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Quiz about English Proverbs
Quiz about English Proverbs

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.
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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
4209
Last 3 plays: SueLane (10/10), quizbloodhound (7/10), Guest 152 (3/10).
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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


Question 2 of 10
2. How, when, where - should you proverbially 'never choose your women or your linen'? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Where is, according to "conventional wisdom", "a woman's place"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who 'may look at a king'? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who is the best doctor next to 'Dr Diet and Dr Quiet' ? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who should be seen and not heard? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Where should you not be, if you cannot ride two horses at once? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Whose side is Providence always on ? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Whom do you indirectly 'make love to' when you praise the child? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What does an army march on? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 24 2024 : SueLane: 10/10
Mar 19 2024 : quizbloodhound: 7/10
Mar 05 2024 : Guest 152: 3/10
Mar 02 2024 : Guest 152: 0/10
Mar 02 2024 : Tyty64: 7/10
Mar 02 2024 : Hayes1953: 7/10
Feb 17 2024 : sabbaticalfire: 10/10
Feb 13 2024 : Guest 109: 0/10
Feb 05 2024 : Guest 31: 5/10

Score Distribution

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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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