Survey - Do you know your Yiddish sports? - YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

Do you know your Yiddish sports?

For each of the questions below, find the sports term that doesn't fit with the rest. Bonus points if you can name the sport in Yiddish. (Correct multiple-choice answers are worth 2 points. Correctly entered Yiddish words for each sport are worth 1 point.)

Question - Not Required - 1. Running

a) Der finish

b) Der lóyfer

c) Der témpo

d) Der náznshvum

Question - Not Required - How do you say Running in Yiddish?

Question - Not Required - 2. Gymnastics

a) Der trikó

b) Di várfshpiz

c) Der balansír-shtang

d) Der tsvéyshtang

Question - Not Required - How do you say Gymnastics in Yiddish?

Question - Not Required - 3. Baseball

a) Der bódkostyúm

b) Di hílke

c) Makhn a stráykaut

d) Der tsvéyshtang

Question - Not Required - How do you say Baseball in Yiddish?

Question - Not Required - 4. Volleyball

a) Der arópklap

b) Dos ayz

c) Der zalp

d) Aróys

Question - Not Required - How do you say Volleyball in Yiddish?

Question - Not Required - 5. Basketball

a) Der arópshos

b) Bálemen

c) Der glítshloyf

d) Híters

Question - Not Required - How do you say Basketball in Yiddish?

Question - Not Required - 6. Swimming

a) Der fláterl-shvum

b) Der fústormaz

c) Der kláfter

d) Der tur

Question - Not Required - How do you say Swimming in Yiddish?

Question - Not Required - 7. Cycling

a) Di rod

b) Héntlekh

c) Der róver

d) Di fayl

Question - Not Required - How do you say Cycling in Yiddish?

Question - Not Required - 8. Tennis

a) Der kláper

b) Der matsh

c) Di féderhant

d) Servírn

Question - Not Required - How do you say Tennis in Yiddish?

Question - Not Required - 9. Soccer

a) Der tóyernik

b) Der shtoys

c) Der índlen zikh

d) Shisn

Question - Not Required - How do you say Soccer in Yiddish?

Question - Not Required - 10. Diving

a) Der kózhlke

b) Dos zamd

c) Dos/Di shpríngbret

d) Der shvímbaseyn

Question - Not Required - How do you say Diving in Yiddish?

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