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1 trivia quiz  Cockney Rhyming Slang - words & phrases coolicon
Residents of London, particularly those of the "East End" are often referred to as "Cockney", though strictly anyone claiming to be a true Cockney must have been born within the sound of Bow Bells - the bells of St. Mary-le-Bow church in Cheapside!
 Average 25Q
1713 plays
 Feb 18 04
picqero gold
2 trivia quiz  Truncated Cockney Rhyming Slang icon
'Wife' in Cockney rhyming slang is 'trouble and strife' which usually gets shortened to 'trouble'. The rhyming portion of the slang expression is often dropped leaving only a word that bears no relation to the English word it represents. Have fun!
 Average 10Q
705 plays
 Nov 02 06
Cymruambyth gold
3 trivia quiz  Rhyming slang
Are you familiar with these rhyming slang terms?
 Average 15Q
1452 plays
 Sep 04 01
minch editor
4 trivia quiz  Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner icon
'arf a mo Guv, what 'ave we 'ere then? A few more Cockney rhyming slangs.
 Tough 15Q
1038 plays
 Apr 26 03
sunfloweruk23
5 trivia quiz  Cockney Slang icon
You take a pair of associated words ( fish hook), where the second word rhymes with the word you intend to say, then use the first word to indicate the word you intended to say. eg. I read a fish (fish hook - book)
 Average 10Q
2757 plays
 May 12 00
awkins
6 trivia quiz  Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Cockney Rhyming Slang) icon
This quiz is on Cockney rhyming slang - most still used in modern English. All questions are the actual slang and you need to pick the correct 'translation' from the multiple choice answers.
 Average 10Q
1029 plays
 Apr 01 03
Engadine
7 trivia quiz  More Rhyming Slang
If you are reading a book set in London you might come across some rhyming slang. This quiz is tough, but take a butcher's hook, use your loaf and remember you're not in this for bread and honey.
 Average 10Q
2328 plays
 Jun 03 00
minch editor
8 trivia quiz  Cockneyrhymes
Really easy cockney quiz
 Average 10Q
1323 plays
 Apr 01 01
angiel

Some sample questions from this category:

* Go up the 'Apples' ..?
* I like your 'Barnet' ..?
* You have beautiful 'Minces' ..?
* Anyone want another 'Pig's' ..?
* I've got problems with my 'Trouble' ..?
* I've got a hole in my 'Almonds' ..?
* I'm going down the 'Frog' ..?
* There's something on your 'Hampsteads' ..?
* Go play with the other 'Saucepans' ..?
* That is an enormous 'North' ..?
* What are apples and pears?
* If a cockney said'My plates are killing me' what would hurt
* Where are you if you ask for a Ruby?
* Who is known as the baked bean?
* If a cockney were to say 'Me old China' Would he be ....
* If you are said to be 'Mutton', in Cockney rhyming slang, what are you?
* If an Englishman asked you to lend him an 'Oxford Scholar', what would he want you to lend him?
* If an Englishman said he was in the 'Daft and Barmy', what specifically would he be talking about?
* If an Englishman pointed you toward the 'Dancing Bears', what would he be pointing you toward?
* If an Englishman asked you where his 'Gregory Pecks' were, what would he be looking for?

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