Words & languages
The “Proverbs from around the world” quiz — Words & languages. It has 25 questions in five categories: Name the Language, Numbers Matter, Animal Images, Hidden Meaning, Patience Pays. Questions get harder as the points go up, from 100 to 500.
The 100- and 200-point questions are open here. The rest show only their first words, and there are no answers: all of that is in the game itself.
Which language gives us “Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund,” praising the value of an early start?
Which language says “Chi dorme non piglia pesci” — sleepers catch no fish?
Which language has “Más…
In the gameWhich language says “De…
In the gameWhich language gives us…
In the gameIn the Japanese proverb about resilience, a person falls down seven times. How many times do they get back up?
In the Czech proverb, how many times should you measure before cutting once?
In the Russian proverb…
In the gameIn the Turkish proverb…
In the gameIn the Polish proverb…
In the gameWhich birds, according to a Spanish proverb, will peck out your eyes if you raise them?
What does the early bird catch in the English proverb about acting promptly?
Which animal, in a…
In the gameWhich animal gets useless…
In the gameWhich animal sits in…
In the gameSpanish “Flies do not enter a closed mouth” recommends what conversational virtue?
Finnish “No smoke without fire” suggests that a rumor may contain what?
According to a Swedish…
In the gameDutch “Tall trees catch…
In the gameArabic “A friend is…
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English “A stitch in time saves nine” urges what approach to small problems?
The Chinese saying about a thousand-li journey stresses that great things begin with what?
Japanese “Three years on…
In the gameVietnamese “When drinking water…
In the gamePersian “Drop by drop…
In the gameAll 25 questions and the answers are in the game. Invite your class or friends with a link — guests need no account.