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Anagrammed Phrases Trivia Quiz

Rearrange the words written in uppercase letters to finish each common phrase.

A multiple-choice quiz by zh1322. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
zh1322

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
264,421

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
5777

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (8/10), Guest 108 (10/10), Guest 99 (10/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. To travel UP HOLY ELF is a better thing than to arrive.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. An ATLAS SORB around one's neck.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Laid out in EVEN LARD

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Question 4 of 10

4. A countenance more in ROWS OR than in anger.

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Question 5 of 10

5. As fit as a CUT HERBS dog.

Answer: (One Word (apostrophe not necessary))

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Question 6 of 10

6. He who can, does; he who cannot THE ACES.

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Question 7 of 10

7. It's better to light a candle than curse the SKA NERDS.

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Question 8 of 10

8. The EXOTIC PEN that proves the rule.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Something old, something new, something BOOR DREW, and something blue.

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Question 10 of 10

10. The proof of the DUNG DIP is in the eating.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To travel UP HOLY ELF is a better thing than to arrive.

Answer: hopefully

This phrase originated from a quote in Robert Louis Stevenson's work entitled "Virginibus Puerisque".

2. An ATLAS SORB around one's neck.

Answer: albatross

This phrase refers to having a burden to carry around, and it originated from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner".

3. Laid out in EVEN LARD

Answer: lavender

This phrase means to present something in the best possible light. It comes from the ancient burial practice of spreading lavender over graves in order to mask the smell.

4. A countenance more in ROWS OR than in anger.

Answer: sorrow

This phrases refers to a person who is viewed more in sadness than in anger. It comes from Shakespeare's work entitled "Hamlet".

5. As fit as a CUT HERBS dog.

Answer: butchers

Being "as fit as a butcher's dog" literally means to be very fit. It is a reference to how a butcher's dog would be well fed from extra meat scraps.

6. He who can, does; he who cannot THE ACES.

Answer: teaches

This phrase is supposed to be a criticism of teachers. It was coined by George Bernard Shaw in his 1903 play "Man and Superman".

7. It's better to light a candle than curse the SKA NERDS.

Answer: darkness

Adlai Stevenson originally used this phrase to describe Eleanor Roosevelt when he said, "She would rather light candles than curse the darkness, and her glow has warmed the world."

8. The EXOTIC PEN that proves the rule.

Answer: exception

This phrase originated as a legal maxim during the 17th century in England.

9. Something old, something new, something BOOR DREW, and something blue.

Answer: borrowed

This phrase is actually a list of items that is thought to be lucky for a bride to take with her to her wedding.

10. The proof of the DUNG DIP is in the eating.

Answer: pudding

This phrase implies that in order to fully examine something, you need to experience it. I hope you enjoyed taking the quiz! Thanks to http://www.phrases.org.uk/ for the background information behind each phrase.

Source: Author zh1322

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