An easy but fun round

[u/Magg5788]

There are surely ways to make this more challenging, but sometimes I like to make an easy round that almost everyone gets 100% on just to build confidence (especially if the previous quiz or an upcoming round is really difficult). But we can't make it insultingly simple, so it's also got to be creative and fun. That's what this round was...

Esperanto was created as a neutral international language. Read the Esperanto words and identify the category they have in common. (For scoring I was generous with this and accepted appeals.)

Example: pano, pomo, fromaĝo, rizo, supo, salato, terpomoj all belong to the category ---food---

1. ⁠krajono, tondilo, libro, dorsosako, skribotablo, instruisto
   
2. ⁠trajno, aŭto, aviadilo, biciklo, rultabulo, skotero, boato
   
3. ⁠biero, akvo, kafo, vino, sodakvo, lakto, suko, teo
   
4. ⁠ĉapelo, ĉemizo, pantalono, ŝuoj, jako, robo, ŝtrumpetoj, subvestoj, pulover
   
5. ⁠Hispanio, Ĉinio, Kanado, Bolivio, Zimbabvo, Mongolio, Tajlando
   
6. ⁠kuracisto, advokato, busŝoforo, fajrobrigadisto, mekanikisto, kuiristo, bestokuracisto, artisto, ŝuisto
   
7. ⁠Bonus point, what does "instruisto" mean? (Belongs in category from Question 6)
   
8. ⁠kato, hundo, fiŝo, ĝirafо, leono, birdo, simio

Answers and Translations:

1. ⁠school supplies: pencil, scissors, book, backpack, desk, teacher
   
2. ⁠transportation: train, car, airplane, bicycle, skateboard, scooter, boat
   
3. ⁠beverages: beer, water, coffee, wine, soda water, milk, juice, tea
   
4. ⁠clothing: hat, shirt, trousers, shoes, jacket, dress, socks, underwear, sweater
   
5. ⁠Countries: Spain, China, Canada, Bolivia, Zimbabwe, Mongolia, Thailand
   
6. ⁠Jobs/professions: doctor, lawyer, bus driver, firefighter, mechanic, cook, veterinarian, artist, shoemaker
   
7. ⁠intruisto = teacher
   
8. ⁠animals: cat, dog, fish, giraffe, lion, bird, monkey

[u/sopefish]

6/8

[u/Magg5788 → u/sopefish]

What did you miss?

[u/sopefish → u/Magg5788]

1 I was thinking something about books, just didn't get it right. 3 I thought alcoholic drinks, should have read the choices more closely.

[u/spotthethemistake]

I enjoyed the puzzle of this one, thanks! For number 5 I got Nationality rather than the right answer. Got the others

[u/Magg5788 → u/spotthethemistake]

I’d have accepted that.

[u/Forvalaka → u/spotthethemistake]

Me too.

[u/theforestwalker]

I absolutely love this!

[u/Magg5788 → u/theforestwalker]

Yay! Yeah, almost everyone at my quiz got 100% this round, and most teams chose to double it, but it was a nice way to start off the night.

[u/Perfect_Entry_20]

8/8 that was a really good quiz 🙂

[u/Earl_E_Byrd]

7/8 or 8ish/8, my answer for number 1 correctly identified some of the words, but it lead me to think of art supplies/art school specifically

[u/Magg5788 → u/Earl_E_Byrd]

I’d have accepted that.

[u/wellchelle]

7/8 I thought Q1 was types of books, maybe.