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All Bark and No Bite Trivia Quiz

A variety of barks and bites for you to sink your teeth into. Simply fill in the gaps.

A multiple-choice quiz by ozzz2002. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ozzz2002

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
346,895

Updated
Oct 04 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
1820

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Do not be ungrateful, or in other words, don't bite the ____ that feeds you. What word would best fill in the gap? Hint

owner

burglar

master

hand

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Question 2 of 10

2. If you are making a wrong choice, you are said to be barking up the wrong ____. What word completes this proverb? Hint

dog

tree

street

idea

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Question 3 of 10

3. This expression came from the battlefield, and refers to doctors performing operations without anaesthetic. What word is missing? Bite the ______. Hint

dust

doctor

bullet

lip

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Question 4 of 10

4. Barking dogs seldom ____. What word fills in the gap in this proverb? Hint

eat

bite

chase cats

stand still

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Question 5 of 10

5. Sometimes saying nothing is preferable to voicing your opinion. What word completes the three word saying- 'bite your ____' ? Hint

nails

words

tongue

knuckles

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Question 6 of 10

6. Proverbially, what is alleged to cure a hangover? The ____ of the dog that bit you.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the final word in this proverb? 'Don't bite off more than you can ____'. Hint

afford

chew

appreciate

allow

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Question 8 of 10

8. From the notion that an owner cannot expect to fully know the temperament of his pet comes the expression- 'every dog is allowed one ____'. What word completes this proverb? Hint

bite

last chance

cat

collar

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Question 9 of 10

9. Don't keep a dog and ____ yourself. What word goes in the gap?
Hint

bite

fool

pat

bark

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Question 10 of 10

10. This is a description of a futile and pointless undertaking. What word goes in the gap? Barking at the ____. Hint

moon

break of day

mirror

postman

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Do not be ungrateful, or in other words, don't bite the ____ that feeds you. What word would best fill in the gap?

Answer: hand

If someone is trying to help you, do not turn against them. Feel free to have a chomp at anyone who is robbing your house, though!

2. If you are making a wrong choice, you are said to be barking up the wrong ____. What word completes this proverb?

Answer: tree

This phrase simply means that you are mistaken. If a dog chases an cat up a tree, he cannot follow it, but will stand at the base of the tree barking at his intended prey. Meanwhile, the cat has leapt to the next tree, climbed down, and is laying in front of the fireplace, sound asleep!

3. This expression came from the battlefield, and refers to doctors performing operations without anaesthetic. What word is missing? Bite the ______.

Answer: bullet

Injured soldiers were given a bullet (or more often, a strip of leather) to bite on, whilst having emergency surgery.

4. Barking dogs seldom ____. What word fills in the gap in this proverb?

Answer: bite

This one has similarities to the proverb 'empty vessels make the most noise' and refers to the notion that people who make idle threats rarely carry them out.

5. Sometimes saying nothing is preferable to voicing your opinion. What word completes the three word saying- 'bite your ____' ?

Answer: tongue

Keeping your thoughts to yourself can stop a situation from turning nasty. A prime example is 'Does my bum look big in this?'.

6. Proverbially, what is alleged to cure a hangover? The ____ of the dog that bit you.

Answer: hair

On the following day, drinking a glass of the same alcohol that caused the hangover is supposed to relieve the symptoms of a hangover. It doesn't work.

7. What is the final word in this proverb? 'Don't bite off more than you can ____'.

Answer: chew

Simply put, don't take on more responsibilities than you can handle. Or, do not try to eat a steak in one gulp.

8. From the notion that an owner cannot expect to fully know the temperament of his pet comes the expression- 'every dog is allowed one ____'. What word completes this proverb?

Answer: bite

In other words, the dog should not be punished the first time he bites someone. In my opinion, this should apply to the owner, too!

9. Don't keep a dog and ____ yourself. What word goes in the gap?

Answer: bark

Don't pay someone to do a task and then do it yourself.

The earliest citation of this proverb is Brian Melbancke's 'Philotimus: the warre betwixt nature and fortune', 1583: "It is smal reason you should kepe a dog, and barke your selfe."

10. This is a description of a futile and pointless undertaking. What word goes in the gap? Barking at the ____.

Answer: moon

Or as the Latins would say 'Doth the moon on high care for the barking of a dog?'. There is no point in complaining if nobody takes any notice of you.

Source: Author ozzz2002

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