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Quiz about Fractured Animal Sayings and Idioms

Fractured Animal Sayings and Idioms Quiz

I give you, in fractured form, a saying, idiom, or figure of speech that includes (at least one) animal's name. You type in the correct words with NO PUNCTUATION OF ANY KIND. Example: Cots gray dull = Cats cradle.

A multiple-choice quiz by robynraymer. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
robynraymer

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
206,913

Updated
Feb 21 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Hive Goodall Medoc sinner owe?

Answer: (Eight words--3, 3, 3, 2, 5, 2, 1, and 3 letters.)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Caught cod shirt hung?

Answer: (Four words--3, 3, 4, and 6 letters.)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Thoroughly Bert ketches thaw warm?

Answer: (Six words--3, 5, 4, 7, 3, and 4 letters.)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Stop burn NASA mewl?

Answer: (Four words--8, 2, 1, and 4 letters.)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Anne Ella flint neighbor fur kits?

Answer: (Four words--2, 8, 5, and 7 letters.)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Why says sun now ill?

Answer: (Four words--4, 2, 2, and 3 letters.)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Curry yaw suttee kilter cot?

Answer: (Four words--9, 6, 1 OR 3, and 3 letters.)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Daunt Luke caw give doors Sunday moth?

Answer: (Eight words--4, 4, 1, 4, 5, 2, 3, and 5 letters.)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Awed hog gonna main sure?

Answer: (Five words--1, 3, 2, 3 OR 1, and 6 letters.)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Cur rye ink cracker dial tiers?

Answer: (Three words--6, 9, and 5 letters.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Hive Goodall Medoc sinner owe?

Answer: Ive got all my ducks in a row

As in a shooting gallery. This means that one's life is in good order or proceeding just fine.

2. Caught cod shirt hung?

Answer: Cat got your tongue

Ouch! My cats have playfully bitten my face, but never my tongue, thank goodness. This saying means: Why are you so reticent?

3. Thoroughly Bert ketches thaw warm?

Answer: The early bird catches the worm

In other words, don't procrastinate. A ketch is a kind of sailing ship.

4. Stop burn NASA mewl?

Answer: Stubborn as a mule

Horses can be stubborn, too. The acronym NASA stands for "National Aeronautics and Space Administration." "Mewl" is a synonym for "whimper."

5. Anne Ella flint neighbor fur kits?

Answer: An elephant never forgets

Elephants do seem to mourn their dead, so perhaps this saying is based on fact.

6. Why says sun now ill?

Answer: Wise as an owl

I assume that owls are fairly intelligent, but their big round eyes and big flat faces make them look even brainier than they are.

7. Curry yaw suttee kilter cot?

Answer: Curiosity killed a cat

In other words, look before you leap and don't be too nosy. My kitten Matty has a few times almost fallen victim to his own curiosity, especially in the kitchen. (And many of my breakable knick-knacks have fallen victim to his curiosity, too.) "Yaw" is a nautical term, and "suttee" is a voluntary form of suicide (by cremation) that some Hindu widows used to commit, throwing themselves on their husbands' funeral pyres.

8. Daunt Luke caw give doors Sunday moth?

Answer: Dont look a gift horse in the mouth

Horse traders look in horses' mouths--at their teeth--in order to determine their ages. If somebody gives you a horse as a gift, looking in the horse's mouth might be considered rudely ungrateful. In other words, if something good happens to you, just accept it--don't start calculating its value.

9. Awed hog gonna main sure?

Answer: A dog in the manger

A dog in the manger is a killjoy or someone who prevents others from enjoying what he himself cannot use.

10. Cur rye ink cracker dial tiers?

Answer: Crying crocodile tears

To cry crocodile tears means to pretend that you feel regret or sorrow when you actually don't. A crocodile's eye-moistening glands are so close to the creature's throat that the act of swallowing forces moisture from them. Apparently, this process makes the croc appear to weep as it gobbles up its prey.

Source: Author robynraymer

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