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Proverbs About Animals Trivia Quiz

Here are some proverbs from around the world which mention various animals. Can you work out which animal fits the space? Not all of them are as well known as those used in everyday English, but shouldn't be impossible to work out.
This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author ravenskye

A matching quiz by rossian. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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rossian

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3 mins

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31,698

Updated
Apr 08 22

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Questions		Choices
1. Where you find sugar you will find ___		Ants
2. He who chases two ___ at once will catch none		Alligator
3. Don't play with the ___ if you don't want to be bitten		Cat
4. The ___ at the bottom of the well		Hares
5. You can catch more ___ with honey than with vinegar		Flies
6. Almost and close doesn't knock a man off his ___		Frog
7. Buying a ___ in a sack		Ducks
8. Get one's ___ in a row		Bear
9. A ___ has four feet, but he can't walk four different paths		Horse
10. Don't insult the ___ until after you've crossed the river		Dog

Select each answer

1. Where you find sugar you will find ___

2. He who chases two ___ at once will catch none

3. Don't play with the ___ if you don't want to be bitten

4. The ___ at the bottom of the well

5. You can catch more ___ with honey than with vinegar

6. Almost and close doesn't knock a man off his ___

7. Buying a ___ in a sack

8. Get one's ___ in a row

9. A ___ has four feet, but he can't walk four different paths

10. Don't insult the ___ until after you've crossed the river

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where you find sugar you will find ___

Answer: Ants

This Filipino idiom is similar to an American saying - 'like ants to sugar'. Both are based on reality, as ants are attracted to sweet things. As an idiom, it can be used figuratively to refer to anything that attracts a crowd, such as young men around an attractive young lady or even people who can't pass an accident without trying to see what has happened.

2. He who chases two ___ at once will catch none

Answer: Hares

'Wer zwei Hasen auf einmal jagt bekommt keinen' is how it appears in German, given as the origin by some sites, and sometimes translated as 'rabbits', but 'hares' is more accurate. Other sources attribute it to Confucius, that fount of all knowledge. Whoever thought it up, the idiom means to focus on one goal at a time rather than on too many, which has a high probability of achieving none of them.

3. Don't play with the ___ if you don't want to be bitten

Answer: Bear

This possibly originated in Italy, with the English version usually shortened to 'don't poke the bear'. You don't want to provoke someone unnecessarily, especially someone who is in a position to cause more harm to you than you can to them.

4. The ___ at the bottom of the well

Answer: Frog

This idiom comes from the Chinese, and describes someone who has narrow horizons and is unwilling to look at the wider picture. Because the frog is stuck at the bottom of the well, he sees only the walls and has no idea how big and beautiful the world is. This is the opposite of the English saying of 'a birds-eye view'.

5. You can catch more ___ with honey than with vinegar

Answer: Flies

Though Benjamin Franklin is sometimes credited with creating this phrase, it was used back in 1666 in an Italian book on idioms, so it predates Franklin's version. Whoever came up with it, the meaning remains the same - being polite when you want a favour or something done for you is more likely to get the result you want than being rude and demanding.

6. Almost and close doesn't knock a man off his ___

Answer: Horse

This Danish saying has the same meaning as the more familiar, to English speakers, 'close, but no cigar'. You could also consider 'a miss is as good as a mile' as equivalent. It's telling us that grieving over a narrow miss is a waste of time.

7. Buying a ___ in a sack

Answer: Cat

This is a common idiom in Europe. I've found versions from Russia, Germany and France. In English, our version is 'buying a pig in a poke', but in whichever language you use it the advice remains the same: don't buy something without inspecting it properly first. If it's hidden from you what you are buying is probably not what you're expecting.

8. Get one's ___ in a row

Answer: Ducks

This idiom is widely reported as being American, possibly originating in an early form of bowls, involving duckpins, or from shooting galleries, where ducks were the targets. More prosaically, it may come from the lines ducklings form when following their mother. Whichever of these, or none of them, is true the meaning is the same - before you undertake a task, get yourself organised.

9. A ___ has four feet, but he can't walk four different paths

Answer: Dog

This saying may have originated in Jamaica or Haiti, although many idioms have similar wordings in different countries, so being specific isn't easy. This is another proverb advising you to concentrate on one thing at a time. Just because you have more than one option, it doesn't mean you can follow them all.

10. Don't insult the ___ until after you've crossed the river

Answer: Alligator

Trying to pin down the origin of this one has proved difficult. Some sources say Belize, while others say Sudan or Nigeria. Wherever it came from, the advice is to wait until you've achieved your own goal before criticising those who have already made their mark.

Source: Author rossian

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