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Mexican Proverbs Trivia Quiz

Most proverbs are idiomatic. Can you tell which is which?

A multiple-choice quiz by asthore. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
asthore

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
79,050

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
4842

Last 3 plays: misdiaslocos (8/10), krajack99 (9/10), Guest 107 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. El burro hablando de orejas. Hint

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Out of sight, out of mind.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

The pot calling the kettle black.

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Question 2 of 10

2. De tal palo, tal astilla. Hint

God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

Chip off the old block.

A man's home is his castle.

Once in a while never hurt anyone.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Mas vale tarde que nunca. Hint

A dog will bite the hand that feeds it.

Better late than never.

There's always some bitter with the sweet.

A man's house is his castle.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Cuando lejos de ojo, tan lejos de corazon. Hint

Out of sight, out of mind.

Don't count your chickens till they're hatched.

That's life.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Mas vale ma�a que fuerza. Hint

You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.

The pen is mightier than the sword.

There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle.

Cross that bridge when you come to it.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Mas vale p�jaro en mano que ciento volando. Hint

Birds of a feather flock together.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

It's a small world.

A stitch in time saves nine.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Una vez al a�o no hace da�o. Hint

March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.

Once in a while never hurt anyone.

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Question 8 of 10

8. A gran hambre no hay pan malo. Hint

Hunger is the best sauce.

That's the thanks you get.

Think before you speak.

Out with the old, in with the new.

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Question 9 of 10

9. El que duerme con perros, amanece con pulgas. Hint

If the wind changes, your face will stay like that.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas.

A dog will bite the hand that feeds it.

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Question 10 of 10

10. El que come y canta loco se levanta. Hint

Keep a song in your heart.

In many words, a lie or two may escape.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

He who sings and eats ends up mad.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. El burro hablando de orejas.

Answer: The pot calling the kettle black.

Literally, "the donkey making fun of someone's ears".

2. De tal palo, tal astilla.

Answer: Chip off the old block.

Literally, "from that stick came this splinter".

3. Mas vale tarde que nunca.

Answer: Better late than never.

This one's a literal translation, not idiomatic.

4. Cuando lejos de ojo, tan lejos de corazon.

Answer: Out of sight, out of mind.

Literally, "when far from the eyes, far from the heart".

5. Mas vale ma�a que fuerza.

Answer: The pen is mightier than the sword.

Literally, "a knack works better than strength".

6. Mas vale p�jaro en mano que ciento volando.

Answer: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Literally, "a bird in the hand is worth a hundred flying around".

7. Una vez al a�o no hace da�o.

Answer: Once in a while never hurt anyone.

Literally, "once a year won't harm you".

8. A gran hambre no hay pan malo.

Answer: Hunger is the best sauce.

Literally, "to a great hunger there's no bad bread".

9. El que duerme con perros, amanece con pulgas.

Answer: Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas.

Literally, "he who sleeps with dogs wakes up with fleas".

10. El que come y canta loco se levanta.

Answer: He who sings and eats ends up mad.

This Mexican saying is used at meal times to teach children they shouldn't sing at the dinner table.

Source: Author asthore

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