Proverbs Trivia Questions
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What is the item that if it fits, you should wear it, but hope it is not on the other foot as per an old adage?
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shoe
What completes the proverb 'Living well is the best...'?
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revenge
According to the proverb, what animal will be eaten by the wolf if someone makes himself one?
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sheep
In the proverb 'You can lead one of these to water, but you can't make him drink,' what animal is being referred to?
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horse
In the proverb, straws show the direction of what natural phenomenon?
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wind
What word completes the proverb, 'Truth is stranger than...'?
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fiction
According to an old proverb, all that glitters is not what?
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gold
In the proverb, how does one laugh to laugh the best?
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last
What, according to the proverb, is 'just a frown turned upside-down'?
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smile
What structure should you not cross until you come to it?
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bridge
According to a proverb, there is 'no time like' what time?
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present
What word completes the proverb: 'Honesty is the best ____'?
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policy
According to a proverb, what is the only thing that has no remedy?
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death
Which animal is referenced in the proverb that ends, 'If the beard were all, it might preach'?
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goat
According to a proverb, the nearer this is, 'the sweeter the flesh.' What is it?
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bone
What body part are you said to 'thumb' to express contempt, according to a proverb?
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nose
According to a common saying, what animal 'has his day'?
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dog
Complete this proverb: 'Out of sight, out of ___.'
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mind
In Proverbs, which animal is described as having a black one in every flock?
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sheep
What organ is said to become light when one's purse is heavy, according to a proverb?
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heart
According to the proverb, what is blessed he who expects for he shall never be disappointed?
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nothing
In the lesser-known proverb 'Punctuality is the _____ of business' as 'brevity is the _____ of wit', what word fills in both blanks?
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soul
What word completes the proverb 'None so _____ as those who will not see'?
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blind
What part of the body, according to a proverb, is better to slip than the foot?
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tongue
Which part of the body is being referred to in the proverb: 'A closed one catches no flies'?
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mouth
In the context of proverbs, to whom should you 'give his due'?
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devil
Which month is referenced in the rhyming proverb that states, 'A swarm of bees in this month is worth a load of hay'?
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may
Which item is referred to in the proverb stating 'Every one of these fits not every foot'?
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shoe
According to an old proverb, what do many of to make light work?
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hands
What beverage is described by a Turkish proverb as 'Black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love'?
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coffee
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