Help the Lions to Help the Community
LIONS QUIZ - ANSWERS
Section A
- M I the R of A E Money is the root of all evil
- In F A P I F a P In for a penny in for a pound
- To G S A R F T M To give somebody (or someone) a run for their money
- P Y M W your M I Put your money where your mouth is
- To T G M A B To throw good money after bad
- H M is T D in T W How much is that doggie in the window ( Sorry can’t accept ….. that dog in the window)
- E C E G Easy come easy go
- T C O the P A the P W T C O T Take care of the pence (or pennies) and the pounds will take care of themselves
- He W P T P C the T He who pays the piper calls the tune
- M F O R Money for old rope
Section B
- A in T S B All in the same boat
- The S is O T Y The sun is over the yardarm
- S T P in T N Ships that pass in the night
- To T T W O of S S To take the wind out of somebody’s (or someone’s) sails
- S and B F Shipshape and Bristol fashion
- To S T S F a H of T To spoil the ship for a ha’porth of tar
- D R T B Don’t rock the boat
- T C of S J The cut of somebody’s (or someone’s) jib
- To S T M To splice the mainbrace
- To S C T the W To sail close to the wind
Section C
- ON KNEY John F Kennedy ( Sorry can’t accept John Kennedy)
- AOEN OAAT Napoleon Bonaparte
- ESN ADL Nelson Mandela
- LX AMN Alex Salmond
- IHI GRAHV Mikhail Gorbachev
- ISO CUCIL Winston Churchill
- HRE D GUL Charles de Gaulle
- AAM GNH Mahatma Gandhi
- IM CRE Jimmy Carter
- OET UAE Robert Mugabe
Section D
- Pluto – all the others (Minnie Mouse, Miss Piggy, Kermit, Mickey Mouse) can talk. Pluto can only bark
- Custard – all the others can be preceded by BLOOD – blood money, blood bath, blood vessel, bloodshed
- Victoria – all the others ( Richmond, Hammersmith, Blackfriars, Southwark) are Thames road bridges. Also acceptable is Southwark – All others on District line
- Thailand – capital Bangkok. The capital cities of all the others ( Monaco, Panama, Mexico, Kuwait ) have the same name as the countries names.
- Harris – all the others (Grub, Dibble, Pugh, Cuthbert) are/were members of the Trumpton Fire Brigade
- 1588 – adds up to 22. All the others (1066, 1354, 1840, 1912) add up to 13
- Cream – you can remove letter r for all the others and you still have a word – elation, tough, potion, wench.
- Pelargonium – all the others are incorrectly spelt. Correct spellings are CHRYSANTHEMUM not CHRYSANTHAMUM, SARSAPARILLA not SARSPARILLA, KINDERGARTEN not KINDERGARDEN and PROPHYLACTIC not PROPHILACTIC.
- Lion – all the others ( Ox, Horse, Tiger, Pig ) are signs of the Chinese zodiac
- Shot – all the others are sensible words if spelt from right to left – trap, evil, guns, wolf .
Section E
- Harrogate
- Sunderland
- Ilfracombe
- Bournemouth
- Llandudno
- Leicester
- Devizes
- Dunfermline
- Perth
- Swansea
Section F
1 S D not M A S 1 swallow does not make a summer
2 W D M a R 2 wrongs don’t make a right
3 B M – S H they R 3 blind mice – see how they run
4 H of T A 4 horsemen of the apocalypse
5 G R 5 gold rings
6 F on A C 6 faces on a cube
7 C of the R 7 colours of the rainbow
8 L O a S 8 legs on a spider
9 S F in A S Y 9 square feet in a square yard
10 B S O A W 10 green bottles standing (or sitting) on a wall
Section G
- NW the P it’s WO. Not worth the paper it’s written on
- L T P I a P Like two peas in a pod
- T P is M T T S The pen is mightier than the sword
- A S P in A R H A square peg in a round hole
- To H A F in S P To have a finger in several pies
- Y C H H a P D You could have heard a pin drop (March 14th was first lockdown Saturday with no football matches)
- P is N T of T L Possession is nine tenths of the law
- As P A a D W T T As pleased as a dog with two tails
- To P T W O S E To pull the wool over somebody’s ( or someone’s ) eyes
- O M M is A M P One man’s meat is another man’s poison