Apollo.lv offers a quiz on Latvian-language idioms

The Latvian news portal Apollo.lv published a new interactive quiz about the Latvian language on 8 November 2026 at 00:04. It is meant for any reader who wants to test their knowledge of phraseological expressions, or idioms: fixed phrases whose meaning often differs from the literal sense of the individual words.

What the quiz covers

The portal invites readers to find out how well they know Latvian idioms and whether they understand what everyday expressions really mean. The introduction gives one example, the phrase "turēt mēli aiz zobiem" (literally, to hold one's tongue behind one's teeth). The portal uses it to address the reader, asking whether they can do this "and not only that".

How the result is judged

At the end, the quiz asks whether the reader managed to score at least 10 points. That threshold is the benchmark readers can use to judge their own knowledge. The quiz is placed in the "Atelpa" (Relaxation) section of Apollo.lv and is tagged "Apollo.lv testi" (Apollo.lv quizzes) and "Latviešu valoda" (Latvian language).

The portal presents the quiz as an entertaining way to refresh one's knowledge of the native language, and it wishes readers good luck. It can be found on the Apollo.lv website, and it requires no special preparation, though readers must answer questions about the meanings of idioms.

Apollo.lv regularly publishes quizzes and other material in its "Cilvēks" (People) and "Atelpa" sections. Quizzes on Latvian let readers test themselves and compare their results with others.