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Christmas Quiz!
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John | Report | 24 Dec 2004 14:32 |
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If you've got time, here are thirty seasonal greetings. Tell me the language/country if you can! |
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John | Report | 24 Dec 2004 14:32 |
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1/ REHUS-BEAL-LEDEAT [Eritrean] 2/ Gesëende Kersfees [Afrikaans] 3/ Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun. Sing Dan Fai Lok [Chinese - Cantonese] 4/ Glaedelig Jul [Danish] 5/ God Jul Och Gott Nytt År! [Swedish] 6/ Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar [Dutch] 7/ Gajan Kristnaskon [Esperanto] 8/ Ollick Ghennal Erriu as Blein Feer Die. Seihil as Slaynt Da'n Slane Loght Thie. [Manx] 9/ Joyeux Noël et heureuse année [French] 10/ Nolag mhaith Dhuit Agus Bliain Nua Fe Mhaise [Gaelic - Irish] 11/ Nadolic Llawen. Blwyddn Newdd Dda. [Welsh] 12/ Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein gesegnetes neues Jahr [German] 13/ Kala Khristougena kai Eftikhes to Neon Ethos [Greek] 14/ Mo'adim Lesimkha [Hebrew] 15/ Gledileg jol og farsaelt komandi ar. Gledlig jol og Nyar [Icelandic] 16/ Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah [Iraq] 17/ Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo [Italian] 18/ Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto. [Japanese] 19/ Merry Christmas [English] 20/ God Jul Og Godt Nytt Aar [Norwegian] 21/ Hauskaa Joulua. Hyvää joulua ja Onnellista uutta vuotta [Finnish] 22/ Feliz Navidad y un Venturoso Año Nuevo [Peru] 23/ Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath Ur [Scottish Gaelic] 24/ Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia i szczesliwego Nowego Roku. [Polish] 25/ Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo [Portuguese] 26/ S prazdnikom Rozdestva Hristova i s Novim Godom [Russian] 27/ Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa. [Singhalese] 28/ Bon Nadal i Feliç Any Nou [Catalan] 29/ Feliz Navidad y prospero Año Nuevo. [Spanish] 30/ Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun. Yeni Yilnizi Kutar, saadetler dilerim. [Turkish] |
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Unknown | Report | 24 Dec 2004 14:58 |
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Not duplicating some of Jude's, hubby and I reckon the following! 2. Danish 5. Norwegian 6. Dutch 8. Gaelic/Irish? 12. German 18. Japanese 21. Finnish 26. Russian 28. Portuguese 29. Spanish Mandy :) |
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John | Report | 24 Dec 2004 15:03 |
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You're both very clever. Correct answers so far: 3, 6, 9, 11,12, 17, 18, 19, 21, 26 and 29 |
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Louise2212 | Report | 24 Dec 2004 15:09 |
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would have said 22 is spanish but could be portuguse as well as 25 |
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John | Report | 24 Dec 2004 15:11 |
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25 is good, 22 is kind of Spanish - from Peru. Jude's answer for 2/ was almost right. |
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Unknown | Report | 24 Dec 2004 15:13 |
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Back again, this time got teenage son involved (well he is doing geography for GCSE!): You just beat us to 22 - we thought Catalonian! 2. Norwegian 5. Swedish 10. Irish 30. Turkish Any good? Mandy :) |
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John | Report | 24 Dec 2004 15:14 |
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5, 10 and 30 are fab. Catalonian and Norwegian are there somewhere. |
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John | Report | 24 Dec 2004 15:18 |
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13, 24, 25 and 30 are all wonderful. |
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Unknown | Report | 24 Dec 2004 15:18 |
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2 is really annoying me now! We were sure it was Scandinavian of some sort :) These three brains are dead now, will come back later to see if anyone else has got the rest! Thanks for this John, great fun! Mandy :) |
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PennyDainty | Report | 24 Dec 2004 15:50 |
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23 Is Scottish Gaelic Christine |
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John | Report | 24 Dec 2004 16:01 |
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Nollaig Chridheil agus Bliadhna Mhath Ur to you Christine! |
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PennyDainty | Report | 24 Dec 2004 16:03 |
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Tapadh leibh John Christine |
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John | Report | 24 Dec 2004 16:06 |
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Jude, hurrah! Oh, errr thanks Christine? |
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Geoff | Report | 24 Dec 2004 16:14 |
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27 Hindi? |
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John | Report | 24 Dec 2004 16:16 |
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A neighbouring country. The capital is like a good detective. |
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John | Report | 24 Dec 2004 16:22 |
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Yes Jude! |
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John | Report | 24 Dec 2004 16:47 |
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Full marks! |
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John | Report | 24 Dec 2004 16:50 |
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8/ is an Island with a big wheel 14/ middle eastern country 15/ is an Island northish of UK |
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John | Report | 24 Dec 2004 16:52 |
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I bet you could say a few tales about those animals! 1/ Eritrean! |
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