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The Year of the Sheep
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Although animal idioms are pretty common in everyday speech, who knew so many of them involved sheep? More to the point, how many can you answer correctly? Let's play and find out.
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Easy
10 Q
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poshprice
Jul 18 10
795 plays
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The Proverbial Cat
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There are many proverbs, sayings and quotes about cats. How many can you identify? (My source, for the most part, is 'Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable'.)
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Difficult
10 Q
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Cymruambyth
Jul 23 07
2172 plays
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Animal Talk 2
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Animal Talk 2 is a second quiz that challenges you with expressions and idioms that have animal related words in them. We owe a lot to the animals around us! What would we be saying otherwise?
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Easy
10 Q
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SP44000
Feb 17 09
3213 plays
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Proverbially Meowing...
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As a follow up to my "Proverbially Barking" quiz, I realised afterwards that I had been a little unfair toward our feline friends, who also happen to have a lot of proverbs and idioms revolving around them. So here's my quiz on cats!
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Easy
20 Q
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thegogga
Mar 15 07
4056 plays
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Proverbially Barking...
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I noticed the other day that we use a HECK of a lot of idioms and proverbs with dogs in them... So, I figured I'd make a quiz on it. Enjoy!
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Easy
15 Q
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thegogga
Mar 11 07
3966 plays
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Animal Talk 3
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Some are nouns, some are verbs, and some are adjectives, but they are all animal-related words and expressions. See what you know in this third installment of "Animal Talk". All multiple choice.
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Very Easy
10 Q
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SP44000
Aug 01 09
1470 plays
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That Proverbial Cat!
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Pussycat, pussycat, where have you been? Join our proverbial cat, Kitty Kyle, on a ten day World tour discovering proverbs about cats wherever he goes. This comes courtesy of an author challenge by Kyleisalive so I thought he ought to have star billing!
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Average
10 Q
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glendathecat
Sep 30 09
7179 plays
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Catopedia: Cat proverbs and sayings
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Owning cats has its problems. No two cats are the same. But the overall demeanour and traits shared by our 'domesticated darlings' have, over the years, created the basis of some well used sayings and proverbs. Can you guess the missing words?
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Easy
10 Q
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casey317
Jul 22 09
993 plays
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Cat-ch Phrases
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Based on my love for cats, I thought it would be interesting and fun to create this quiz on catty catch phrases. See how many of them you're familiar with or may have heard before. Enjoy and good luck!
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Easy
15 Q
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Tigress31
Dec 23 03
10626 plays
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Dog Words
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All of these words and phrases have an origin that has something to do with dogs.
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Tough
10 Q
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crisw
Jun 09 03
3336 plays
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The Proverbial Cat
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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...
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Easy
10 Q
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ragiel
Sep 03 04
3237 plays
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Overfishing - A Real Can of Worms
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This title is an author challenge from the man himself, Terry no less. No pressure, then. The quiz is about fish, worms and insects which appear in proverbs and sayings. Good luck.
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Nov 04 09
513 plays
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Horses for Courses - Idiomatically Speaking!
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This quiz is all about the idiomatic use of the word 'horse'! Can you pick the correct 'horsey' phrase from the meaning given? All multiple choice.
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Easy
10 Q
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Engadine
Jan 12 03
6639 plays
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Similes Referring to Animals
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English traditionally links certain qualities with specific animals. However busy a cow may be grazing in the meadows, it's the bee which we have chosen to call 'busy'. See if you have still in mind all those traditional similes.
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Easy
10 Q
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flem-ish
Jan 22 02
5748 plays
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It's A Dog's Life - Idiomatically Speaking
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This quiz is all about the idiomatic use of the word 'dog'! Can you finish the 'doggy' phrase by picking the right word from the multiple choices given?
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Average
10 Q
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Engadine
Apr 28 03
5970 plays
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That Bird's Trying To Tell Me Something
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No, this quiz is not about the flirtatious signals the girl across the bar may be sending you, but instead assesses your knowledge of the symbolism and characteristics attributed to wild birds. Enjoy!
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Average
10 Q
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doublemm
Jul 01 10
375 plays
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Idioms Referring To Animals
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Many standing expressions and idioms refer to the more 'popular' animals, birds,etc. See which of these you can solve.
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Average
10 Q
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flem-ish
Jan 23 02
8304 plays
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Animal Talk 1
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Animals are an important part of our lives AND our vocabulary. See what you know about these animal-related words and expressions.
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Average
10 Q
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SP44000
Jan 21 09
2835 plays
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Idioms Referring To Animal Names
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Animals are our closest of kin on the Planet Earth. Surprising how often we refer to them in everyday language. Just check for yourself.
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Average
10 Q
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flem-ish
Dec 02 02
6279 plays
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Not an ordinary quiz on animal idioms!
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Have you ever been 'dog tired'? I've given some animal idioms with amazing and fun facts, instead of the idioms' origins. (Most sayings typical to U.S.) Have fun!
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Easy
10 Q
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oh-Kay
Dec 02 07
1440 plays
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People Personalities and Animals
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What animal would best describe the different personalities of humans?
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Average
10 Q
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qtmelba
Mar 19 01
3942 plays
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You can lead a horse to water but...
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You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him take a Fun Trivia Quiz. For a start his hooves are too big to hit the right key. And where did a horse ever learn to read? Probably best if you ask him to stamp once for A, twice for B and so on.
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Average
10 Q
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teflon_kid
Jun 03 11
708 plays
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The Human Zoo
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We are all human animals. Let's see if you can get all the common labels we put on people! Have fun!
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Easy
10 Q
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AISS
May 30 00
17853 plays
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Proverbs About Animals
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Following are proverbs about various animals. Your task is to determine from which culture they originate.
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Impossible
15 Q
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ravenskye
Mar 15 01
2373 plays
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More Animal Proverbs - Which Culture?
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Here are more animal proverbs -- thought 25 was too many questions for one quiz! Your job, once again, is to choose the correct culture of origin.
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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ravenskye
Mar 15 01
1344 plays
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