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French Proverbs Trivia Quiz

Hello everyone! This is about French proverbs. I'll give you the first part of the saying, you'll have to finish it. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by PearlQ19. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
PearlQ19

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
75,531

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1481

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Question 1 of 10

1. Les maisons emp�chent... Hint

de voir la for�t

de vivre a Paris

de voir la ville

d' y rester

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Question 2 of 10

2. Chassez-le par la porte,... Hint

il entrera par la fen�tre

il rentrera tout de m�me

il ne rentrera jamais

il restera l�

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Question 3 of 10

3. On ne fait pas d'omelette... Hint

parce que c'est interdit

avec des pommes

sans qu'on connaisse les risques

sans casser des oeufs

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Question 4 of 10

4. Qui vivra...

Answer: (One Word, also future simple, 5 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. La montagne... Hint

est loin d'ici

a enfant� une souris

ne repondra jamais

sera tu�e par les animaux

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Question 6 of 10

6. Chacun a son...

Answer: (One Word - you can leave the accent out)

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Question 7 of 10

7. L'app�tit vient... Hint

en dansant

en ayant faim

en buvant

en mangeant

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Question 8 of 10

8. Tout comprendre c'est... Hint

tout expliquer

tout pardonner

tout exprimer

tout condamner

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Question 9 of 10

9. C'est la robe... Hint

qu'on salue

avec qui on parle

dans laquelle on meurt

qu'on ach�te

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Question 10 of 10

10. Tirer les marrons... Hint

du feu

du sommeil

avec le co�teau

de l'eau

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Les maisons emp�chent...

Answer: de voir la ville

Can be translated as 'The houses prevent you from seeing the city'. Like the famous saying 'I can't see the forest for the trees'. It means that you can't see something which should be really obvious.

2. Chassez-le par la porte,...

Answer: il entrera par la fen�tre

'Chase him out of the door, he will enter through the window'. It means you can't keep your problems (or whatever) from your door, because they will catch up with you anyways.

3. On ne fait pas d'omelette...

Answer: sans casser des oeufs

'You don't make omelet without cracking eggs', meaning that you can't do something huge without thinking of the little things your enterprises are based upon.

4. Qui vivra...

Answer: verra

'(The one) who will live will see'. You can understand things later in life even though you have no idea about their meaning now. It is an equivalent of the English "Time will tell".

5. La montagne...

Answer: a enfant� une souris

'The mountain has borne a mouse'. This proverb also exists in German, only that there the mountain circles around before it bears the mouse ('Der Berg drehte sich im Kreis und gebar ein M�uschen')... it's complete nonsense, and that's exactly what it means. Basically 'much ado about nothing'.

6. Chacun a son...

Answer: gout

'Everyone to their taste'.

7. L'app�tit vient...

Answer: en mangeant

'The appetite comes when you eat', meaning that you should try a thing you don't like - maybe you'll start liking it.

8. Tout comprendre c'est...

Answer: tout pardonner

'Understanding everything is forgiving everything'.

9. C'est la robe...

Answer: qu'on salue

'It's the clothing you greet', meaning that you judge people by their looks.

10. Tirer les marrons...

Answer: du feu

'Taking the chestnuts out of the {fire';} the English saying is 'to be made a cat's-paw (by a person)' (dictionary definition). It means that you do someone else's dirty work.

Source: Author PearlQ19

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