egg enclosed in sausage-meat, which is then fried and ultimately served as either a cold or a hot platter? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What kind of twins are "congenitally" united by part of their bodies? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Both "melancholia" and "rickets" have been called the __________ disease. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. One of the Scandinavian nations gave us a system of therapeutic muscular exercise which is known world-wide as _________________ gymnastics ? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Rubella or 3-day measles is also known as the ___________ measles. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. A certain deep blue pigment, based on ferric ferrocyanide, is usually called ____________ blue? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is the name for a period of dry, surprisingly warm weather usually with hazy conditions, occurring in autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, and often following a first bout of killing frost? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The kiwifruit has been called the "Chinese gooseberry", a certain type of dog has been called a "Danish dog", but what is the other name for the jaguar? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In olden times armies already used "arms of mass destruction". A certain technique of naval warfare consisted in hurling from siphons, a kind of liquid fire on to enemy ships; this burning fuel then set the ships ablaze. What was the term used for such fire - which had already been invented in 8th century? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Being absent without permission may be called:___________ leave?

Answer: French

The English language seems to take a rather unfavourable view of both the Dutch and the French. It should be noted however that the French language pays in kind and calls syphilis (in England "the French disease") "la maladie anglaise". In same way a "French letter" is "une capote anglaise".

It's just for the "French kiss" that they have not been inspired by England. There does not seem to be such a thing as "un baiser anglais".
2. Some nationality adjectives may refer to specific 'local recipes'. What is for instance the name for a hard-boiled egg enclosed in sausage-meat, which is then fried and ultimately served as either a cold or a hot platter?

Answer: Scotch egg

There is such a thing as a Russian egg, at least on French menus. Such an "oeuf russe" is little more than a cold platter with slices of boiled egg and some lettuce. But French chefs being great poets, often give impressive names to what is basically a simple type of food.
There is also Scotch tape, Scotch broth and there are of course the "distant relatives" whom we call our "Scotch cousins".
In all those cases there is no longer a literal reference to the Scots or the Scottish nationality. A "Scotch egg" is not the same as as a "Scottish egg" and need not have been made with an egg laid by a Scottish hen.
3. What kind of twins are "congenitally" united by part of their bodies?

Answer: Siamese twins

The name Siamese twins has its origin in the historic case of "Chang and Eng" who lived from 1811 till 1874. They were congenitally united near the waist.There of course are many other ways of congenital "linking".
A technically more accurate term than "Siamese twins" is "conjoined twins". But in its extended metaphorical applications "Siamese twins"
is the current phrase.
4. Both "melancholia" and "rickets" have been called the __________ disease.

Answer: English

Neither Africans nor Italians are particularly given to melancholia, and the Spaniards are certainly better known for their bouts of "Spanish fury", an altogether different type of madness - as the Flemings and the Dutch experienced during the sixteenth century.
Sure there is also "Spanish fly", but since the introduction of more recent innovations this preparation of dried blister-beetles has lost some of its glamour.
5. One of the Scandinavian nations gave us a system of therapeutic muscular exercise which is known world-wide as _________________ gymnastics ?

Answer: Swedish

The Swedish turnip was also popular in England. It even ultimately came to be known as a "swede". A similar Swedish influence is suede leather.
6. Rubella or 3-day measles is also known as the ___________ measles.

Answer: German

Apart from Swiss clocks and Zurich gnomes there is little the Swiss have been blamed for. The Poles gave us "Polish draughts", which is a form of draughts played on a 100-square board, each side having 20 pieces.
7. A certain deep blue pigment, based on ferric ferrocyanide, is usually called ____________ blue?

Answer: Prussian

The Mexicans, or rather the world-soccer-championship in Mexico, popularised the term: "Mexican wave" world wide. The Russians gave us the "Russian roulette" and the "Russian dolls", apart from Russian vodka of course. But ferric ferrocyanide blue is of Prussian origin.

There is "Chinese whispers" a game which consists in passing around a message that gradually gets distorted because the players are only allowed to "whisper" it.
8. What is the name for a period of dry, surprisingly warm weather usually with hazy conditions, occurring in autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, and often following a first bout of killing frost?

Answer: Indian summer

The Indians in this case are definitely not the Asian Indians, but the Native Americans. In a similar way the term "Indian file" is related to them.
9. The kiwifruit has been called the "Chinese gooseberry", a certain type of dog has been called a "Danish dog", but what is the other name for the jaguar?

Answer: American panther

"Great Danes" actually have their origin in Germany, despite their common name. Because the jaguar is the only member of the genus Panthera (which includes lions, tigers and leopards) to be found in North and/or South America, they have been nicknamed American panthers.
10. In olden times armies already used "arms of mass destruction". A certain technique of naval warfare consisted in hurling from siphons, a kind of liquid fire on to enemy ships; this burning fuel then set the ships ablaze. What was the term used for such fire - which had already been invented in 8th century?

Answer: Greek fire

If anything, the Turks were famous for their "Turkish baths", and later for "Turkish delight" or lokum. The Arabs were popular for pampering the West with first class Arabica coffee and teaching the Europeans how to play chess, a game they themselves had learned from the Persians, who in turn may have learned it from the Indians. But yes, it was the Greeks from the Eastern Roman Empire who had already found techniques that involved the use of a kind of petrol to light a big fire in enemy ranks.
Source: Author flem-ish

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