Quiz 2 of 50 -- Proverbs

Number Question Answer Your answer
1 A man of even limited ability has an advantage over a person who is less able. 1 True friends are tested in adversity.
2 In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
3 A cat has nine lives.
4 A problem shared is a problem halved.
5 All things are difficult before they are easy.
2 If you divide a task into small parts, it becomes easier to do. 1 Familiarity breeds contempt
2 A fool and his money are soon (easily) parted.
3 Every man for himself.
4 The best advice is found on the pillow.
5 Little strokes fell great oaks.
3 Blaming the tools for bad workmanship is an excuse for lack of skill. 1 A bad workman blames his tools.
2 The more you have, the more you want.
3 Wisdom is better than strength.
4 Cleanliness is next to godliness.
5 Better untaught than ill-taught
4 You should be grateful for something, even if it's not as much as you wanted. 1 Half a loaf is better than none.
2 No smoke without fire.
3 Stolen fruit is the sweetest.
4 Constant occupation prevents temptation.
5 To err is human, to forgive divine
5 There could be some truth in the rumour... 1 Manners make the man.
2 No smoke without fire.
3 Where there's a will, there's a way.
4 Every rose has its thorn.
5 Haste makes waste.
6 A real friend will tell you the truth. 1 A monkey in silk is a monkey no less.
2 Anger is the one thing made better by delay.
3 When the cat's away, the mice play.
4 Necessity is the mother of invention.
5 A friend's eye is a good mirror.
7 Love is essential to be happy 1 It takes all sorts to make a world.
2 A loveless life is a living death.
3 The end justifies the means.
4 Grief divided is made lighter
5 Two wrongs don't make a right
8 What you learn when you are young will be invaluable when you grow old. 1 You are what you eat.
2 A man is as old as he feels himself to be.
3 The wish is father to the thought.
4 No news is good news.
5 Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age.
9 Do not party late 1 Dead men tell no tales
2 Home is where the heart is.
3 Don't judge a book by its cover.
4 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
5 The first step is the hardest.
10 When you are angry, it is best not to speak or act immediately. 1 Better lose the saddle than the horse.
2 Money is the root of all evil.
3 Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today
4 Anger is the one thing made better by delay.
5 Great minds think alike.
Number Question Answer Your answer
11 People are undistinguished until they have made a name. 1 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
2 All cats are grey in the dark.
3 Variety is the spice of life.
4 Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
5 Time has wings.
12 It will be easier to deal with a problem if you discuss it with someone. 1 Two wrongs don't make a right
2 Memory is the treasure of the mind.
3 A problem shared is a problem halved.
4 First come, first served.
5 April showers bring May flowers.
13 Misfortunes usually come in large numbers. 1 One swallow doesn't make a summer.
2 It never rains but it pours.
3 Make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
4 Advice is cheap.
5 Actions speak louder than words.
14 A son's character can be expected to resemble his father's. 1 A flower blooms more than once.
2 Advisers run no risks.
3 Honesty is the best policy.
4 Children and fools tell the truth.
5 Like father, like son.
15 Don't express regret for something that has happened and cannot be remedied. 1 It's no use crying over spilt milk.
2 You are never too old to learn.
3 One swallow doesn't make a summer.
4 Virtue is its own reward.
5 As you sow, so shall you reap
16 It's when you have problems that you realize who your real friends are. 1 All is fair in love and war
2 Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age.
3 All's well that ends well
4 True friends are tested in adversity.
5 Better safe than sorry
17 Wishing alone is of no use; you must act as well. 1 Accidents will happen.
2 Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.
3 Spare the rod and spoil the child
4 Look before you leap.
5 If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.
18 A person's background or education will eventually show. 1 A man can die but once.
2 A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
3 If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will avoid 100 days of sorrow.
4 People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
5 Blood will out.
19 It's better to deal with a problem in its early stages, because if you don't, it will get worse. 1 Anger is the one thing made better by delay.
2 A stitch in time saves nine
3 Birds of a feather flock together.
4 Laughter is the best medicine.
5 A tree is known by its fruit.
20 Always study 1 Unwillingness easily finds an excuse.
2 Experience is the father of wisdom.
3 In for a penny, in for a pound.
4 You are never too old to learn.
5 What a man says drunk, he thinks sober.
Number Question Answer Your answer
21 A newly-appointed person makes changes energetically. 1 If two ride a horse, one must ride behind.
2 A man can die but once.
3 A new broom sweeps clean.
4 An Englishman's home is his castle.
5 Every man for himself.
22 People who do not tell the truth must be careful to remember what they say. 1 Learn to walk before you run.
2 Truth has no answer.
3 When poverty comes in the door, love goes out the window.
4 Liars need good memories.
5 Necessity is the mother of invention.
23 Great things may come from small beginnings. 1 The devil makes work for idle hands
2 Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
3 Tall oaks grow from little acorns.
4 Procrastination is the thief of time
5 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
24 People tend to circulate bad news very quickly. 1 Punctuality is the soul of business
2 Bad news travels fast.
3 Snug as a bug in a rug.
4 A problem shared is a problem halved.
5 Advisers run no risks.
25 You call home the place where the people you love are. 1 Wonders will never cease!
2 Home is where the heart is.
3 The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
4 Bad news travels fast.
5 An onion a day keeps everyone away.*
26 An Englishman's home is a place where he feels safe, enjoys privacy and can do as he wishes. 1 Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age.
2 Money is the root of all evil.
3 An Englishman's home is his castle.
4 Hatred is a blind as love.
5 Time is money.
27 It's better to keep what you have than to risk losing it by searching for something better. 1 A bird in hand is worth two in a bush.
2 A man is as old as he feels himself to be.
3 It takes all sorts to make a world.
4 A burden of one's own choice is not felt.
5 The early bird catches the worm.
28 Physical attacks may harm me, but cruel words will not. 1 You never know what you can do until you try.
2 Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me
3 Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
4 Truth has no answer.
5 No news is good news.
29 You must not be too confident that something will be successful. 1 Money is the root of all evil.
2 Kindness begets kindness.
3 What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.
4 Memory is the treasure of the mind.
5 Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
30 It's impossible to follow instructions from two different sources. 1 One man's meat is another man's poison
2 Ignorance is bliss.
3 Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me
4 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
5 No man can serve two masters.
Number Question Answer Your answer
31 Money is a basic necessity, love is a luxury 1 The best things in life are free.
2 If two ride a horse, one must ride behind.
3 Blood will out.
4 A good example is the best sermon.
5 When poverty comes in the door, love goes out the window.
32 If the news was bad, we would hear of it. Since we have heard nothing, we can assume that all is well. 1 No news is good news.
2 The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
3 Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.
4 Truth has no answer.
5 An onion a day keeps everyone away.*
33 Risk everything by relying on one plan (by putting all one's money in one business). 1 Children and fools tell the truth.
2 Let bygones be bygones.
3 A man is known by the company he keeps.
4 Put all your eggs in one basket
5 Truth has no answer.
34 Do not stay angry for more than one day. 1 Let not the sun go down on your wrath.
2 He who is everywhere is nowhere.
3 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
4 Beauty is the wisdom of women.
5 Better to drink the milk than to eat the cow.
35 A dishonest or immoral person can have a bad influence on a group. 1 It is always darkest before the dawn
2 Charity begins at home.
3 A rotten apple spoils the barrel.
4 Snug as a bug in a rug.
5 Better be alone than in bad company.
36 If you are determined to do something you will find a way. 1 He who wills the end wills the means.
2 Let the chips fall where they may.
3 No wind, no waves.
4 You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
5 The truth is in the wine.
37 People don't always like the same things. 1 A good conscience is a soft pillow.
2 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
3 One man's meat is another man's poison
4 Better untaught than ill-taught
5 The die is cast.
38 Money is the main cause of wrongdoing and problems. 1 Need teaches a plan.
2 Time has wings.
3 Money is the root of all evil.
4 Blood is thicker than water
5 Discretion is the better part of valour
39 Something difficult seems easier when it is done voluntarily. 1 A flower blooms more than once.
2 Man proposes, God disposes.
3 The truth is in the wine.
4 Rome was not built in a day.
5 A burden of one's own choice is not felt.
40 People don't always do what they announce. 1 Waste not, want not.
2 Every man for himself.
3 Saying is one thing, doing is another.
4 Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
5 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
Number Question Answer Your answer
41 You have many friends when you have no difficulties. 1 A young idler, an old beggar.
2 Sickness in the body brings sadness to the mind.
3 Bad news travels fast.
4 Let the chips fall where they may.
5 In times of prosperity friends are plentiful.
42 Delaying a decision will not prevent events from taking place. 1 Time and tide wait for no man.
2 A man is as old as he feels himself to be.
3 One man's meat is another man's poison
4 Money begets money.
5 Many hands make light work.
43 Events in real life are sometimes stranger than in fiction. 1 Dogs of the same street bark alike.
2 Sickness in the body brings sadness to the mind.
3 It never rains but it pours.
4 Truth is stranger than fiction.
5 Penny wise, pound foolish.
44 The strength of a group depends on each individual member. 1 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
2 Clear moon, frost soon.
3 Need teaches a plan.
4 A rolling stone gathers no moss.
5 A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
45 A person's first duty is to help and care for his own family. 1 Hatred is a blind as love.
2 Charity begins at home.
3 However long the night, the dawn will break
4 A loaded wagon makes no noise.
5 A stitch in time saves nine
46 Don't judge by appearances. 1 Prevention is better than cure
2 Necessity is the mother of invention.
3 He who plays with fire gets burnt.
4 Don't judge a book by its cover.
5 Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
47 Refers to a person who is careful about spending small amounts of money, but not careful about spending large amounts of money. 1 Constant occupation prevents temptation.
2 Health is better than wealth.
3 Penny wise, pound foolish.
4 Still waters run deep.
5 The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
48 Things that are done in love or war can often be excused. 1 All is fair in love and war
2 All things are difficult before they are easy.
3 The die is cast.
4 Wonders will never cease!
5 Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
49 If you sleep too much, you are not able to think clearly. 1 It takes all sorts to make a world.
2 Too much bed makes a dull head.
3 Only real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.
4 Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
5 A change is as good as a rest.
50 Possible interpretation: What you do not know causes no worry or sadness. 1 Ignorance is bliss.
2 No wind, no waves.
3 He who hesitates is lost.
4 A man can die but once.
5 Children and fools tell the truth.
Number Question Answer Your answer
51 Giving an example is better than giving advice. 1 A man is as old as he feels himself to be.
2 A good example is the best sermon.
3 An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
4 A new broom sweeps clean.
5 All's well that ends well
52 A person's character is more important than their appearance. 1 Memory is the treasure of the mind.
2 A man is as old as he feels himself to be.
3 Beauty is only skin deep.
4 A cat has nine lives.
5 A problem shared is a problem halved.
53 Words and communication have greater effect than war and fighting. 1 Money doesn't grow on trees.
2 The pen is mightier than the sword
3 A stitch in time saves nine
4 Give someone an inch and they will take a mile (or yard).
5 No smoke without fire.
54 Refers to two people equally matched in wit or cunning. 1 Good and quickly seldom meet.
2 Diamond cuts diamond.
3 Better flatter a fool than fight him.
4 He who plays with fire gets burnt.
5 It never rains but it pours.
55 After a good night's sleep we may find an answer to our problem. 1 Honey catches more flies than vinegar.
2 Sickness in the body brings sadness to the mind.
3 Children and fools tell the truth.
4 The more haste, the less speed.
5 The best advice is found on the pillow.
56 It is not possible for a bad or unpleasant person to become good or pleasant. 1 Better to drink the milk than to eat the cow.
2 Virtue is its own reward.
3 A leopard cannot change its spots.
4 Liars need good memories.
5 A fool at forty is a fool forever.
57 Being in a crowd makes you feel more confident. 1 There is safety in numbers
2 Good accounting makes good friends.
3 Look before you leap.
4 The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
5 A bad workman blames his tools.
58 If a person hasn't matured by the age of 40, they never will. 1 A fool at forty is a fool forever.
2 No man can serve two masters.
3 A friend to all is a friend to none.
4 No news is good news.
5 Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
59 You help me and I'll help you. 1 Walls have ears.
2 You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
3 You are what you eat.
4 Revenge is sweet.
5 Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
60 You don't have to pay for what is important : happiness, friendship, good health. 1 Better be the head of a dog then the tail of a lion.
2 The best things in life are free.
3 Dogs of the same street bark alike.
4 It takes all sorts to make a world.
5 Time and tide wait for no man.
Number Question Answer Your answer
61 A bad experience will make people stay away from certain things. 1 A burnt child dreads the fire.
2 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
3 A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
4 If two ride a horse, one must ride behind.
5 No man is an island.
62 Harvest predictions according to the weather. 1 A dry March, a wet April and a cool May, fill barn and cellar and bring much hay.
2 An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
3 What a man says drunk, he thinks sober.
4 Silence gives consent.
5 The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
63 If you start something, it's better to spend the time or money necessary to complete it. 1 Unwillingness easily finds an excuse.
2 Manners make the man.
3 A problem shared is a problem halved.
4 In for a penny, in for a pound.
5 Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
64 Cats can survive many accidents 1 A rolling stone gathers no moss.
2 Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
3 He who wills the end wills the means.
4 Birds of a feather flock together.
5 A cat has nine lives.
65 An unusual event is not likely to occur again in exactly the same circumstances. 1 Hatred is a blind as love.
2 Familiarity breeds contempt
3 Love is blind.
4 Easier said than done.
5 Lightning never strikes in the same place twice
66 No amount of talking can replace action. 1 Good and quickly seldom meet.
2 One today is worth two tomorrow.
3 Constant occupation prevents temptation.
4 Fine words butter no parsnips.
5 To err is human, to forgive divine
67 Fathers are important 1 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
2 One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
3 Home is where the heart is.
4 Better late than never.
5 Losers weepers, finders keepers.
68 If you have money you can make more money. 1 Losers weepers, finders keepers.
2 Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings
3 First come, first served.
4 Money begets money.
5 Only real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.
69 A man is judged by his actions. 1 The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
2 In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
3 He who pays the piper calls the tune.
4 A bad tree does not yield good apples.
5 A tree is known by its fruit.
70 Don't be too self-confident or proud; something may happen to make you look foolish. 1 Pride comes before a fall.
2 Better flatter a fool than fight him.
3 A fault confessed is half redressed.
4 A tree is known by its fruit.
5 He has enough who is content.
Number Question Answer Your answer
71 You cannot argue against facts or refute what is true. 1 Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade.
2 Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
3 Truth has no answer.
4 Don't bark if you can't bite.
5 A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
72 life without laughter is death 1 The early bird catches the worm.
2 Blood is thicker than water
3 Once bitten, twice shy.
4 Laughter is the best medicine.
5 Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today
73 The real value of something can be judged only after it has been tried or tested. 1 The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
2 Man is the head of the family; woman is the neck that turns the head.
3 The best advice is found on the pillow.
4 Unwillingness easily finds an excuse.
5 Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today
74 If a person doesn't know about something, it cannot hurt them. 1 Who makes himself a sheep will be eaten by the wolves.
2 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
3 Better be the head of a dog then the tail of a lion.
4 What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over.
5 Better late than never.
75 You should always be on time for your business appointments. 1 Nobody is perfect.
2 Wonders will never cease!
3 Two wrongs don't make a right
4 Laughter is the best medicine.
5 Punctuality is the soul of business
76 It's better to deal with a problem at an early stage, to prevent it from getting worse. 1 Loose lips sink ships.
2 A stitch in time saves nine.
3 Gardens are not made by sitting in the shade.
4 Necessity is the mother of invention.
5 Need teaches a plan.
77 If you are kind to people, they will be kind to you. 1 Still waters run deep.
2 Dogs of the same street bark alike.
3 A stitch in time saves nine
4 Kindness begets kindness.
5 Health is better than wealth.
78 Confession is the beginning of forgiveness. 1 Procrastination is the thief of time
2 Poverty waits at the gates of idleness.
3 All is fair in love and war
4 A fault confessed is half redressed.
5 A man is known by the company he keeps.
79 Don't postpone something you can do now. 1 Hatred is a blind as love.
2 Lightning never strikes in the same place twice
3 Wisdom is the beauty of men.
4 Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today
5 A friend in need is a friend indeed.
80 There is an explanation for everything. 1 Only real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.
2 Easier said than done.
3 The best advice is found on the pillow.
4 Too many cooks spoil the broth.
5 Every why has a wherefore.
Number Question Answer Your answer
81 Men need wisdom 1 It is always darkest before the dawn
2 Hatred is a blind as love.
3 Give someone an inch and they will take a mile (or yard).
4 A friend in need is a friend indeed.
5 Wisdom is the beauty of men.
82 People have a constant desire to possess more. 1 A tree is known by its fruit.
2 The more you have, the more you want.
3 He who knows nothing, doubts nothing.
4 It's no use crying over spilt milk.
5 The darkest hour is just before dawn.
83 Different people have different tastes. 1 Better be the head of a dog then the tail of a lion.
2 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
3 Wonders will never cease!
4 Experience is the father of wisdom.
5 A man can die but once.
84 It's better to be too careful than to be careless and regret it later. 1 Loose lips sink ships.
2 In times of prosperity friends are plentiful.
3 Better safe than sorry
4 Wisdom is the beauty of men.
5 Money doesn't grow on trees.
85 It's better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a bigger one. 1 Anger is the one thing made better by delay.
2 Good and quickly seldom meet.
3 Never say die.
4 Better be the head of a dog then the tail of a lion.
5 Let bygones be bygones.
86 A clean body is just as important as a pure soul. 1 Cleanliness is next to godliness.
2 A tree is known by its fruit.
3 Love is blind.
4 He laughs best who laughs last.
5 You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
87 If you delay your decision too long, you may miss a good opportunity. 1 No smoke without fire.
2 Advice is cheap.
3 Kill one to warn a hundred.
4 The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
5 He who hesitates is lost.
88 Don't express your joy, or your triumph, too soon! 1 He laughs best who laughs last.
2 When poverty comes in the door, love goes out the window.
3 No man can serve two masters.
4 Put all your eggs in one basket
5 Laughter is the best medicine.
89 If you let something intrusive enter your life, your life will become difficult . 1 A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
2 Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
3 The truth is in the wine.
4 If a camel gets his nose in a tent, his body will follow.
5 There is a trick in every trade.
90 Be careful of the reaction of animals. 1 Unwillingness easily finds an excuse.
2 A rolling stone gathers no moss.
3 Trust not a horse's heel nor a dog's tooth.
4 Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know
5 It never rains but it pours.
Number Question Answer Your answer
91 It's not enough to intend to do something, you must actually do it. 1 Advice is cheap.
2 Diamond cuts diamond.
3 An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
4 The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
5 The devil makes work for idle hands
92 A group has more force than an individual. 1 Penny wise, pound foolish.
2 Laughter is the best medicine.
3 A friend in need is a friend indeed.
4 Union is strength.
5 Blood will out.
93 When you are separated from the person you love, your feelings are even stronger. 1 The best advice is found on the pillow.
2 Marry in haste, repent at leisure.
3 Distance makes the heart grow fonder.
4 Hatred is a blind as love.
5 Laughter is the best medicine.
94 If the atmosphere is clear, frost may form. 1 Discretion is the better part of valour
2 Where there's a will, there's a way.
3 One man's trash is another man's treasure.
4 Clear moon, frost soon.
5 If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.
95 Time goes by slowly when you have nothing to do. 1 Ignorance is bliss.
2 All days are short to Industry and long to Idleness.
3 Time and tide wait for no man.
4 There is a trick in every trade.
5 True friends are tested in adversity.
96 Really wealthy don't talk about money. 1 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
2 Nobody is perfect.
3 Where there's a will, there's a way.
4 You never know what you can do until you try.
5 A loaded wagon makes no noise.
97 If you don't object to something it can be assumed that you agree with it. 1 Punctuality is the soul of business
2 The die is cast.
3 Silence gives consent.
4 Practice makes perfect.
5 Empty vessels make the most noise.
98 People vary in character and abilities, and this is a good thing. 1 If two ride a horse, one must ride behind.
2 Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
3 It takes all sorts to make a world.
4 As you sow, so shall you reap
5 Haste makes waste.
99 As time goes by, grief subsides little by little. 1 Trust not a horse's heel nor a dog's tooth.
2 Wisdom is the beauty of men.
3 All things grow with time - except grief.
4 Too much bed makes a dull head.
5 When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
100 no smoke without fire 1 Don't judge a book by its cover.
2 Diamond cuts diamond.
3 Liars need good memories.
4 No wind, no waves.
5 Time is money.
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