NAATI Translation Day Trivia

International Translation Day is held on the day of the feast of St. Jerome, the patron saint of translators.

Born around 342 AD he was also known as "Jerome of Stridon" after the village he was born in, whose location is now unknown due to it's destruction in 379 AD.

Which modern day country has a city named after St Jerome?

• Croatia

• Slovenia

• Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Canada

Answer explanation

Which organisation is known for providing certification for professional translators?

• United Nations

• National Accreditation Authority of Interpreters and Translators

• American Translators Association

• International Federation of Translators

Answer explanation

If you answered "National Accreditation Authority of Interpreters and Translators" you might want to proofread that one 👀

Which of these languages tested by NAATI has a translation of J.R.R. Tolkein's The Hobbit?

• Croatian

• Esperanto

• Hebrew

• Nepali

Answer explanation

(trick question: Esperanto has a translation but NAATI doesn't test it)

Translations of The Hobbit - Wikipedia

"I go to the beach" is the literal translation of which country name?

• Tanzania

• Nauru

• Gabon

• Bahamas

Answer explanation

The name "Nauru" may derive from the Nauruan word Anáoero, which means 'I go to the beach.

Nauru - Wikipedia

POV: You're at a translation conference and somebody starts talking about cats. What are they actually talking about?

• Corrective Automated Transcription

• Creative Application of Terminology

• Computer Assisted Translation

• Mittens the tabby cat

Answer explanation

Computer assisted translation is the use of software such as SDL Trados or MemoQ with functions such as translation memory, search engines, and terminology management, to assist a human translator in the translation process

What was the first Certification test in 2018?

• CT Spanish

• CPI Cantonese

• CPI Spanish

• CPI Mandarin

"Interpreters and translators are responsible for the quality of their work, whether as employees, freelance practitioners or contractors with interpreting and translation agencies"

is part of which AUSIT Code of Ethics Principle?

• 7. MAINTAINING PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• 5. ACCURACY

• 7. 7. PROFFESIONAL COMPETENCE AND DUE CARE

• 3. COMPETENCE

Answer explanation

Microsoft Word - CoE final to Bradley 171112 (ausit.org)

What is the name of the translation theory where the process of translation is determined by the function of the product, and this function is specified by the addressee?

Which translation of a classic text begins with the word "Bro"?

• Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey

• Amit Majmudar's translation of The Bhagavad-Gita

• Maria Dahvana Headley's translation of Beowulf

• Arthur Waley's translation of The Tale of Genji

Answer explanation

"Nearly twenty years after Seamus Heaney’s translation of Beowulf—and fifty years after the translation that continues to torment high-school students around the world—there is a radical new verse translation of the epic poem by Maria Dahvana Headley, which brings to light elements that have never before been translated into English, recontextualizing the binary narrative of monsters and heroes into a tale in which the two categories often entwine, justice is rarely served, and dragons live among us."

Beowulf: A New Translation (macmillan.com)

What was the fax number (including country and area code) of the NAATI Tasmania Office?