Absurd Italian 506 Trivia Quiz

Ciao ragazzi! Here's a quiz to test your knowledge of some silly sentences in Italian. Don't worry, they are all grammatical though. You never know when you might need to tell someone their kangaroo is boxing with the neighbor's Rottweiller.

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

Author
Bruyere

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
79,206

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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1. Mi scusi Signora, ma c'e un coccodrillo nella Sua valigia. Hint

Excuse the lady, but she's got a coconut in her vest.

Excuse the lady but there's an oil rig in front of her window.

Excuse me Madam, but there's a coconut in your suitcase.

Excuse me Madame, but there's a crocodile in your suitcase.

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2. La notte, vedrete un centinaio di pipistrelli nel cielo dalla vostra finestra. Hint

At night, you'll see about a hundred bats in the sky from your window.

At night, you'll see hundred year olds run to the lavatories in the gardens.

At night, you'll see hundreds of stars in the sky from your window.

At night, you'll see a hundred owls in the sky.

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3. Lo scimpanze voleva unirsi alla squadra di calcio. Hint

The chimpanzee wanted to frame his med school diploma.

The scampi is very good with rice today.

The shampoo should be mixed with conditioner.

The chimpanzee wanted to join the football team. (soccer US).

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4. Il barboncino della Zia Maria teneva un biglietto per il teatro in bocca. Hint

The barber in love with Aunt Maria held a theater ticket in his pocket.

Aunt Maria had a barbershop and earned lots of money.

Aunt Maria's unsightly beard required a quick trip to the barber.

Aunt Maria's poodle held a theater ticket in his mouth.

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5. Nel paese dei sogni, le farfalle sono re. Hint

Butterflies dream whilst you sleep.

The frivolous dream of becoming kings.

In the country of dreams, butterflies are kings.

In my village, we eat pasta often.

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6. Hai perso ancora la tua biro? Ebbene, scrivi pure col naso! Hint

You lost your beer again? Well your nose won't be as red!

Lost your beer again? Well write to the bartender!

You've lost your pen again? Well, just write with your nose!

You used parsley in the soup again? Well next time use your nose!

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7. Per piacere, posso avere un bicchiere d'acqua per la mia zanzara? Hint

Please may I have some bug spray for my mosquito?

Please may I have a glass of water for the gypsies?

Please may I have a glass of water for my mosquito?

Please may I ride the jet-ski with my aunt?

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8. Cappuccetto Rosso era triste, perche aveva perso il burro per la nonna nel bosco. Hint

Little Red Riding Hood was sad because she had lost the butter for her granny in the forest.

Little Red Riding Hood was sad because she'd lost her granny's burro in the forest.

The red-haired hairdresser was sad because he'd lost his granny's donkey in the forest.

The donkey lost its little red cap when it spotted a nun.

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9. La regina ha chiesto una cipolla per piangere meglio. Hint

The Queen asked for some chips with her beer.

The queen asked for a better crown.

The government requested a carnage.

The queen asked for an onion to cry better.

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10. Le scimmie al guinzaglio! Hint

Dogs must be kept on a leash!

Monkeys must be kept on a leash!

Shimmering waves of water!!

Apes must be accompanied!

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Mi scusi Signora, ma c'e un coccodrillo nella Sua valigia.

Answer: Excuse me Madame, but there's a crocodile in your suitcase.

Cocodrillo is a crocodile, noce di cocco is coconut they are sometimes served in a little fountain arrangement at the seaside, a littly pyramid of coconut pieces! This is dedicated to my friend Rosedevents, a former librarian who once saw a gentleman patron photocopying a coconut and no one knew how to ask him why in any language!

2. La notte, vedrete un centinaio di pipistrelli nel cielo dalla vostra finestra.

Answer: At night, you'll see about a hundred bats in the sky from your window.

Un pipistrello is a bat. Un gufo is one word for an owl, there are several others. Hundred year olds are centenari. Il giardino is the garden (yard in US English). This is dedicated to a tourist book a few of us read out loud one evening in Sri Lanka concerning the singing fish in this lake, the Germans read the German version, and so on, it was the most hilarious passage I've ever heard!

3. Lo scimpanze voleva unirsi alla squadra di calcio.

Answer: The chimpanzee wanted to join the football team. (soccer US).

Sciampu is the way shampoo is occasionally written, though I've also seen the shampoo spelling. Many beauty words come from French. Conditioner is most often called 'balsamo'. And what makes you laugh about a chimp on a team? After all the Bonzo movies with Ronald Reagan?

4. Il barboncino della Zia Maria teneva un biglietto per il teatro in bocca.

Answer: Aunt Maria's poodle held a theater ticket in his mouth.

I just verified this last week in Italy, and sure enough the little barboncino at the pet shop licked my hand and melted my 'cuore'. Something about poodles makes me laugh, and yet they are so clever and dignified. I'd never laugh in their presence.

5. Nel paese dei sogni, le farfalle sono re.

Answer: In the country of dreams, butterflies are kings.

Paese is used for country as well as village. Farfalle, in case you hadn't noticed they looked like butterflies in the pasta shape, are those charming insects. This saying is based on 'in the country of the blind, the near sighted are the kings'.

6. Hai perso ancora la tua biro? Ebbene, scrivi pure col naso!

Answer: You've lost your pen again? Well, just write with your nose!

La tua biro is the name for the Bic style pen. This is also used in the UK. You may also hear 'una penna biro' but biro for short.

7. Per piacere, posso avere un bicchiere d'acqua per la mia zanzara?

Answer: Please may I have a glass of water for my mosquito?

Le zanzare are prevalent in many regions in the summer. 'I zingari' are Tzigane or gypsies and they have camps all over Italy and Europe in general. I've heard of pet fleas and rocks, but not pet mosquitos!

8. Cappuccetto Rosso era triste, perche aveva perso il burro per la nonna nel bosco.

Answer: Little Red Riding Hood was sad because she had lost the butter for her granny in the forest.

As in French and English, Little Red is known for her clothing and it is the masculine in both Italian and French. So you do get rather interesting linguistic problems referring to a female character by a masculine name. Not any worse than Mickey being a male and a mouse being female. Doesn't bother them much! Il burro is butter.

In many versions, it's bread and butter, or cake she brings. In modern Italy the fashion is to call anything 'della nonna' to indicate homemade or good flavor. Five flavors of ice cream are called 'della nonna'.

A true guarantee of quality as who would dare question your grandmother? Il bosco is the most common word for forest. 'Frutto del bosco' is strawberries, blueberries etc.

9. La regina ha chiesto una cipolla per piangere meglio.

Answer: The queen asked for an onion to cry better.

Though the Italian Royal family is not allowed to reenter the country except for some very rare exceptions, the Italians still love stories of royalty and purchase magazines galore to read about them.

10. Le scimmie al guinzaglio!

Answer: Monkeys must be kept on a leash!

Monkeys have recently been imported as exotic pets and believe it or not I found a passage describing them actually being walked on leashes. I have also seen a fully grown ferret on a leash as well.(il furetto). Il guinzaglio is the word for leash (lead British usage).

The most common sign is 'Cani al guinzaglio' along the long pedestrian avenues. The Italians are much more conscientious of their dog's behavior than the French and the police give fines.

Source: Author Bruyere

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