» Quiz week 16Henk Wolf

#1. Which of the following is NOT a bike part?

pakjedrager

speaken

stjoer

foarrút

#2. When do Frisian children traditionally get presents?

Peaske (Easter)

Sinteklaas (Saint Nicholas Day)

Krystdagen (Christmas)

Sintemarten (Saint Martin's Day)

#3. What is the Frisian word for 'future tense'?

tiidwurd

haadsin

dantiid

doetiid

mulwurd

bysin

#4. What does the following sentence describe? "Se hat in blessuere oprûn by it reedriden."

the weather

an accident

a sports achievement

a traffic problem

#5. What is a 'reedrider'?

a horseman

a driver

a farmer

an ice-skater

#6. What does 'in bui of in buike' mean?

in the stomach

a shower

either way

a man or a boy

a belly-button

a bad mood

#7. "It gou net foar mem, hear" What does this sentence mean?

It is a pity for the mother, isn't it?

It didn't apply to you, mum.

The good night was forgotten, alas.

The golden watch for mother, o Lord!

#8. How can you say 'in two days from today' in Frisian?

oaremoarn oer

oaremoarn

neiste oaremoarn

neiste moarn

#9. What is a 'traffic light' in Frisian?

in read ljocht

in strjitlantearne

in pakjedrager

in stopljocht

#10. "The windows was broken" can be translated into Frisian as:

De finster wie broken.

De raam wie brutsen.

De rút wie breken.

It rút wie broken.

It finster wie brutsen.

It raam wie breken.

#11. What is the traditional Frisian celebration, when children get candy for singing songs to their neighbours?

Halloween

Ald en Nij (New Year's Eve)

Sinteklaas (Saint Nicholas)

Alderheljen (All Hallows' Eve)

Sintemarten (Saint Martin's Day)

#12. What is the auxiliary verb that is normally used in the Frisian future tense?

litte

sille

wurde

wolle

#13. "Hja hie in brutsen skonk en slimme smertlapen." What is this sentece about?

a woman's medical condition

a poor woman's possessions

a poor man's possessions

a man's medical condition

a man's driving skills

a woman's driving skills

#14. "De rydbaan is tydlik ticht." What has been closed?

The skating pond

The car park in the city centre

The main section of the road

The bike lane

#15. What does the following sentence mean? "De fiertaal is Dútsk, dat elkenien dy't dy taal machtich is, ek Frysk leare kin."

The second language is Dutch, which everyone knows, so we can learn Frisian.

The language of instruction is German, so everyone who masters that language can also learn Frisian.

The language of instruction is Dutch, so everyone who masters that language can also learn Frisian.

The second language is German, which everyone knows, so we can learn Frisian.

#16. What does the following sentence mean? "Beppe wie ree om mei de auto."

Grandmother refused to step into the car.

Grandmother was ready to buy a new car.

Grandmother was late, due to the car.

Grandmother was willing to go by car.

#17. Where would you find a 'kaaimuorre'?

at the back of a car

at the back of a bicycle

in a city canal

in a cathedral

#18. How are temperatures expressed in Frisian?

in degrees Centigrade

in degrees Fahrenheit

in Dutch degrees

in Frisian degrees

#19. "He has sung a song" can be translated into Frisian as:

Hy hat in ferske sjongend.

Hy hat in ferske songd.

Hy hat in ferske songt.

Hy hat in ferske songen.

#20. What it the main verb in the following sentence and what does it mean? "Yn 'e âlde binnenstêd fan Starum hat him in oanfarring foardien."

"foardiene" (to serve)

"hawwe" (to have)

"foar...dwaan" (to be forgotten)

"jin foar...dwaan" (to occur)