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Quiz about Animal Sayings
Quiz about Animal Sayings

Animal Sayings Trivia Quiz


For this quiz, you need to complete the expression by choosing the correct word. The picture clue will be linked in some way to the animal or the phrase. Good luck!

A photo quiz by suomy. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
suomy
Time
3 mins
Type
Photo Quiz
Quiz #
372,956
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
10 / 10
Plays
1530
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 209 (10/10), Harish123az (10/10), poetkah (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Oh, that's interesting! Who told you that?" Hmm, what phrase would be another way of saying that you don't want to reveal who told you? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "The flooding of low-lying islands in the Pacific due to sea level rises is like a CAT in a coal mine". Which bird replaces CAT to give a phrase meaning an early warning of danger? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which big cat completes the following expression: 'A ______ can't change its spots'? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "That would be silly! You would be opening a can of BIRDS if you did that." Hmm, what creature should replace BIRDS in the phrase?
Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which expression ties in with someone who is gentle? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which animal is linked to being stubborn?
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Question 7 of 10
7. You may have heard of the expression 'mad as a hatter' or 'mad as a wet hen'. Which of the following animals is both sometimes linked to madness and the photo shown? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which shellfish completes the phrase 'the world is your _____'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The expression 'knee-high to a ______', meaning you are very young or very short, is completed by which of the following insects? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Whose house would you be living in if you were in disgrace? Hint



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1. "Oh, that's interesting! Who told you that?" Hmm, what phrase would be another way of saying that you don't want to reveal who told you?

Answer: A little bird told me

If you did not want to say who told you some information, you might say 'a little bird told me'. If you 'let the cat out of the bag' then you unintentionally reveal a secret. The eggs in the photo come from a bird, although crocodiles also lay eggs.
2. "The flooding of low-lying islands in the Pacific due to sea level rises is like a CAT in a coal mine". Which bird replaces CAT to give a phrase meaning an early warning of danger?

Answer: Canary

In the past, coal miners used to take canaries into mines as a way of testing for poisonous gases. The birds are more sensitive than people to these gases, giving the miners a chance to escape. The phrase 'a canary in a coal mine' comes from this.

The photo shows a canary which is a type of finch.
3. Which big cat completes the following expression: 'A ______ can't change its spots'?

Answer: Leopard

This is another way of saying that people can't change they way they are. The picture shows an Amur leopard which is native to south-east Russia and north-west China. In 2007 only around 20 Amur tigers were known to exist in the wild.
4. "That would be silly! You would be opening a can of BIRDS if you did that." Hmm, what creature should replace BIRDS in the phrase?

Answer: Worms

The phrase means that by doing some action, you cause more problems than were there in the first place. One story about how the phrase comes about is that fishermen in the US used to literally buy worms in a can to bait their hooks. When the can was opened, the worms would start escaping and so cause the fisherman some extra problems.
5. Which expression ties in with someone who is gentle?

Answer: Would not harm a fly

Flies are known for carrying diseases and are not normally welcome in houses. Someone who wouldn't hurt or harm a fly is therefore someone who is particularly gentle or kind.
6. Which animal is linked to being stubborn?

Answer: Mule

The expression is 'stubborn as a mule'. Stubborn can mean refusing to comply, difficult to handle and persistent. These, it seems, are characteristics shared by mules.
7. You may have heard of the expression 'mad as a hatter' or 'mad as a wet hen'. Which of the following animals is both sometimes linked to madness and the photo shown?

Answer: Hare

'Mad as a March hare' is the full expression. During their breeding season in the UK, male hares can display strange behaviour such as boxing other hares or suddenly leaping into the air for no apparent reason. The expression is used for people (or animals) who are excitable and behave unpredictably. The photo shows a hare.
8. Which shellfish completes the phrase 'the world is your _____'?

Answer: Oyster

'The world is your oyster' means all opportunities are open to you or, if you want to achieve something, you need to grab the opportunity. The phrase is attributed to William Shakespeare and can be found in the play "The Merry Wives of Windsor", written around the year 1600.

The photo shows a picture of some pearls. Although pearls can be found in other shellfish such as mussels, the most valuable pearls normally come from oysters.
9. The expression 'knee-high to a ______', meaning you are very young or very short, is completed by which of the following insects?

Answer: Grasshopper

An American expression, it dates from around 1850. An earlier version, involving a toad, dates to 1814. There are also versions using a frog, a bumblebee, a spit, a splinter, a mosquito, a duck and a jackrabbit.
10. Whose house would you be living in if you were in disgrace?

Answer: In the doghouse

Some people suggest that the expression was created by Scottish author J M Barrie in his 1911 book "Peter Pan". He however used the word "kennel" in the book, being the typical word used in the UK for doghouse. Doghouse is the American term. The phrase (with the meaning 'in disgrace') first appeared in print in 1926 in a glossary of criminal terms but is probably older than that.
Source: Author suomy

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