Fun Proverb Trivia Questions and Answers
Everyone uses proverbs and idioms to spice up discussion or conversions once in a while. I have created this proverb trivia game for anyone to play and have fun with when bored, you can also play with family and friends to test and boast of how grounded you are with proverbs. This will also help you add more proverbs to your proverb arsenal. The deal here is for you to fill in the remaining word in each proverb that will make it complete. Click the show answer button to see the answers to the trivia game. Grab a cup of coffee if you can and let’s get started.
1. A bad workman always blames his _______.
2. A _____ in hand is worth two in the bush.
3. Absence makes the ____ grow fonder.
4. A cat has _____ lives.
5. A chain is only as strong as its ______ link.
6. ______ speaks louder than words.
7. A drowning ____ will clutch at a straw.
8. Adversity and ____ make a man wise.
9. A fool and his _____ are soon parted.
10. A friend in _____ is a friend indeed
11. A journey of ______ miles begins with a single step.
12. A leopard doesn’t change its ______.
13. All _____ things come to an end.
14. All’s well that ___ well.
15. All that _______ is not gold.
16. All’s _____ in love and war.
17. Always put your best _____ forward.
18. Among the blind the one-eyed man is _____.
19. An apple a day keeps the ______ away.
20. An _____ vessel makes much noise.
21. An _____ brain is the devil’s workshop.
22. An ounce of protection is _____ a pound of cure.
23. A ______ is worth a thousand words.
24. A Patient dog eats the ______ bone.
25. Appearances can be ______.
26. A rolling _____ gathers no moss.
27. A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what a ____ is for.
28. A stitch in time _____ nine.
29. As you sow, so you shall _____.
30. A thing begun is ____ done.
31. Barking ___ seldom bite.
32. Be slow in ______, but slower in changing.
33. Beauty is in the ______ of the beholder.
34. Beauty is only skin deep.
35. ______ can’t be choosers.
36. Best ______ in life are free.
37. Better _____ than never.
38. Better to be poor and _____ rather than rich and sick.
39. Better to _____ out than to rust out.
40. Blood is _____ than water.
41. Birds of a ______ flock together
42. Cleanliness is next to ______.
43. Clothes do not make the man.
44. Cowards die many times before their ______.
45. Cross the ______ where it is shallowest.
46. Curiosity killed the ______.
47. Curses, like ______, come home to roost.
48. Discretion is the _____ part of valor.
49. Don’t bite off more than you can ____.
50. Don’t bite the hand that _____ you.
51. Don’t blow your own _______.
52. Don’t cast ______ before swine.
53. Don’t count your _______ before they hatch.
54. Don’t cross a bridge until you come to it.
55. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
56. Don’t kill the goose that lays the ______ eggs.
57. Don’t put all your ______ in one basket.
58. Don’t put the cart before the ______.
59. Don’t throw the _____ with the bathwater.
60. Early bird _____ the worm.
61. Easy come, _____ go.
62. Empty bags cannot _____ upright.
63. Every cloud has a _____ lining.
64. Every ____ has his day.
65. Every man is the ______ of his destiny.
66. Every man has his ______.
67. Enjoy it _____ it lasts.
68. Fall seven times. ______ up eight.
69. Familiarity _____ contempt.
70. Fools rush in where _____ fear to tread.
71. Fortune favors the brave.
72. Get out while the going (getting) is ______.
73. Give them an _____ and they’ll take a mile.
74. God helps those who help _________.
75. Good things come to those who _________.
76. Grief divided is made lighter.
77. Half a _____ is better than none.
78. Honesty is the ______ policy.
79. Hope for the best, prepare for the ______.
80. If it ain’t broke, don’t ______ it.
81. If the mountain won’t come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.
82. If wishes were horses, ______ would ride.
83. If you can’t beat them, _____ them.
84. If you ____ with fire, you’ll get burned.
85. If you ______, you lose.
86. Ignorance is _____.
87. It’s better to be ____ than sorry.
88. It’s easy to be wise after the event.
89. It’s never too late to ______.
90. It’s not ______ till it’s over.
91. It’s no use crying over spilt ______.
92. It takes two to make a ________.
93. It takes two to _______.
94. Keep your mouth shut and your ______ open.
95. ________ is the best medicine.
96. Learn to _____ before you run.
97. Let ______ dogs lie.
98. Life begins at ______.
99. _____ before you leap.
100. Lightning never _______ twice in the same place.
101. Leave no ____ unturned
102. Make hay while the sun _____.
103. _____ doesn’t grow on trees.
104. Money is the ____ of all evil.
105. Necessity is the mother of ______.
106. Never put off until ______ what you can do today.
107. Never test the _____ of water with both feet.
108. No ____ without pain.
109. Once _____ twice shy.
110. One man’s _____ is another man’s treasure.
111. One shouldn’t miss ______ for the trees.
112. Out of _____, out of mind.
113. Pen is mightier than ______.
114. People who live in ______ houses shouldn’t throw stones at others.
115. Practice _____ perfect.
116. Practice what you _____.
117. _____ wasn’t built in a day.
118. Silence is _____ consent.
119. Slow and steady _____ the race.
120. Still _____ run deep.
121. Strike while the ____ is hot.
122. Seeing is _________.
123. The _____ doesn’t fall far from the tree.
124. The best-laid ____ go astray.
125. The end justifies the _____.
127. The grass is _______ on the other side of the fence.
128. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
129. There are more ____ than one to skin a cat.
130. There is no time like the ________.
131. There is no _____ without fire.
132. There is safety in _______.
135. Time ____ for no man.
136. Too many ____ spoil the broth.
137. Two heads are better than _______.
138. Two _____ don’t make a right.
139. kill two ______ with one stone.
140. Watch the doughnut, and not the ______.
141. What goes around ______ around.
142. When in Rome, do as the _____ do.
143. When the going gets ______, the tough get going.
144. ______ there’s a will, there’s a way.
145. Where there’s ___________ there’s fire.
146. Where one door shuts, another _______.
147. While the cat’s away, the ____ will play.
148. You can catch more flies with _________ than with vinegar.
149. You can lead a _______ to water but you can’t make it drink.
150. You can’t fit a round ____ in a square hole.
151. You can’t have your ____ and eat it too.
152. You can’t make an ____ without breaking eggs.
153. You can’t teach an old _____ new tricks.
154. You can’t unscramble a scrambled egg.
155. You show me the man and I’ll _____ you the rule.
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