Altered Proverbs IV Trivia Quiz

Answer: sword

'The pen is mightier than the sword.'

A writing utensil can be more than just a pen, but a pen is definitely a type of writing utensil.

Potency is strength or might, and if greater, would mean stronger or mightier.

Answer: fire

'Where there is smoke, there is fire.'

A very roundabout way of saying 'where' is referencing the location something can be found.

In this case, I have defined smoke as a type of noxious vapour.

And where something is, there it can be found.

Answer: war

'All's fair in love and war.'

Everything is equitable is a direct translation of 'all is fair.'

Using 'in ' in this case applies fairness to something, in this case the consideration of love.

And, of course, one type of love is amorousness.

Answer: storm

'Any port in a storm.'

'Any' in this case implies the first one that you come across, it doesn't matter its suitability.

A port is an area of safe harbour for ships and boats.

And, of course, when 'in' something, you're in the middle, or 'midst' of it.

Answer: darkness

'Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.'

If it's appropriate, it's right. More appropriate is better.

A taper is a type of candle, and setting it ablaze would be to light it.

And to admonish someone is a bit lighter than laying a curse on something, but akin.

Answer: thief

'It takes a thief to catch a thief.'

'It takes' in this case refers to needing, or requiring something.

And what we need to do is to catch, or apprehend a thief.

And to do that? Use a defalcator, which is someone who violates a trust by taking money.

Answer: crime

'Let the punishment fit the crime.'

To let is to allow.

Chastisement is a form of punishment, albeit a mild one.

And to make the punishment (or chastisement) fit the crime they must be of equal severity... corresponding with one another.

Answer: evil

'The love of money is the root of all evil.'

Love of something can definitely be categorized as infatuation.

Legal tender is a physical form of money.

And root in this case infers beginnings, such as the word genesis.

And, finally, 'each and every' expands the concept of 'all.'

Answer: anger

'Never let the sun go down on your anger.'

As a command, 'never' could be 'under no circumstances.'

To let is to allow (we've seen that one before in this quiz).

Sol is the Latin name for our Sun, and every day it falls below the horizon (or goes down) as the Earth rotates.

Having anger, or being in a state of angriness, means still experiencing it.

Answer: dead

'Never speak ill of the dead.'

A different command for 'never' is to say that it is forbidden. And to denigrate someone is to speak ill, or poorly of them.