{"id":3872,"date":"2022-10-21T08:38:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T08:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/?p=3872"},"modified":"2022-10-21T08:51:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T08:51:20","slug":"the-old-british-sayings-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/DailyQuizzes\/the-old-british-sayings-quiz\/general-knowledge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Old British Sayings Quiz!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A saying could be defined as a short, pithy expression that states words of advice, wisdom, or a general truth. The spoken British language is peppered with hundreds of such phrases. However, language is very dynamic, so the once common sayings of yesteryear can often fall out of favour. Here&#8217;s an easy fun trivia quiz on some perhaps now-dated British sayings. Can you finish off the once-popular saying from the options given? If you&#8217;re over 50, this quiz will mostly likely be a breeze.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Take the Old British Sayings Quiz!<\/h3>\n<div class=\"riddle_target\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; width: 640px;\" data-rid-id=\"411576\" data-fg=\"#FF00FF\" data-bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" data-auto-scroll=\"true\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"5\"><script src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 300px; border: 1px solid #cfcfcf;\" title=\"Quiz - The Old British Sayings Quiz!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/411576?\"><\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>The Old British Sayings Quiz!<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quiz on some old British sayings. Can you finish them?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2>\n<h2>Can you finish the well-known phrase? A nod is as good as a wink to&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Can you finish the well-known phrase? Pardon my&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Can you finish the well-known phrase? Gone for a &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Can you finish the well-known phrase? I&#8217;ve got to see a man about &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Can you finish the well-known phrase? Look after the pennies and &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Can you finish the well-known phrase? As dead as a\u00a0 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Can you finish the well-known phrase? Not enough room to &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Can you finish the well-known phrase? It&#8217;s cold enough to freeze &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Can you finish the well-known phrase? You can&#8217;t teach your grandmother<\/h2>\n<h2>\u00a0&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Can you finish the well-known phrase? You can&#8217;t make a silk purse out of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2>Can you finish the well-known phrase? You can lead a horse to water but &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Can you finish the well-known phrase? Heavy is the head &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/h2>\n<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>Chillax! Life is short! I&#8217;m guessing you&#8217;re more into modern speak!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Good effort! Hope springs eternal!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Great stuff! I&#8217;m betting you always get the last word?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Fantastic! You must be related to one of the Three Wise Men.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p class=\"link-riddle\" style=\"width: 640px; margin: 0px auto; padding-top: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riddle.com\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Quiz Maker<\/a> &#8211; powered by Riddle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A saying could be defined as a short, pithy expression that states words of advice, wisdom, or a general truth. The spoken British language is peppered with hundreds of such phrases. However, language is very dynamic, so the once common sayings of yesteryear can often fall out of favour. 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