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Cliches, Riddles, Sayings, etc. Quiz

Some of the cliches used today are taken directly from the Bible or have biblical connotations. Do you know which are biblical?

A multiple-choice quiz by jesusyes. Estimated time: 7 mins.

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jesusyes

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7 mins

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Multiple Choice

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292,722

Updated
Dec 03 21

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1. How many of the below mentioned sayings can be found in the book of the Song of Solomon?
"Love is better than wine."
"Love is as strong as death."
"Love cannot be bought."
"Water cannot quench love." Hint

one

all

two

none

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2. Which of these cliches can be found in the book of Jeremiah 13:23? Hint

"A fool's paradise."

"Born again."

"Am I my brother's keeper?"

"Can the Ethiopian change his skin?"

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3. How many of these sayings are taken from the Bible?
"Brood of vipers!"
"Dumb dogs!"
"Greedy dogs!"
"A dog returns to its own vomit." Hint

none

three

two

all

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4. Which of the below-mentioned phrases was probably taken from the Bible verse
2 Samuel 1:19? Hint

"A rolling stone gathers no moss."

"On a wing and a prayer."

"How the mighty have fallen!"

"All that glitters is not gold."

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5. The modern-day version of this cliche reads, "What goes around, comes around."
Do you know which of the below-mentioned texts gives a Bible version? Hint

Galatians 6:7

Daniel 4:37

Jeremiah 29:13

Revelation 14:12

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6. "All of these sayings can be found in the Bible." Is this statement true or false?
"Beat your ploughshares into swords."
"Beat your swords into ploughshares."
"In the twinkling of an eye."
"By the skin of my teeth."

True

False

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7. Can all of these expressions be found in the Bible?
"Arise and shine!"
"There is a season for everything."
"Stolen water is sweet."
"Turn coat!"

Yes

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8. How many of these cliches have been taken from the Bible?
"Like mother like daughter."
"Like father like son."
"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree." Hint

all

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9. Which of these sayings can be found in Matthew 7:15? Hint

"At their wit's end."

"Wolf in sheep's clothing."

"Do not prattle."

"Only the good can give good advice."

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10. Can all of these cliches be found in the Holy Bible?
"Who bewitched you?"
"Money answers everything."
"Skin for skin!"
"Woe to lawyers!"

Yes

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11. Which of these sayings was taken from Proverbs 5:4? Hint

"Physician, heal thyself."

"Sharp as a two-edged sword!"

"There is no fear in love."

"Dig a pit and you will fall into it."

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12. Which of the below-mentioned might have originated from the text Luke 6:39? Hint

"The lamp of the body is the eye."

"Blood on their hands!"

"Blind leading the blind."

"Faith can move mountains."

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13. Are all of these sayings mentioned in the Bible?
"Bitter end."
"Fly in the ointment."
"Dire straits."
"In the valley of decision."

Yes

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14. Is this statement true? "All of these sayings can be found in the Bible."
"Sinking in the mire."
"Fly like an eagle."
"If I had the wings of a dove, I would fly away and be at rest."
"The ear tests words, as the palate tests food."

Yes

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15. "People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." Which of the below-mentioned Bible texts has the same meaning as this cliche? Hint

John 3:3

John 8:7

Proverbs 23: 31-35

Proverbs 19:22

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many of the below mentioned sayings can be found in the book of the Song of Solomon? "Love is better than wine." "Love is as strong as death." "Love cannot be bought." "Water cannot quench love."

Answer: all

All four sayings can be found in the book of The Song Of Solomon.
Verse 1:2 compares love to wine. Verses 8:6-7 states that love is as strong as death and it cannot be bought or quenched. (Verse 7 says, that if a man should give all of his wealth for love, it would be despised. This is the same as saying that love cannot be bought.)

2. Which of these cliches can be found in the book of Jeremiah 13:23?

Answer: "Can the Ethiopian change his skin?"

Jeremiah 13:23 asks the question, "Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots?" The cliche about "my brother's keeper" can be found in Genesis 4:9 and the one about being born again can be found in the book of John 3:3.

3. How many of these sayings are taken from the Bible? "Brood of vipers!" "Dumb dogs!" "Greedy dogs!" "A dog returns to its own vomit."

Answer: all

The one about a dog's vomit can be found in Proverbs 26:11, and Isaiah 56:10-11 speaks of greedy and dumb dogs. Matthew 3:7 speaks about vipers.

4. Which of the below-mentioned phrases was probably taken from the Bible verse 2 Samuel 1:19?

Answer: "How the mighty have fallen!"

When David was lamenting over the deaths of Saul and Jonathan, he exclaimed, "How the mighty have fallen!"

5. The modern-day version of this cliche reads, "What goes around, comes around." Do you know which of the below-mentioned texts gives a Bible version?

Answer: Galatians 6:7

Revelation 14:12 advises one to keep the faith.
Daniel 4:37 says that pride goes before a fall
Jeremiah 29:13 advises one to seek and find.
Galatians 6:7 states that what one sows one reaps; this is the the same as saying, "What goes around, comes around."

6. "All of these sayings can be found in the Bible." Is this statement true or false? "Beat your ploughshares into swords." "Beat your swords into ploughshares." "In the twinkling of an eye." "By the skin of my teeth."

Answer: True

True, they can all be found in the Bible. Joel 3:10 speaks of ploughshares and swords, whilst Isaiah 2:4 speaks of swords and ploughshares.
1 Corinthians 15:52 speaks about twinkling and Job 19:20 about skin and teeth.

7. Can all of these expressions be found in the Bible? "Arise and shine!" "There is a season for everything." "Stolen water is sweet." "Turn coat!"

Answer: No

The cliche about the season can be found in Ecclesiastes 1:9. Proverbs 9:17 says that stolen water is sweet. Isaiah 60:1 instructs the listener to arise and shine.

The phrase "turn coat" did not appear until the 18th century.

8. How many of these cliches have been taken from the Bible? "Like mother like daughter." "Like father like son." "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree."

Answer: 1

"Like mother like daughter." This cliche was taken from the book of
Ezekiel 16:44-46, where the whole chapter figuratively refers to Jerusalem as the mother of harlotry and Samaria and Sodom as her daughters.

9. Which of these sayings can be found in Matthew 7:15?

Answer: "Wolf in sheep's clothing."

Matthew 7:15 states that Jesus told His disciples to beware of false prophets, who would come to them in sheep's clothing but inwardly they would be ravenous wolves. Psalm 108:27 speaks about your wit's end. Micah 2:8 advises one not to prattle and the one about good advice can be found in Proverbs 15:17. (The Living Bible)

10. Can all of these cliches be found in the Holy Bible? "Who bewitched you?" "Money answers everything." "Skin for skin!" "Woe to lawyers!"

Answer: Yes

When the churches at Galatia did not accept the teaching about the crucified Christ as the truth, Paul asked them who had bewitched them so that they would not obey the truth. Galatians 3:1.
Ecclesiastes 10:19 states that a feast was made for laughter and wine to make merry, but money answers everything. Luke 11:46 speaks of lawyers.
Job 2:4-7: "Skin for skin," said Satan to God, when he was implying that Job would curse Him, if He should afflict his body. Of course we all know that he did not curse God.

11. Which of these sayings was taken from Proverbs 5:4?

Answer: "Sharp as a two-edged sword!"

When Solomon was instructing his son about the perils of adultery, he told him in Proverbs 5:1-4, that the end of an immoral woman was like this sword.
Luke 4:23 speaks of healing.
1 John 4:18 says that love is free of fear and Ecclesiastes 10:8 tells us what happens when one digs a pit (figuratively speaking).

12. Which of the below-mentioned might have originated from the text Luke 6:39?

Answer: "Blind leading the blind."

Luke 6:39 tells us what happens when the blind leads the blind and Ezekiel 23:37 explains why blood is on their hands. Matthew 17:20, when paraphrased, states that faith can move mountains and Luke 11:34-36 explains that the lamp of the body is the eye and so we should make sure that the eye has light and not darkness.

13. Are all of these sayings mentioned in the Bible? "Bitter end." "Fly in the ointment." "Dire straits." "In the valley of decision."

Answer: Yes

Joel 3:14 mentions the valley of decision and Ecclesiastes 10:1 mentions dead flies and ointment. Proverbs 5:4 speaks about the end being bitter and Lamentations 1:3 of dire straits.

14. Is this statement true? "All of these sayings can be found in the Bible." "Sinking in the mire." "Fly like an eagle." "If I had the wings of a dove, I would fly away and be at rest." "The ear tests words, as the palate tests food."

Answer: Yes

Jeremiah 48:6 states that Jeremiah sank in the mire and Proverbs 23:5 says that riches can fly away like an eagle. David said in Psalm 55:6 that he would fly away, if he had the wings of a dove and Job 34:3 speaks of the ear and the palate.

15. "People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." Which of the below-mentioned Bible texts has the same meaning as this cliche?

Answer: John 8:7

John 8:7 says, "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone." This verse and the cliche mentioned above are both saying the same thing: do not condemn others for wrongdoing, when you yourself are doing wrong.

Source: Author jesusyes

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