Daily Quiz | On International Translation Day
This painting by Antonio da Fabriano II shows St. Jerome, who is known as the patron saint of translators. September 30 celebrates the feast of St. Jerome Photo courtesy: Wikimedia CommonsWalters Art Museum (Baltimore/Maryland/USA)
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The theme for this year’s translation day is ‘A World Without Barriers’. What was it in 2021?
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While Agatha Christie holds the Guinness World Record for the most translated author, this writer earned it for the most translated book. Who is the author and what is the title of the book
Answer : Antoine De Saint-Exupéry for his book Le Petit Prince (The little Prince)
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In 2009, a global bank rebranding campaign failed due to the mistranslation of a tagline. The bank was later forced to scrap the campaign and shell out $10 million to repair the damage done. Name the bank and the tagline.
Answer : HSBC bank; the tagline was Assume Nothing
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Dogri, Mizo, Assamese, Konkani, Maithili, and Meiteilon. These were among the eight languages that Google Translate added to its arsenal in 2022. Name the missing two.
Answer : Sanskrit, Bhojpuri, Dogri, Mizo, Assamese, Konkani, Maithili, and Meiteilon.
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This hilarious segment in a late night TV show featured a singer singing a translated version of a hit 2019 song. The translated lyrics included the line —“ I am an evil boy, ghosts’. Name the song.
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This translator won the JCB Prize for Literature for her debut translation of a novel which was nominated along with Poonachi by Perumal Murugan (translated from Tamil by N. Kalyan Raman). Name the translator and the book.
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This film features a translator given the task of communicating with aliens. The movie talks about how language shapes our reality. Name the film.
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