Solution to An American in Paris
Each audio clip in this puzzle is a trivia question in a foreign language, but pronounced with an awful American accent (i.e. with English phonetics). In order, the clips are:
| Language | Question | Question (in English) | Answer (English) | Answer (original language) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thai | ถวายภัตตาหารพระที่ไหน? (transliterated: T̄hwāy p̣hạttāh̄ār phra thī̀h̄ịn) | Where do you offer food to monks? | TEMPLE | วัด (WAT) |
| Tagalog | Anong hayop ang nabanggit sa ikatlong saknong ng tulang "sa aking mga kabata"? | What animal is mentioned in the third stanza of the poem "sa aking mga kabata"? | FISH | ISDA |
| Tamil | இந்தியாவின் பெரும்பகுதி தேநீர் குடிக்கும்போது, தமிழகம் தனித்துவமானது, இதை விரும்பும் ஒரு இந்திய மாநிலம். (transliteration: Intiyāviṉ perumpakuti tēnīr kuṭikkumpōtu, tamiḻakam taṉittuvamāṉatu, itai virumpum oru intiya mānilam) | While most of India drinks tea, Tamil-Nadu is unique, being the one Indian state that prefers this. | COFFEE | KAPI |
| Estonian | Koht, kus elavad hobused. | A place where horses live. | STABLE | TALL |
| Mandarin | 从上海到成都是什么方向? (pinyin: Cóng shànghǎi dào chéngdū shì shénme fāngxiàng?) | What direction is Chengdu from Shanghai? | WEST | 西 (XI) |
| Spanish | En la version Mexicana de Los Locos Addams, ¿cual es el titulo familiar de Cosa? | In the Mexican version of The Addams Family, what is Thing's familial title? | UNCLE | TIO |
| Swedish | Vad var det man inte längre fick göra mot barn då kroppslig bestraffning förbjöds den femtonde mars nittonhundrasjuttionio? | What was it you were no longer allowed to do to children when corporal punishment of children was banned the 15th of March, 1979? | HIT [them] | SLÅ |
| Italian | Che tipi di prodotti sono Barolo, Franciacorta, e Lambrusco? | What kinds of products are Barolo, Franciacorta, and Lambrusco? | WINES | VINI |
| German | War Deutschland das erste Land, das Sommerzeit eingeführt hat? | Was Germany the first country to introduce Daylight Savings Time? | YES | JA |
Pronouncing the answers to the questions in their original language yields a good approximation of the English sentence WHAT IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF SLOVENIA? The answer to this question and to the puzzle is LJUBLJANA.