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Cockney rhymes Trivia Quiz

Really easy cockney quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by angiel. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
angiel

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
33,756

Updated
Apr 13 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1993

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What are apples and pears? Hint

Fairs

Hairs

Stairs

Chairs

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is a kettle in cockney rhyming slang? Hint

A pot

A cuppa

Black shoe polish

A watch

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Question 3 of 10

3. If a cockney said 'My plates are killing me' what would hurt? Hint

feet

eyes

head

knees

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Question 4 of 10

4. In which type of restaurant are you if you ask for a Ruby? Hint

Italian

Indian

Seafood

Steak house

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is known as the baked bean? Hint

The Mayor

The Queen

The Prime Minister

The Queen Mother

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Question 6 of 10

6. If a cockney were to say 'Me old China,' he would be .... Hint

Your Child

Your enemy

Your friend

Your Dad

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Question 7 of 10

7. What are ones and twos in Cockney rhyming slang? Hint

Crews

Cues

Queues

Shoes

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Question 8 of 10

8. If you are said to be 'Mutton', in Cockney rhyming slang, what are you? Hint

Blind

Old

Dead

Deaf

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the cockney rhyming slang for eyes?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the cockney rhyming slang for jewelry?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What are apples and pears?

Answer: Stairs

2. What is a kettle in cockney rhyming slang?

Answer: A watch

3. If a cockney said 'My plates are killing me' what would hurt?

Answer: feet

4. In which type of restaurant are you if you ask for a Ruby?

Answer: Indian

Ruby Murray, a popular singer of the 1940s and 1950s has a surname that rhymes with curry, and then her name gets shortened to Ruby. Going to eat at an Indian restaurant may be described as going for a Ruby - and as a result, there are a number of Indian restaurants in London that have Ruby in their name.

5. Who is known as the baked bean?

Answer: The Queen

6. If a cockney were to say 'Me old China,' he would be ....

Answer: Your friend

7. What are ones and twos in Cockney rhyming slang?

Answer: Shoes

8. If you are said to be 'Mutton', in Cockney rhyming slang, what are you?

Answer: Deaf

'Mutton' is short for 'Mutt 'n Jeff', which rhymes with 'deaf.'

9. What is the cockney rhyming slang for eyes?

Answer: Mince pies

10. What is the cockney rhyming slang for jewelry?

Answer: Tom Foolery

Source: Author angiel

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