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Animal Aphorisms For Kids Trivia Quiz

An "aphorism" is an interesting saying. All of these sayings have animals in them...can you figure out what they mean?

A multiple-choice quiz by LilahDeDah. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
LilahDeDah

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
194,044

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

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Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following most closely means the same as:
"If it had been a snake, it would have bitten you"? Hint

Snakes are easy to hide

Snakes bite and are dangerous

It was right in front of you all the time

You found that pretty easily

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." Hint

Christmas presents are the best

Be happy when someone gives you a gift, whatever it is

Horses make bad presents

Horses have bad breath because they never brush their teeth

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Let sleeping dogs lie." Hint

Everything will look better in the morning

Don't make a lot of noise

Don't stir up trouble

Dogs get really cranky if they don't get enough rest

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Question 4 of 10

4. "You look like the cat that swallowed the canary." Hint

You look guilty, as though you did something you shouldn't have

You look silly, like a cartoon character

You look as though you ruined your dinner by snacking between meals

You have yellow feathers around your mouth

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Like a fish out of water." Hint

Gasping for air

Unable to swim

Dead

Uncomfortable and out of place

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following answers most closely describes the meaning of the aphorism "Like a bull in a china shop"? Hint

Happy and contented

So poor you can't afford good china

Really, really hungry

Clumsy and destructive

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Question 7 of 10

7. "A leopard can't change his spots." Hint

Leopards never turn into tigers

It's easy to change

You shouldn't trust anyone

People don't change that much

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Question 8 of 10

8. "What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander." Hint

Poultry tastes better with sauce

Finish what you start

Men and women are different

If one person can do something, so can another

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Question 9 of 10

9. "I wish I had been a fly on the wall." Hint

I don't care what anyone says about me

I wish I could fly

I would have liked to listen in (eavesdrop) without anyone noticing me

I wish I could walk up walls with my sticky feet

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Don't cast pearls before swine." Hint

Don't feed precious stones to pigs, or you'll be sorry

Don't waste things of value on people who won't appreciate them

Don't let your friends borrow your video games

Don't dress up really fancy to do farm work

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following most closely means the same as: "If it had been a snake, it would have bitten you"?

Answer: It was right in front of you all the time

Have you ever heard anyone say this when they finally find something that was not really hidden at all?

2. "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth."

Answer: Be happy when someone gives you a gift, whatever it is

This saying is an interesting one. You can tell how old a horse is by looking at its teeth. An older horse can't do as much work as a younger one, so if you got a horse as a present and looked at its teeth, it meant you were trying to judge its value and might not be happy if it was an older horse instead of a younger one. You should have been happy to get any horse at all!

3. "Let sleeping dogs lie."

Answer: Don't stir up trouble

Another way of saying "Let sleeping dogs lie" is to say "Leave well enough alone". Both sayings mean "Don't stir up trouble" or "Don't make things worse".

4. "You look like the cat that swallowed the canary."

Answer: You look guilty, as though you did something you shouldn't have

Do you ever wonder how your parents KNOW you've done something wrong even if you don't tell them? It's because you have that guilty "cat who swallowed the canary" look!

5. "Like a fish out of water."

Answer: Uncomfortable and out of place

Although a fish out of water would be gasping, unable to swim, and eventually dead, this saying means "uncomfortable and out of place". You might feel like a fish out of water the first day at a new school.

6. Which of the following answers most closely describes the meaning of the aphorism "Like a bull in a china shop"?

Answer: Clumsy and destructive

A bull in a china shop would cause a LOT of breakage! This saying is applied to clumsy people.

7. "A leopard can't change his spots."

Answer: People don't change that much

Another way to put this might be "You can't teach an old dog new tricks."

(There are really a LOT of animal aphorisms, aren't there?)

8. "What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."

Answer: If one person can do something, so can another

Another way to say this might be "Two can play at that game". Sometimes the saying "What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander" can mean that women (geese) and men (ganders) should be treated equally.

9. "I wish I had been a fly on the wall."

Answer: I would have liked to listen in (eavesdrop) without anyone noticing me

This saying probably comes from the fact that flies on the wall can hear everything people say and no one notices them eavesdropping...if flies listen!

10. "Don't cast pearls before swine."

Answer: Don't waste things of value on people who won't appreciate them

This saying comes from the Bible. The whole quote is "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you." (Matthew 7:6)

I hope you have enjoyed this quiz and learned a few fun facts about aphorisms!

Source: Author LilahDeDah

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