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Gone to the Dogs Trivia Quiz

How many of the following animal expressions are you familiar with?

A multiple-choice quiz by nmerr. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
nmerr

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
372,935

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

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1864

Awards
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Question 1 of 10

1. We all know that certain animals can't fly. With that in mind, what expression is used when something is unlikely to ever happen? Hint

when cats fly

when hamsters fly

when dogs fly

when pigs fly

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Question 2 of 10

2. If you're really, really hungry, you might say you could eat a what? Hint

frog

cow

horse

lion

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Question 3 of 10

3. This particular animal has many expressions associated with it. For example, when someone pretends to be something he/she is not, what expression is used? Hint

sheep in wolf's clothing

wolf in sheep's clothing

cat in wolf's clothing

wolf in dog's clothing

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Question 4 of 10

4. If someone is being very quiet, you could say that person is quiet as a what? Hint

rabbit

bear

mouse

turtle

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Question 5 of 10

5. Very strong people are sometimes referred to as being as strong as what animal? Hint

ferret

hamster

monkey

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Question 6 of 10

6. When a person wants to take a short nap during the day, what animal is used to describe that nap? Hint

cat

bear

llama

hamster

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Question 7 of 10

7. To boldly face a challenge means to take what animal by the horns? Hint

sheep

bull

goat

deer

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Question 8 of 10

8. If you want to excuse yourself and don't want to explain why you need to leave, you can always say that you are going to see a man about what animal? Hint

mule

duck

pig

dog

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Question 9 of 10

9. If something doesn't seem quite right, what animal is it that you might be smelling? Hint

squirrel

llama

kangaroo

rat

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Question 10 of 10

10. If someone lies one too many times, you could say that they are crying what? Hint

kittens

turkey

wolf

gopher

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. We all know that certain animals can't fly. With that in mind, what expression is used when something is unlikely to ever happen?

Answer: when pigs fly

This particular expression is called an adynaton, a figure of speech where an expression is so exaggerated that it creates an impossibility.

2. If you're really, really hungry, you might say you could eat a what?

Answer: horse

This idiom is also an example of an adynaton. No one can really eat a horse, yet most of us can identify with the feeling of being very hungry. 'Hungry as a bear' is another animal expression describing the same thing.

3. This particular animal has many expressions associated with it. For example, when someone pretends to be something he/she is not, what expression is used?

Answer: wolf in sheep's clothing

The expression can be traced back to Aesop's fable "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing." It is also found in the Bible. In Matthew 7:15 we are warned: "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."

4. If someone is being very quiet, you could say that person is quiet as a what?

Answer: mouse

Rabbits and turtles are quiet too but the expression that people use is "quiet as a mouse."

5. Very strong people are sometimes referred to as being as strong as what animal?

Answer: ox

A male cow is called an ox and the plural of ox is oxen.

6. When a person wants to take a short nap during the day, what animal is used to describe that nap?

Answer: cat

Cats are well known for taking frequent naps. A cat nap is a short nap that people take when they're feeling very tired.

7. To boldly face a challenge means to take what animal by the horns?

Answer: bull

The exact origin of this phrase is unknown. However, cowhands are known to control a bull by grabbing its horns and pulling its head down. Grabbing the neck or legs of an angry bull would otherwise be too dangerous. Other "bull" expressions include "bull in a china shop" and "bull-headed."

8. If you want to excuse yourself and don't want to explain why you need to leave, you can always say that you are going to see a man about what animal?

Answer: dog

This is an old expression and it dates back to a 1866 play "Flying Scud." There is a line in the play where one of the characters uses this expression to get out of a difficult situation.

9. If something doesn't seem quite right, what animal is it that you might be smelling?

Answer: rat

The modern meaning of the expression dates back to a 1851 newspaper article in the "County Courts Chronicle." http://www.knowyourphrase.com/phrase-meanings/I-Smell-A-Rat.html

10. If someone lies one too many times, you could say that they are crying what?

Answer: wolf

Aesop created a tale about a shepherd boy who sounds a horn once too often. The name of the fable is "The Boy Who Cried Wolf."

Source: Author nmerr

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