Like most other blogs, this one is international. Consequently, setting quizzes can be problematic. I mean, it would be unfair and off-putting to most international visitors if I posed questions about English counties, Horatio Nelson or the history of Hull City A.F.C. (1904-2024). Even today, I am a little concerned that the proverbs that are familiar to me and my fellow citizens may be puzzling to those who dwell in distant lands.
Yes my dear bloggoids, that is today's quiz theme - proverbs. But don't worry overmuch as I will give you multiple choice solutions for each proverb from which a single word or two has been removed. As usual answers will be given in "Comments". Good luck!
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1. "A_______ in time saves nine"
(a) sausage (b) spanking (c) switch (d) stitch
(a) sausage (b) spanking (c) switch (d) stitch
2. "People who live in glasshouses should not throw ________"
(a) clods of earth (b) stones (c) bricks (d) tomatoes
(a) clods of earth (b) stones (c) bricks (d) tomatoes
3. "An apple a day keeps the _______ away"
(a) fruiterer (b) dentist (c) doctor (c) wolf
(a) fruiterer (b) dentist (c) doctor (c) wolf
4. "Make _______ while the sun shines"
(a) love (b) money (c) haste (d) hay
(a) love (b) money (c) haste (d) hay
5. "A rolling stone gathers no _______ "
(a) moss (b) money (c) groupies (d) ice
(a) moss (b) money (c) groupies (d) ice
6. "Don't judge a book by its ________"
(a) author (b) length (c) reviews (d) cover
(a) author (b) length (c) reviews (d) cover
7. "You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it ________"
(a) swim (b) drink (c) gallop (d) talk
(a) swim (b) drink (c) gallop (d) talk
8. "Birds of a feather ______ together"
(a) whistle (b) squabble (c) fly (d) flock
(a) whistle (b) squabble (c) fly (d) flock
9. "One man's meat is another man's ________"
(a) poison (b) potato (c) principle (d) porridge
(a) poison (b) potato (c) principle (d) porridge
10. "The proof of the ________ is in the eating"
(a) dinner (b) pudding (c) chef's talent (d) restaurant
(a) dinner (b) pudding (c) chef's talent (d) restaurant
Well? How did you do?
ANSWERS
ReplyDelete1. (d) stitch
2. (b) stones
3. (c) doctor
4. (d) hay
5. (a) moss
6. (d) cover
7. (b) drink
8. (d) flock
9. (a) poison
10. (b) pudding
100% yay me!
ReplyDeleteGo to the top of the class young lady!
DeleteOh no...another tricky one.
ReplyDeleteI realised that this quiz might prove challenging for some. Sorry about that JayCee.
Delete1. Stitch.
ReplyDelete2. Stones
3.Doctor
4. Hay
5. Moss
6. Cover
7. Drink
8. Flock
9. Poison
10.Pudding.
Look at me! Spot on!
Whoa! That is incredible Bob!
DeleteThat was too easy, Mr. P. I mean, really. When I saw your picture at the top, I thought it was going to be about Biblical Proverbs.
ReplyDeleteSorry to disappoint you Mary. I know you read The Bible every day.
Delete100% for me, too!
ReplyDeleteWhoopy-Doo!
DeleteI'm old so I got 100%.
ReplyDeleteI prefer to say that you are mature Margaret.
DeleteYou've either blocked me or I'm going to spam. The last couple of times I've commented here it never showed up.
ReplyDeleteWell that is weird. I check my spam folder regularly Kelly. The workings of Blogger are often mysterious. I hope it will not put you off trying to comment here.
DeleteGot them all correct! Yay me! Like Mary my first thought was a biblical quiz and I thought oh no, I won't be able to get any of them. It was pretty easy, especially for those of us with a head full of trivia.
ReplyDeleteProverbs do not have to be biblical.
DeleteIs that picture a depiction of your quiz team? I'm concerned about three-handed fellow cheating on his mobile.
ReplyDeleteHa-ha! That three-handed fellow is called Mr Marvellous - something like that anyway.
DeleteHey, I'm proud of myself. I got all ten proverbs.
ReplyDeleteYou may be 85 but you have got the brain of a 25 year old!
Delete9 poison
ReplyDelete"One man's poison is another man's Mcdonalds"
Delete10/10 for me this time. I'm pretty good with proverbs, though I'm sure there are some I've never heard.
ReplyDeleteYour wisdom is legendary Elsie.
Delete100 % for me, too!
ReplyDelete(I wonder how well you'd fare if I put up a quiz about mostly German proverbs.)
Why don't you do it - with English translations of course...
Deletee.g. "Never walk away from a free German _________"
(a) Mercedes (b) Audi (c) Volkswagen (d) sausage
Ha ha ha, I have never heard that proverb! :-D
DeleteBut I like your idea and might have a go.
A perfect score, 10/10, without even looking at the options.
ReplyDeleteWow! That is amazing Andrew! You are a frigging genius man!
Delete100% as well. Glad I could at least do one of your quizzes.
ReplyDeleteYou are so darned clever!
Delete10 out of 10....obviously much too easy!
ReplyDeleteMay I apologise profusely for the easiness ma'am?
DeleteTen out of ten. Great minds think alike and fools seldom differ.😄
ReplyDelete"A Newky Brown is to an Anglo-Irishman what red wine is to The Pope"
DeleteFinally a quiz where I got 10 out of 10
ReplyDeleteWell - you did go to university Addy - albeit in the last century!
Delete10 out of 10 this time - which may be a first for me, here on your blog... :)
ReplyDeleteThat's good as your own frame of reference is of course Swedish culture.
DeleteAt last! Ten out of ten. Thank you for an easy quiz. 😁
ReplyDeleteTry Friday's quiz!
DeleteWooo! 10/10! Hang out the flags!
ReplyDeleteSure you didn't cheat Carol?
Delete100% this week.
ReplyDeleteGood lad!
DeleteI learned quickly after marrying someone from a completely different culture that the English language is confusing because it is full of proverbs that are hard for many to understand. A number of those proverbs I don't know how they originated but because I've heard them all many times before, I got a 10 like many of the above. I'm guessing my wife would get maybe only a few of them.
ReplyDeleteIt is easy to wrongly assume things when different cultures meet.
DeleteYah first ever 10 out of 10 for me
ReplyDeleteAn exiled Yorkshire woman Jane
Why were you exiled Jane? You must have done something terribly bad - like burning the Yorkshire puddings!
DeleteFinally, something I know. 10/10.
ReplyDeleteMy mum always had her sayings.
A blind man on a galloping horse'd be glad to see it.
Well, this won't knit the baby a bonnet.
I know she had more but I can't think of them right now. I'm quite old you know.
Compared with me you are a babe in arms Nurse Pixie!
Delete10 out of 10 for me too! Yay!
ReplyDelete