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English Proverbs Trivia Quiz

You get part of the proverb and have to select the correct 'missing part' from a set of four.

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

Author
flem-ish

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
49,762

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4250

Last 3 plays: Samoyed7 (5/10), Guest 90 (8/10), Guest 86 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. According to the proverb, what is neither a disgrace nor a crime, but 'makes love fly out of the window' when it 'comes in at the door'? Hint

stupidity

lack of money

bad luck

poverty

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Question 2 of 10

2. How, when, where - should you proverbially 'never choose your women or your linen'? Hint

in the morning light

at first sight

during the night

by candlelight

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where is, according to "conventional wisdom", "a woman's place"? Hint

at the kitchen sink

in the home

in the bedroom

in the church

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who 'may look at a king'? Hint

a queen

a beggar

a cat

a princess

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is the best doctor next to 'Dr Diet and Dr Quiet' ? Hint

Dr Money

Dr Merry-Go-Round

Dr Merryman

Dr Dance

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who should be seen and not heard? Hint

children

newcomers

young women

good spies

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where should you not be, if you cannot ride two horses at once? Hint

in the race

in politics

in the circus

in the army

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Question 8 of 10

8. Whose side is Providence always on ? Hint

the loudest shouters

the dare-devils

the big battalions

good christians

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Question 9 of 10

9. Whom do you indirectly 'make love to' when you praise the child? Hint

the father

the mother

the nanny

the parents

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does an army march on? Hint

its stomach

its infantry

its food-rations

its morale

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May 16 2025 : Samoyed7: 5/10
May 01 2025 : Guest 90: 8/10
Apr 19 2025 : Guest 86: 4/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. According to the proverb, what is neither a disgrace nor a crime, but 'makes love fly out of the window' when it 'comes in at the door'?

Answer: poverty

2. How, when, where - should you proverbially 'never choose your women or your linen'?

Answer: by candlelight

3. Where is, according to "conventional wisdom", "a woman's place"?

Answer: in the home

Some "conventional wisdoms" are of course highly debatable.

4. Who 'may look at a king'?

Answer: a cat

5. Who is the best doctor next to 'Dr Diet and Dr Quiet' ?

Answer: Dr Merryman

The best doctors are Dr Diet, Dr Quiet and Dr Merryman, according to the "Oxford Concise Dictionary of Proverbs".

6. Who should be seen and not heard?

Answer: children

7. Where should you not be, if you cannot ride two horses at once?

Answer: in the circus

8. Whose side is Providence always on ?

Answer: the big battalions

9. Whom do you indirectly 'make love to' when you praise the child?

Answer: the mother

10. What does an army march on?

Answer: its stomach

Source: Author flem-ish

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