FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

10 Questions about More Proverbs | Humanities

Beware: British English proverbs. Multiple choice.

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

Author
flem-ish

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
65,502

Updated
Aug 16 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
5509

Last 3 plays: Guest 45 (10/10), DCW2 (10/10), Guest 173 (10/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What kind of bush is meant in the proverb: Good wine needs no bush? Hint

A kind of green wreath

A presidential-style publicity campaign

A special pubsign telling people wine is available

A shady place among bushes where wine can be drunk

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. What do we mean by coronets in the traditional saying: 'Kind hearts are better than coronets'? Hint

Little crowns symbolising that somebody is a member of the nobility

Colonels

A more ancient and smaller version of the crown coins

Small-sized crown-shaped biscuits

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. What do we mean when we say that 'every family has a skeleton in the cupboard'? Hint

Every family time and again has somebody to mourn for.

In every family there is crockery that is never used.

All families have their periods of worry and shortage.

In every family there is a painful taboo subject.

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. Proverbially, what house is a sad house? Hint

Where you never hear the pitterpatter of children's feet

Where the doctor comes more often than the baker

Where the hen crows louder than the cock

Where the chimney never blows smoke into the air

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. What are bygones in the saying: 'Let bygones be bygones'? Hint

Members of a lay sisterhood especially in the Low Countries

Past successes

Past quarrels, offences, etc.

People who have died already

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. What ale is the best ale, according to the proverb? Hint

Real Ale

Newcastle Ale

Adam's ale

Pale Ale

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. What does a scabby sheep do? Hint

Leave the flock

Spoil the flock

Infect the flock

Go astray

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. What heart has never won fair lady? Hint

Faint heart

An unfaithful heart

A treacherous heart

False heart

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. Who or what 'rules the world'? Hint

He that flings most dirt

The one that is a Jack of all trades

The hand that rocks the cradle

He who has silk in his tongue

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. What does every ass like to see or hear himself do? Hint

see himself appear on TV

hear himself bray

hear himself make a speech

hear himself sing a song

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Most Recent Scores

Nov 13 2024 : Guest 45: 10/10
Nov 13 2024 : DCW2: 10/10
Nov 12 2024 : Guest 173: 10/10
Nov 11 2024 : Guest 91: 10/10
Nov 11 2024 : Guest 107: 4/10
Nov 11 2024 : Guest 173: 10/10
Nov 11 2024 : Guest 173: 3/10
Nov 07 2024 : Guest 94: 9/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What kind of bush is meant in the proverb: Good wine needs no bush?

Answer: A kind of green wreath

Still today it is a tradition in some parts of the world that even private people announce the opening of a barrel of wine by means of such a wreath attached to their front door. One such area is Dalmatia.

2. What do we mean by coronets in the traditional saying: 'Kind hearts are better than coronets'?

Answer: Little crowns symbolising that somebody is a member of the nobility

The coronet = colonel notion is not completely absurd. The letters L and R are phonetically close to each other. And as illustrated by Rilke's 'Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Kornetts Christoph Rilke', the rank Kornett does exist.

3. What do we mean when we say that 'every family has a skeleton in the cupboard'?

Answer: In every family there is a painful taboo subject.

4. Proverbially, what house is a sad house?

Answer: Where the hen crows louder than the cock

Antiquated and anti-feminist 'wisdom'.

5. What are bygones in the saying: 'Let bygones be bygones'?

Answer: Past quarrels, offences, etc.

6. What ale is the best ale, according to the proverb?

Answer: Adam's ale

Adam's ale = water.

7. What does a scabby sheep do?

Answer: Spoil the flock

It is traditional wisdom that rotten apples must be removed.

8. What heart has never won fair lady?

Answer: Faint heart

He who has no courage will never impress a young woman.

9. Who or what 'rules the world'?

Answer: The hand that rocks the cradle

He who has no silver in his purse, must have silk in his tongue. Fling dirt and some will stick. A Jack of all trades is master of none. 'Mothers' are said to 'rule the world'.

10. What does every ass like to see or hear himself do?

Answer: hear himself bray

Bray here comes down to: make a public speech, do a lot of talking.

Source: Author flem-ish

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor LadyCaitriona before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.