tipspromenad

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of tips (“betting”) +‎ promenad (“walk”). From the style of 1X2 betting, known as tips, where the symbols originally referred to a home win (1), a draw (X), or an away win (2). First attested in 1956.

Noun

tipspromenad c

  1. A type of quiz in which participants walk a marked route and answer questions displayed along the way, usually with three answer options (1, X, or 2).
    Synonym: tipsrunda
    • 1956 November 24, Söderhamns Tidning, page 3:
      En tipspromenad är anordnad på vägen ut.
      A quiz walk has been arranged on the way out.
    • 2002 June 17, “”Vid åns mynning” – om Åhus på medeltid [“At the river’s mouth” – about Åhus in the Middle Ages]”, in Kristianstadsbladet:
      För två år sedan hotades Åhus museum av nedläggning. I lördags kunde man inviga den nya medeltida utställningen ”Vid åns mynning”. Det bjöds på torghandel, blåsorkester och tipspromenad.
      Two years ago, Åhus Museum was under threat of closure. This Saturday, the new medieval exhibition “At the River’s Mouth” was inaugurated. There were market stalls, a brass band, and a quiz walk.
    • 2014 September 29, “250 gick tipspromenad – en hade 13 rätt [250 joined the quiz walk – one got 13 answers right]”, in Helsingborgs Dagblad:
      Linus Franzén stod för bedriften att vara ensam om 13 rätt bland 210 vuxna deltagare på söndagens tipspromenad i Hembygdsparken.
      Linus Franzén achieved the feat of being the only one to get 13 correct among the 210 adult participants in Sunday’s quiz walk in the local heritage park.
    • 2025 March 9, Anna Sjöö, “Noras 40-åriga tipspromenad lockar rekordmånga: ”Alla är så trevliga och glada” [Nora’s 40-year-old quiz walk draws record numbers: “Everyone is so friendly and cheerful”]”, in SVT Nyheter:
      Tipspromenaden i Nora är ingen nyhet. I nästan 40 år har Korpen anordnat denna veckovisa aktivitet.
      The quiz walk in Nora is nothing new. For nearly 40 years, the local sports association has organised this weekly activity.

Declension

Declension of tipspromenad
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tipspromenad tipspromenads
definite tipspromenaden tipspromenadens
plural indefinite tipspromenader tipspromenaders
definite tipspromenaderna tipspromenadernas

See also

  • tipsfråga (“1X2 quiz question”)

References

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