Altered Proverbs Trivia Quiz

Answer: link

"A chain is only as strong as its weakest link."

A concatenation is a series of interconnected things (like a chain)

Formidable means 'of great strength; forceful; powerful'.

And another way of saying 'weakest' could be 'least dependable'.

Answer: words

"A picture is worth a thousand words."

A picture is one type of visual representation.

Things that hold value are worth something.

And 'chiliad' is a term meaning a group of 1000, derived from the same root that gives us the prefix 'kilo'.

Answer: moss

"A rolling stone gathers no moss."

Gyrating is moving in a circular motion.

A boulder is simply a large stone.

To accumulate is to gather up or collect.

Answer: water

"Blood is thicker than water."

Consanguinity refers to a blood relationship, as in family.

If something is viscous, it is thicker, or glutinous in consistency.

Answer: horse

"Do not put the cart before the horse."

To refrain from something is to choose not to do it.

Situating something is placing it or putting it somewhere specific.

A wain is an old-fashioned term for a wagon or cart that is pulled by a horse.

And, another way to say 'before' is 'in advance of'.

Answer: child

"Spare the rod and spoil the child."

Saying 'spare the rod' is the same as 'use the rod sparingly' or be stingy with its use.

A truncheon, typically a club carried by a policeman, is a bit more formal in use than a simple rod, but it has a similar function.

And 'spoiling' in this sense is the same idea as tarnishing or ruining.

Answer: stick

"Speak softly and carry a big stick."

To enunciate is to speak clearly.

Doing something delicately is to be careful or subtle or so fine that it is barely perceptible.

Brandishing is generally associated with waving an object (such as a sword or a stick) around, but you usually have to be carrying it to do so.

And something of substantial size would be very big.

Answer: fall

"The bigger they are, the harder they fall."

Aggrandizement is defined as 'increasing in size', so it basically captures the whole of 'the bigger they are'.

Something excruciating is intensely painful, which is what could result from a hard fall.

Answer: step

"The longest journey starts with a single step."

Something protracted is lengthy or drawn out.

Peregrination is just another word for a journey or a course of travel.

To commence something is to begin or start it.

And 'solitary' means one by itself, or alone... so while it doesn't usually imply more to come, it can still mean 'single'.

Answer: fleas

"Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas."

'Individuals' equates to a slightly more specific 'those'.

To repose is to lie down and rest or sleep.

A mongrel is a dog of mixed (or unknown) breed.

And to ascend is to rise or move upward.