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The Words of the Winds Trivia Quiz

The Four Winds (Lones78, zorba_scank, JanIQ and shuehorn) come from different areas of the world, and we would like to invite you to identify the languages and meanings of some weather-related terms in different languages. See how many of these you know!

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

Author
shuehorn

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
346,785

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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1. If you were in the Sahara in July in the middle of a sandstorm, you might say, "Hace mucho calor y est� venteando mucho" to express that it is very hot and windy. If you said that, what language would you be speaking? Hint

Italian

German

French

Spanish

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2. If you were to travel to Angola or Mozambique, and you found the same weather conditions, what would you say to express that it is very hot and windy today? Hint

Tem rel�mpago e trovoada hoje.

Hace mucho calor hoy y est� venteando mucho.

Faz muito calor hoje e muito vento.

Faz frio hoje e o tempo est� desagrad�vel.

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3. Of course if we were to try to find a beautiful day, and went to the Riviera, we might want to say that it would be sunny (tomorrow). How would we say that in French? Hint

Il y aura du soleil

Har� sol ma�ana.

Sar� soleggiato.

Es wird sonnig.

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4. When you are in a cold and windy place, your lips will often turn blue. Which of the following words does NOT mean "blue" in the language given? Hint

k�k (Hungarian)

albastru (Romanian)

niebieski (Polish)

rood (Dutch)

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5. Sometimes when it rains it pours, and when it pours, it rains cats and dogs. Many languages have interesting expressions used in the same context. Which of the following expressions would NOT be synonymous to the English one? Hint

Quando voleranno gli asini (Italian)

Il pleut comme vache qui pisse (French)

Est� plovent a bots i barrals (Catalan)

Est� lloviendo a c�ntaros (Spanish)

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6. There are many places in the world where the fog can rise up and become almost impenetrable in a very short time. Where in the world would I be and what language would I be speaking if I said, "un brouillard � couper au couteau"? Hint

In Quebec, Canada, in the dead of winter, speaking Qu�b�cois.

In Vietnam, in the rainy season, speaking French.

In Paris, on a starry night, speaking French.

In Belgium, on a clear day, speaking Flemish.

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7. Since we are the Four Winds, can you identify the word for "wind" in Spanish? Hint

vende

veinte

viento

vente

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8. When the winds are extremely strong, it can result in a storm called "hurricane" in the Western hemisphere and "typhoon" in the Eastern hemisphere. Which of the following does NOT specifically mean a hurricane or typhoon?
Hint

furac�o (Portuguese)

uragan (Romanian)

myrsky (Finnish)

orkan (Norwegian)

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9. The Italian word for "drought" is "siccit�". True or False?

True

False

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10. One consequence of severe thunderstorms and rains is flooding. Where would I be and what language would I be speaking if I said, "vloed" for flood.
Hint

Berlin (Germany)

The Yukon Territory (Inuit)

The Netherlands (Dutch)

Tierras del Fuego, Argentina (Spanish)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Spanish

Spanish was spoken in Africa by the original explorers of Western Sahara, which was colonized by the Spanish. Other languages that might have been heard in the region would be French, Arabic and German, among others.

2. If you were to travel to Angola or Mozambique, and you found the same weather conditions, what would you say to express that it is very hot and windy today?

Answer: Faz muito calor hoje e muito vento.

In Angola, and in Mozambique, the official language is Portuguese, so your choice should be in that language. One of the incorrect options given is actually in Spanish, though it does mean, "It is very hot and windy today" ("Hace mucho calor hoy y est� venteando mucho").

The correct answer in Portuguese means the same thing ("Faz muito calor hoje y muito vento"). The other two incorrect phrases, which are in Portuguese, mean "It's cold today and the weather is bad" ("Faz frio hoje e o tempo est� desagrad�vel") and "There's thunder and lightning today" ("Tem rel�mpago e trovoada hoje").

3. Of course if we were to try to find a beautiful day, and went to the Riviera, we might want to say that it would be sunny (tomorrow). How would we say that in French?

Answer: Il y aura du soleil

All of the phrases listed mean that it will be sunny (tomorrow). They are French, Italian, Spanish and German. You might encounter people speaking any of these languages on the beautiful beaches of the Riviera.

4. When you are in a cold and windy place, your lips will often turn blue. Which of the following words does NOT mean "blue" in the language given?

Answer: rood (Dutch)

The word "rood" actually means "red" in Dutch. In order to say the color blue in that language, you would have to say "blauw". If it surprises you that those two words are similar to the words in English, it shouldn't; English and Dutch are both Germanic languages.

Answer: Quando voleranno gli asini (Italian)

All of the expressions listed are colorful ways of saying that it is raining really hard in other languages, except "quando voleranno gli asini", which literally means "when donkeys fly" (to mean "when hell freezes over").

Answer: In Vietnam, in the rainy season, speaking French.

Though it would be likely that a person would be speaking any of the languages or dialects in the places cited in each of the answers, only Vietnam in the rainy season would it be normal to have such a thick fog that you could cut it with a knife.

7. Since we are the Four Winds, can you identify the word for "wind" in Spanish?

Answer: viento

All of these words are close in spelling and pronunciation, but the word for "wind" is "viento". The other words are: "veinte" ' the word for 20; "vente" the imperative of the verb "venir" which means "come over here"; the third person singular of "vender", which means "s/he sells".

Answer: myrsky (Finnish)

The word "myrsky" in Finnish means "storm", which is much weaker than "hurricane" or "typhoon". More appropriate words in Finnish would be "hurrikaani" or "orkaani".

9. The Italian word for "drought" is "siccit�". True or False?

Answer: True

It resembles the word for drought in other languages. In Spanish, the word is "sequia", in Protuguese it is "seca" or "estiagem". In French, it is "s�cheresse".

10. One consequence of severe thunderstorms and rains is flooding. Where would I be and what language would I be speaking if I said, "vloed" for flood.

Answer: The Netherlands (Dutch)

The word "vloed" is Dutch, and it resembles the English "flood". The word would be "Inundacion" in Spanish, "powodz" in Polish, and "allagamiento" in Italian.

Source: Author shuehorn

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