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Test your Dutch - Seasons and Weather Quiz

This quiz tests your knowledge of Dutch words for the seasons and various weather conditions.

A multiple-choice quiz by Mallorn777. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
Mallorn777

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
351,942

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
453

1. What is the Dutch word for the season the British call "Autumn", and which Americans sometimes call "Fall"? Hint

de wind

de herfst

de boom

de tuin

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2. When would you be most likely to wear what the Dutch call a "zonnebril"? Hint

When high winds make it blustery.

When rain is drenching you.

When the sun is shining brightly.

When ice makes the ground dangerous.

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3. When it rains, Dutch people usually open what? Hint

een bijbel

een wond

een winkel

een paraplu

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4. What is the usual colour of snow - or, as the Dutch say, "Sneeuw"? Hint

geel

wit

roze

grijs

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5. What is Dutch word for "the weather"? Hint

het meisje

de kust

het weer

de wolk

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6. What is the Dutch word for the weather condition "hail", in which little pellets of ice fall instead of rain? Hint

de hagel

de hemel

het huis

het hulst

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7. For the Dutch, which season follows Winter? Hint

mijn tante

de lente

een fiets

het konijn

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8. Which Dutch phrase means "Today it is very cold!"? Hint

Gisteren, wat een hitte!

Er is veel donder en bliksem!

Vandaag is het echt koud!

Ik blijf thuis als het sneeuwt!

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9. Lowland countries, such as the Netherlands, have historically had a danger of flooding. Which of the following is a Dutch word for "a flood"? Hint

een dubbelspion

een wetenschapper

een overstroming

een legerbasis

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10. The Dutch have a saying: "Het regent pijpenstelen!". What's the equivalent proverb in English parlance? Hint

Lightning never strikes twice!

Stick it where the sun don't shine!

It's raining cats and dogs!

It never rains but it pours!

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the Dutch word for the season the British call "Autumn", and which Americans sometimes call "Fall"?

Answer: de herfst

The meaning of the Dutch word "de hemel" is "the sky", "de tuin" means "the garden", and "de wind" means "the wind".

2. When would you be most likely to wear what the Dutch call a "zonnebril"?

Answer: When the sun is shining brightly.

"Zonnebril" is a pair of sunglasses.

3. When it rains, Dutch people usually open what?

Answer: een paraplu

"An paraplu" is the Dutch for "an umbrella", and the word is derived from the French "parapluie".

"Een bijbel" is "a bible", "een winkel" is a shop, and "een wond" is a wound.

4. What is the usual colour of snow - or, as the Dutch say, "Sneeuw"?

Answer: wit

"Wit" means "white", "geel" means "yellow", and "roze" means "pink".

5. What is Dutch word for "the weather"?

Answer: het weer

"De kust" means "the coast", "het meisje" means "the girl", and "de wolk" means "the cloud".

Incidentally, the Dutch word "weer" also means "again" or "back".

6. What is the Dutch word for the weather condition "hail", in which little pellets of ice fall instead of rain?

Answer: de hagel

"Het huis" is Dutch for "the house", "de hemel" means "the sky", and "het krot" translates as "the holly".

7. For the Dutch, which season follows Winter?

Answer: de lente

Spring follows Winter; and the Dutch word for "the Spring" is "de lente".

"Mijn tante" means "my aunt", and "een fiets" is "a bicycle". "Het Konijn" is the Dutch word for phrase "the rabbit".

8. Which Dutch phrase means "Today it is very cold!"?

Answer: Vandaag is het echt koud!

The other phrases mean the following:-

Er is veel donder en bliksem! = There's a lot of thunder and lightning!

Ik blijf thuis als het sneeuwt! = I stay at home if it snows!

Gisteren, wat een hitte! = Yesterday, what a scorcher!

9. Lowland countries, such as the Netherlands, have historically had a danger of flooding. Which of the following is a Dutch word for "a flood"?

Answer: een overstroming

"Een wetenschapper" is "an expert", "een legerbasis" is "an army base", and "een dubbelspion" is an espionage related word meaning "double agent".

10. The Dutch have a saying: "Het regent pijpenstelen!". What's the equivalent proverb in English parlance?

Answer: It's raining cats and dogs!

Both "It's raining cats and dogs!" and "Het regent pijpenstelen!" both convey the meaning that it's raining very very hard. The literal meaning of the latter is "It's raining pipe stems!"

Source: Author Mallorn777

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