{"id":10027,"date":"2015-09-16T12:30:31","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T10:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=10027"},"modified":"2015-09-16T12:14:13","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T10:14:13","slug":"italian-quiz-september-2015-gli-animali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/italian-quiz-september-2015-gli-animali\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Quiz \u2013 September 2015 \u2013 Gli Animali"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Readers, we’ve been making a few changes to the e-mails that you receive from us in order to make it easier for you to comment on the articles. These changes were implemented on Monday at around the time that this quiz was originally published, and it’s possible that some of you may have missed it, so I’ve decided to republish it today … just in case.<\/em>
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Last month’s quiz drew an incredible response and helped us immensely\u00a0in identifying a few areas that needed clarification via new articles. Our previous quizzes have been rather sporadic, but following some of the enthusiastic comments that we’ve received from you we\u2019re going to aim to publish a quiz a month.<\/span><\/p>\n

September\u2019s quiz is based on the theme of animals. Let\u2019s find out how much you know about the animal kingdom in Italian shall we?<\/p>\n

Heard of cows?<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Fit the following collective names into the unfinished sentences below:<\/p>\n

uno sciame<\/strong>
\n un gregge<\/strong>
\n uno stormo<\/strong>
\n una mandria<\/strong>
\n un branco<\/strong>
\n un banco<\/strong><\/p>\n

un gruppo di mucche si chiama<\/strong> _______ (a group of cows is called a herd)
\nun gruppo di pesci si chiama<\/strong> _______ (a group of fish is called a school)
\nun gruppo di pecore si chiama<\/strong> _______ (a group of sheep is called a flock)
\nun gruppo di lupi si chiama<\/strong> _______ (a group of wolves is called a pack)
\nun gruppo di uccelli si chiama<\/strong> _______ (a group of birds is called a flock)
\nun gruppo di api si chiama<\/strong> _______ (a group of bees is called a swarm)<\/p>\n

Old MacDonald Had A Farm<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

\"oh-divertente\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Fit the sounds verbs below to the correct animals:<\/p>\n

miagolare<\/strong>
\n cinguettare<\/strong>
\n abbaiare<\/strong>
\n ruggire<\/strong>
\n nitrire<\/strong>
\nragliare<\/strong><\/p>\n

cavallo = _______<\/strong>
\n cane = _______<\/strong>
\n uccello = _______<\/strong>
\n gatto = _______<\/strong>
\n asino = _______<\/strong>
\n leone = _______
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now conjugate the infinitives of each sound\u00a0to complete the sentences below:<\/p>\n

il cavallo<\/strong> _______ (the horse whinnies)
\ni cani<\/strong> _______ (the dogs bark)
\nl\u2019uccello<\/strong> _______ tutto il giorno<\/strong> (the bird twittered all day)
\nil gatto<\/strong> _______ due volte<\/strong> (the cat mewed twice)
\nl\u2019asino<\/strong> _______ (the donkey brays)
\ni leoni<\/strong> _______ (the lions roar)<\/p>\n

Pavlov\u2019s Dog<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Anibale<\/a>

Annibale Carracci and Domenichino: Perseus in a tinfoil hat and the Fat Cat. For more wonderful Fat Cat art click on the photo.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Which animals are associated with the following people?:<\/p>\n

La Dama dell\u2019 _______ di Leonardo da Vinci<\/strong> (my personal favourite painting by da Vinci!)
\n<\/em>Gli _______ di Annibale<\/strong>
\nPoppea, la moglie di Nerone, faceva il bagno nel latte di _______<\/strong>
\nIlaria del Carretto ha ai suoi piedi un fedele _______<\/strong>
\n Un famosa opera di Rossini si chiama\u00a0La\u00a0_______ Ladra<\/strong>
\n Romolo e Remo furono allevati da una _______<\/strong><\/p>\n

Proverbs<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Complete the following proverbs and common sayings\u00a0by inserting the correct animals (and don’t let that pesky elephant distract you!)<\/p>\n

\"elefantechesalta\"<\/a><\/p>\n

elefante<\/strong>
\n piccioni<\/strong>
\n ghiro<\/strong>
\n talpa<\/strong>
\n buoi<\/strong>
\n maiale<\/strong><\/p>\n

mettere il carro davanti ai _______<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0(English version: put the horse before the cart)
\nmuoversi come un _______ in una cristalleria<\/strong> (English version: to move like a bull in a china shop)
\ncieco come una _______<\/strong> (English version: as blind as a bat)
\nprendere due ______<\/strong>_ con una fava<\/strong> (English version: kill two birds with one stone)
\nsudare come un _______<\/strong> (English version: to sweat like a pig)
\ndormire come un _______<\/strong> (English version: to sleep like a log)<\/p>\n

The correct answers will be published on Friday … in bocca al lupo!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Dear Readers, we’ve been making a few changes to the e-mails that you receive from us in order to make it easier for you to comment on the articles. These changes were implemented on Monday at around the time that this quiz was originally published, and it’s possible that some of you may have missed…<\/p>\n

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