Proverbs 8
1) In the poem who was "put in a pot and boiled 'til he was done"?
a) Prince Andrew b) Boris Johnson c) Don't Care
2) What is the mother of invention?
a) Money b) necessity c) genius
3) If something is rare it is once in a
a) blue moon b) while c) week
4) Where might a bolt come from?
a) the shed door b) a rifle c) the blue
5) Cockneys are said to be born within the sound of
a) Eastenders b) Coronation Street c) bow bells
6) What might you bring home?
a) the TV licence b) the bacon c) the whole hog
7) If it ain't broke
a) get another one b) don't fix it c) look after it
8) President Harry S. Truman had a sign over his desk saying who or what stops here?
a) my secretary b) the president c) the buck
9) What might you find in the ointment?
a) vanilla b) lavender c) a fly
10) What cannot stand?
a) my aunt fanny b) a drunken man c) a house divided against itself
11) What might you find in sheep's clothing?
a) ticks b) a lamb c) a wolf
12) What should you do unto others?
a) as little as possible b) as you would have them do unto you c) before they do unto you?
13) There is no WHAT for the wicked?
a) rest b) money c) forgiveness
14) What should you not put before the horse?
a) the cart b) the nosebag c) the manger
15) What should you beware?
a) the first of March b) the ides of March c) the thirty first of March.
(15th of March - traditional day for settling debts or assassinating Caesar)
16) What is the food of love?
a) peanut butter b) music c) chocolate
17) You are innocent until
a) proven guilty b) arrested c) you can afford a lawyer
18) When is a hare proverbially mad?
a) February b) March c) April
19) What should you do while the sun shines?
a) make hay b) sunbathe c) go on holiday.
20 Where will you find big ears?
a) little pitchers b) Noddy c) big heads