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What was the pie in humble pie, and who first had his thunder stolen? These idioms and proverbs trivia questions ask what a saying means, how it ends and where it came from, each answer linked to its dictionary entry.
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Idiom trivia questions and answers
What the idiom means and Animal and color idioms give a saying and four meanings: cold feet, a dark horse, a red herring. Finish the idiom leaves a word off. Sayings from sport, sea and work asks where a hat trick, a thrown towel and flying colors began.
Proverbs, with where they began
Sayings from stories and history runs from the lion's share to meeting your Waterloo. Proverbs and where they began asks what a stitch in time advises, and who put into words that the pen is mightier than the sword.
- For English learners, play What the idiom means first, then guess the missing word in Finish the idiom.
Questions and answers
What is the difference between an idiom and a proverb?
An idiom is a phrase that cannot be reliably understood word for word, such as cold feet. A proverb is a commonly used sentence that expresses popular wisdom, such as a stitch in time saves nine. Both definitions follow Wiktionary.
Is there an idiom trivia questions and answers PDF?
Yes, from your browser. After a set, Print on the score card lists its questions as a sheet; tick With answer key, print, and choose Save as PDF. See all 89 with answers shows the whole list on this page.
What are some easy idiom trivia questions?
What does it mean if a job is a piece of cake? When will something happen that will happen when pigs fly? What can a person with a green thumb do well? The answers are it is easy, never, and grow plants.
How were the answers checked?
Each meaning or origin was read on October 14 or 15, 2026 in the saying's English entry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary, linked beside the question. Where the entry calls an origin possible or uncertain, the question says so.