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You can lead a horse to water but... Quiz

You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him take a Fun Trivia Quiz. For a start his hooves are too big to hit the right key. And where did a horse ever learn to read? Probably best if you ask him to stamp once for A, twice for B and so on.

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

Author
teflon_kid

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
338,247

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1150

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which animal is said to be busy? Hint

Bat

Bee

Butterfly

Bear

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Question 2 of 10

2. Somebody untrustworthy is said to be a what in the grass? Hint

Snail

Toad

Snake

Worm

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which animal is said to shed tears for its victim as it is eating it? Hint

Crocodile

Lizard

Alligator

Jackal

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Question 4 of 10

4. Misbehaving children are often told not to act the what? Hint

Cat

Bear

Goat

Donkey

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Question 5 of 10

5. What animal completes the saying, as mad as a March ... ?
Hint

Frog

Bull

Hare

Mule

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Question 6 of 10

6. If you rise early, you are said to be up with what animal? Hint

Cock

Duck

Lark

Worm

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Question 7 of 10

7. If you go to bed late you are said to be a night what? Hint

Bat

Owl

Mare

Jar

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Question 8 of 10

8. Proverbially, something is as dead as what animal? Hint

Drongo

Dingo

Dragon

Dodo

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Question 9 of 10

9. Somebody who has been fooled is said to have bought a what? Hint

Monkey in a dress

Cat in a bag

Pig in a poke

Donkey in a hat

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Question 10 of 10

10. Somebody in a bad mood is said to be like a what with a sore head? Hint

Mule

Bear

Bee

Giraffe

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which animal is said to be busy?

Answer: Bee

Bees are responsible for much plant pollination but the bee population in several parts of the world is suffering from sudden colony collapse. Not that bats, bears and butterflies are not busy.

2. Somebody untrustworthy is said to be a what in the grass?

Answer: Snake

Who WOULD trust a snake in the grass? The phrase implies that the deception is unexpected, just like a bite from an unseen snake.

3. Which animal is said to shed tears for its victim as it is eating it?

Answer: Crocodile

The phrase 'crocodile tears' suggests an insincere display of sorrow. Crocodiles do possess lachrymal glands, so could actually cry while eating, as unlikely as it sounds.

4. Misbehaving children are often told not to act the what?

Answer: Goat

This phrase may be connected to the word capricious, from the lively and frisky behaviour of young goats.

5. What animal completes the saying, as mad as a March ... ?

Answer: Hare

Hares are renowned for their energetic behaviour during the breeding season. This includes boxing matches, when they stand on their hind legs and cuff each other with their front paws. They also leap suddenly into the air, for no apparent reason.

6. If you rise early, you are said to be up with what animal?

Answer: Lark

What time does a lark get up? It is early, that's for sure, and certainly before the animal in the next answer.

7. If you go to bed late you are said to be a night what?

Answer: Owl

Also a 1979 hit single for the late Gerry Rafferty. A nightjar is also a bird. A nightmare is if you got this question wrong.

8. Proverbially, something is as dead as what animal?

Answer: Dodo

The last dodo was sighted in Mauritius in the late 1600s. The drongo and dingo are still with us and very much alive. The komodo dragon is now the world's largest lizard.

9. Somebody who has been fooled is said to have bought a what?

Answer: Pig in a poke

A poke is an old term for a sack. The purchase was therefore handed over unseen. It could have contained anything.

10. Somebody in a bad mood is said to be like a what with a sore head?

Answer: Bear

He or she probably got out of bed the wrong side, with a head like a box of frogs and a bee in their bonnet.

Source: Author teflon_kid

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