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In Other Words V Trivia Quiz

Here are more sayings, clichés, and idioms put in other words. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by bigjohnsludge. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
bigjohnsludge

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
381,421

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

Plays
2262

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The ornithoid that is first to arrive in predawn hours, entraps a creature of the phylum Annelida. Hint

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

A feather in your cap.

The early bird catches the worm.

Opening up a can of worms.

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Question 2 of 10

2. The abode of an adult male human is his private, moat surrounded, fortified, stone built residence. Hint

People living in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

A man's home is his castle.

Home is where you hang your hat.

There's no place like home.

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Question 3 of 10

3. If a query is nonsensical, one could expect a nonsensical response to said query. Hint

Be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.

Waste not, want not.

Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.

The answer is in the stars.

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Question 4 of 10

4. I will refrain from speaking falsehoods so long as you refrain from posing queries. Hint

To be or not to be. That is the question.

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.

Don't get caught watching the paint dry.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Physical attractiveness is as thick as the epidermis. Hint

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

Turn the other cheek.

Love is an ocean running soul deep.

Beauty is only skin deep.

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Question 6 of 10

6. One should use extreme caution while receiving gratuitous items from Athenians. Hint

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

There is nothing as free as the wind.

Stop and smell the roses.

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Question 7 of 10

7. The death of Felis domesticus catus was caused by extreme inquisitiveness. Hint

Like a cat on a hot tin roof.

Curiosity killed the cat.

The cat's meow.

Cats wearing mittens seldom catch mice.

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Question 8 of 10

8. One should refrain from using one's teeth to snap at the fingered appendage offering ingestible sustenance. Hint

The hand that rocks the cradle.

It is better to give than to receive.

Too many fingers in the pie.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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Question 9 of 10

9. A human male that engages in fisticuffs and makes a hasty retreat before the finish could exist long enough to engage in fisticuffs at a later twenty-four hour period. Hint

There are no atheists in foxholes.

It ain't over till the fat lady sings.

He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day.

A drowning man will grasp at a straw.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Repair is not required for an item when said item being repaired has not malfunctioned or is not in need of repair. Hint

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

A job worth doing is worth doing well.

Mind your own beeswax.

How can you mend a broken heart?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The ornithoid that is first to arrive in predawn hours, entraps a creature of the phylum Annelida.

Answer: The early bird catches the worm.

"The early bird catches the worm" means that it is better to be ahead of schedule if you want to make sure you get what you want or need, rather than delay and end up getting nothing.

2. The abode of an adult male human is his private, moat surrounded, fortified, stone built residence.

Answer: A man's home is his castle.

"A man's home is his castle" means that a man is free to do what ever he wishes within the confines of his own home, whether it be picking his nose or scratching his behind. His home (castle) keeps him free from prying eyes and from the opinions of others.

3. If a query is nonsensical, one could expect a nonsensical response to said query.

Answer: Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer.

"Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer" is a pretty straight forward saying meaning that if you ask a question that has no plausible answer, or is inane in context, you will most likely receive a non-plausible or ridiculous answer in response. Example: It's pouring rain and your friend says "Do you think we should wear raincoats?". You answer with "No! I think we can walk between the raindrops."

4. I will refrain from speaking falsehoods so long as you refrain from posing queries.

Answer: Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies.

"Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies" is a saying that implies that I will probably lie to whatever question I am asked to protect myself or others, including the person asking the question. It tells the person asking the question to not even ask, or to get their answer from someone else.

5. Physical attractiveness is as thick as the epidermis.

Answer: Beauty is only skin deep.

"Beauty is only skin deep" means that just because a person is visually attractive on the outside, it doesn't make them beautiful or good on the inside. Ted Bundy was a handsome man on the outside but a serial killer on the inside.

6. One should use extreme caution while receiving gratuitous items from Athenians.

Answer: Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.

The phrase "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts" comes from the story in Greek myth about the Greek army, after being defeated by the Trojans, leaving a giant wooden horse outside the gates of Troy as a gift to the Trojans. The Trojans pulled the giant horse into their gates not knowing that there were Greek soldiers hiding inside it. In simple terms, it means, "Don't trust your enemies".

7. The death of Felis domesticus catus was caused by extreme inquisitiveness.

Answer: Curiosity killed the cat.

"Curiosity killed the cat" is a proverb that means unnecessary investigation of a situation can lead to problems. Cats are instinctively curious which sometimes puts them in precarious situations.

8. One should refrain from using one's teeth to snap at the fingered appendage offering ingestible sustenance.

Answer: Don't bite the hand that feeds you.

"Don't bite the hand that feeds you" means that you should never turn on the person or people that have been good to you and helped nourish you through life and made you what you are. Doing so could completely ruin the life you've been accustomed to.

9. A human male that engages in fisticuffs and makes a hasty retreat before the finish could exist long enough to engage in fisticuffs at a later twenty-four hour period.

Answer: He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day.

"He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day" means that it is sometimes advantageous to escape a potentially bad situation in order to gain an advantage at a later time.

10. Repair is not required for an item when said item being repaired has not malfunctioned or is not in need of repair.

Answer: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is another straight forward saying meaning that if things are going good, there is no reason to stop. Stopping in itself could cause a problem that you didn't have before.

Source: Author bigjohnsludge

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