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Quiz about The Proverbial Cat
Quiz about The Proverbial Cat

The Ultimate The Proverbial Cat Quiz | Idioms and Proverbs


I noticed that this section covers plenty of horses and dogs, but I'm a cat person! I want to see more cats! Well, here are a few...

A multiple-choice quiz by ragiel. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
ragiel
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
189,981
Updated
May 02 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
4218
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: tiye (9/10), Upstart3 (10/10), Trufflesss (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. You come home after a long and boisterous party, looking the worse for wear. As you stagger off to bed, your dear mate says "Look what..."? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "Boo! Hiss! You stink!" Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. You really pulled off a good trick, now you sit smugly like... Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. You're a cat, hiding in a room with all the lights turned out, the shades drawn, and midnight on the other side of the window. According to the proverb, what color are you? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. You're grinning all over your face! You must be... Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Someone is beating you to within an inch of your life! He must be using... Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "Uh... er... like... well... y'know..." Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Pussycat! You just went to London to visit the Queen! What did you do while you were there? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Just call me Cats-anova! The girls are crazy about me, but I just love 'em and leave 'em! Raunchy? Sure, but after all, I'm just... Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "I'm so mad at her I could just tear her hair out! Claw her eyes out! Kick her in the you-know-what!" Oh, dear. I'm spoiling for a... Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. You come home after a long and boisterous party, looking the worse for wear. As you stagger off to bed, your dear mate says "Look what..."?

Answer: the cat dragged in.

Chewed-up parts of rats and birds, usually. Yecch! I know they mean well, but...
2. "Boo! Hiss! You stink!"

Answer: catcalls

I really don't know why cats are supposed to "call" when displeased. Mine scream! Maybe they didn't care for the play "Cats."
3. You really pulled off a good trick, now you sit smugly like...

Answer: the cat who swallowed the canary

The bird owner might disapprove, but Kitty doesn't care! He has his own priorities.
4. You're a cat, hiding in a room with all the lights turned out, the shades drawn, and midnight on the other side of the window. According to the proverb, what color are you?

Answer: gray

All cats are gray in the dark, in a proverb attributed to Ben Franklin. It means that color is irrelevant under the circumstances.
5. You're grinning all over your face! You must be...

Answer: The Cheshire Cat.

The Cheshire Cat who lived in Wonderland could disappear and leave his grin behind! As Alice observed, we often see a cat without a grin, but that grin without the cat was really a smart trick!
6. Someone is beating you to within an inch of your life! He must be using...

Answer: a cat o' nine tails.

He was using a whip with up to nine lashes, each with a flesh-tearing tip! Cats hunt and kill prey, but naming this kind of torture after cats is just wrong!
7. "Uh... er... like... well... y'know..."

Answer: The cat's got your tongue.

I don't know why a cat should grab a tongue! Were you wagging it too much?
8. Pussycat! You just went to London to visit the Queen! What did you do while you were there?

Answer: Frightened a little mouse under her chair.

A cat can look at a king (or queen), but just try to get a little respect from him! Cats can be very sweet and loving, but they don't understand "superiors."
9. Just call me Cats-anova! The girls are crazy about me, but I just love 'em and leave 'em! Raunchy? Sure, but after all, I'm just...

Answer: A tomcat.

And, of course, I'm in fine voice and ready to caterwaul with the best! But unless I can slip out, no tomcatting around for me!
10. "I'm so mad at her I could just tear her hair out! Claw her eyes out! Kick her in the you-know-what!" Oh, dear. I'm spoiling for a...

Answer: catfight.

"No matter how cats fight, there are always plenty of kittens." (Abraham Lincoln)
Source: Author ragiel

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