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Quiz about Fanatics Cheering Around the World
Quiz about Fanatics Cheering Around the World

Fanatics Cheering Around the World Quiz


Australian tennis fans have been nicknamed the Fanatics. Can you recognize some of the chants they use and hear as they travel around the world? (Note that diacritical marks have not been included.)

A multiple-choice quiz by looney_tunes. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
looney_tunes
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
346,910
Updated
Dec 25 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. In which of these countries might the Fanatics be asking the people sitting near them, "quien va ganando?"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The Fanatics are in Paris for the French Open. Which of the following are they likely to shout in support of the Aussie player? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. When the fanatics are attending the Moscow Open tournament, in what language would they be chanting "Poydyem, Avstraliya"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The Italian Open sees the Fanatics tackling Italian, using which of these chants to support their team? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. While watching a Davis Cup tie in Johannesburg, the Fanatics were heard to shout "Kom ons gaan, Australie". Which of South Africa's official languages were they using? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. One of the Fanatics' favorite chants is "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oy, Oy, Oy!" (which I understand comes more easily after a few beers). In which city might they be watching an ATP tour event if the shout is reported on the local radio as "Oustraliyuntse, Oustraliyuntse, Oustraliyuntse! Oi, Oi, Oi!"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. One day in the 1990s, the Fanatics settled to waving their giant Styrofoam hands around in the stands of a European country where those around them were primarily shouting support for a hometown player. In which city were they listening to shouts of "Kom op, Krajiceck, winnen"?

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Question 8 of 10
8. Surrounded by fans whose faces were painted blue, with a yellow cross, the Fanatics felt right in place with their yellow and green wigs. In what country were they watching a Davis Cup tie they when they tried to outshout the other fans with "Du kan gora det, grupp"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. At the Tokyo Open, the Fanatics wanted to make up signs that the other fans in the stadium would understand. Which of these (transliterated from the traditional symbols) might they use for their slogan? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The Fanatics are nearing home when they stop at the Singapore Open to watch their beloved Aussie players. Which of Singapore's official languages would they be adopting if they urged a player to "Do it" by shouting "buatlah"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In which of these countries might the Fanatics be asking the people sitting near them, "quien va ganando?"?

Answer: Spain

This phrase is Spanish for "who's winning?". When the Australian team is playing a Davis Cup tie in Madrid, Spanish is the language of choice.
2. The Fanatics are in Paris for the French Open. Which of the following are they likely to shout in support of the Aussie player?

Answer: Allez!

"Allez!" translates as "Go!". The other phrases are the French equivalent of "What time is it?", "What is that?" and "Why?". While these phrases all have their uses, they do not offer much support to the player on court.
3. When the fanatics are attending the Moscow Open tournament, in what language would they be chanting "Poydyem, Avstraliya"?

Answer: Russian

Of course, Russian is the language spoken in the Russian capital city of Moscow, and "Poydyem, Avstraliya" is Russian for "Let's go, Australia". Russian usually uses Cyrillic characters that aren't available for this quiz, so this is a transliteration into Latin characters.
4. The Italian Open sees the Fanatics tackling Italian, using which of these chants to support their team?

Answer: Vinciamo, Australia

"Vinciamo" is Italian, "Ni volas gajni" is Esperanto (not widely used on the professional tennis circuit, it must be admitted), and "Vamos" is a Spanish exhortation.
5. While watching a Davis Cup tie in Johannesburg, the Fanatics were heard to shout "Kom ons gaan, Australie". Which of South Africa's official languages were they using?

Answer: Afrikaans

South Africa has an amazing eleven official languages. In alphabetical order (using their names in English), they are Afrikaans (the language used in the question), English, Northern Sotho, Southern Ndebele, Southern Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa and Zulu.

Many other African countries have even more languages than that in common use, but few have more than two or three official languages.
6. One of the Fanatics' favorite chants is "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oy, Oy, Oy!" (which I understand comes more easily after a few beers). In which city might they be watching an ATP tour event if the shout is reported on the local radio as "Oustraliyuntse, Oustraliyuntse, Oustraliyuntse! Oi, Oi, Oi!"?

Answer: Belgrade, Serbia

That spelling of Aussie looks a lot more like Serbian than one of the languages spoken in the other countries. Indian Wells is in a country where the printed media are primarily in English, Montreal residents usually speak French or English, and Mexicans generally speak Spanish.
7. One day in the 1990s, the Fanatics settled to waving their giant Styrofoam hands around in the stands of a European country where those around them were primarily shouting support for a hometown player. In which city were they listening to shouts of "Kom op, Krajiceck, winnen"?

Answer: Rotterdam, Netherlands

The Dutch player Richard Krajiceck, who fans were urging to come on and win, won the Wimbledon men's singles title in 1996, the only Dutch player to do so. Along the way he dealt Pete Sampras his only Wimbledon defeat between 1993 and 2001. In Paris they would have been cheering in French; in Barcelona, in Spanish or Catalan; in Buenos Aires, Spanish would be the most likely language.
8. Surrounded by fans whose faces were painted blue, with a yellow cross, the Fanatics felt right in place with their yellow and green wigs. In what country were they watching a Davis Cup tie they when they tried to outshout the other fans with "Du kan gora det, grupp"?

Answer: Sweden

"You can do it, team" in Swedish took a bit of rehearsing! Swedish tennis fans often paint their faces in the colors of their nation's flag, with a yellow stripe running from their foreheads down their noses to their chins. It looks even better when it starts to melt in the heat (more commonly seen among fans in Melbourne for the Australian Open than in their native land, which is significantly cooler).

The Fanatics, for their part, often dress in yellow and green, the traditional colors worn by Australian teams in international competitions.
9. At the Tokyo Open, the Fanatics wanted to make up signs that the other fans in the stadium would understand. Which of these (transliterated from the traditional symbols) might they use for their slogan?

Answer: Oosutoraria gambatte

All of these are translations of "Let's go Australia". "Dezagun go Australia" is Basque, spoken in the Basque regions of France and Spain. "Dewch i roi cynnig Awstralia" is Welsh, and "Eamus Australia" is Latin. None of these languages are widely spoken in Japan, where the Japanese "Oosutoraria gambatte" would be more appropriate.
10. The Fanatics are nearing home when they stop at the Singapore Open to watch their beloved Aussie players. Which of Singapore's official languages would they be adopting if they urged a player to "Do it" by shouting "buatlah"?

Answer: Malay

The Chinese and Tamil slogans would be written in a script that can't be duplicated here, and the English (wait for it) is "Do it". English is the official language of business and government in Singapore, but it is estimated that about 20% of all Singaporeans are functionally illiterate in English. Chinese (of one form or another) is the native tongue of over half the population, while Malay is used as a ceremonial language to reflect the nation's history.

The national anthem is in Malay. Tamil is mostly spoken within the Indian community.
Source: Author looney_tunes

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