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'Ding- Dong' Style Idioms Trivia Quiz

Many idioms have successive syllables that begin and also end in same way. Only the vowels change.Example: tick-tock, ding-dong. In linguistics this is called reduplication. See which of these you can identify. Hyphens are optional.

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

Author
flem-ish

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
65,019

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
3132

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Question 1 of 10

1. In romantic films you often hear the _____________ of a horse in an empty street at night. (Sound)

Answer: (12 letters.First two syllables begin in CL and end in P. Add ING as the ending.)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Few people like the _________of a donkey.(Sound.)

Answer: (Two first syllables begin in "h". Add ING as the ending.Nine letters in all.)

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Question 3 of 10

3. I do not like all her ________ (wasting time by being slow and unable to make a decision).

Answer: (First two rhyming parts begin in D and end in Y. Add ING as the ending.13 letters in all.)

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Question 4 of 10

4. There has been enough _______________ now (spending too much time before you make a decision).

Answer: (The rhyming parts begin in SH and end in Y. Add ING as the ending.15 letters in all.)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Some people love to browse around in such _____ shops (= selling small decorative objects).

Answer: (Syllables begin in KN. 10 letters.)

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Question 6 of 10

6. I can assure you this is _________ quality (excellent; at the summit!).

Answer: (Both syllables begin in T.6 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. I like the __________ of children's feet(quick light knocking sound)

Answer: (Both parts of the word begin in P and end in R.12 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. All that _________ is getting on my nerves. (Informal conversation about trivial things.)

Answer: (Both syllables begin in CH.8 letters.)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Hundreds of "Greyhounds" _________ the United States every day. (Moving in all directions)

Answer: (Both syllables begin in CR. Ten letters.)

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Question 10 of 10

10. They tried to keep all that _______ out of their restaurant. (People of a low social class AND with a bad reputation).

Answer: ( 8 letters.Both syllables end in ff.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In romantic films you often hear the _____________ of a horse in an empty street at night. (Sound)

Answer: clip-clopping

Sound-imitation.

2. Few people like the _________of a donkey.(Sound.)

Answer: hee-hawing

Sound-imitation.

3. I do not like all her ________ (wasting time by being slow and unable to make a decision).

Answer: dillydallying

Probably a suggestion of moving to and fro without knowing what "item" to pick.

4. There has been enough _______________ now (spending too much time before you make a decision).

Answer: shilly-shallying

Same as previous.

5. Some people love to browse around in such _____ shops (= selling small decorative objects).

Answer: knick-knack

Also nick-nack.

6. I can assure you this is _________ quality (excellent; at the summit!).

Answer: tiptop

Such change of vowels is usually called vowel-shift. It also occurs in plural formations such as goose-geese; mouse-mice.

7. I like the __________ of children's feet(quick light knocking sound)

Answer: pitter-patter

Obviously a type of sound-imitation.

8. All that _________ is getting on my nerves. (Informal conversation about trivial things.)

Answer: chit-chat

Hissing sounds may suggest some kind of whispered messages.

9. Hundreds of "Greyhounds" _________ the United States every day. (Moving in all directions)

Answer: criss-cross

Compare: zigzagging.

10. They tried to keep all that _______ out of their restaurant. (People of a low social class AND with a bad reputation).

Answer: riff-raff

There is clearly a suggestion of contempt in the double "f". Like the hissing of a cat ?

Source: Author flem-ish

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