Quick Quiz
Game 86
The Sayings We Heard at Home
Words Passed Down
A video by Old TV Time
The game's question
Start each saying out loud and pause—the ending tends to follow. Add your own if you like.
Your parents said these, and you heard them a thousand times without ever sitting down to learn them. Start each one and let the end follow: 1. “An apple a day keeps the…” 2. “The early bird catches the…” 3. “Don’t cry over spilled…” 4. “Don’t judge a book by its…” 5. “Good things come to those who…” 6. “Where there’s a will, there’s a…”
Six sayings to finish—say each ending out loud
Need a hint?
Just say the beginning and stop: very often, the sentence finishes itself. If one of you knows other sayings from home, now is the time to share them.
See the answer
Answer: Doctor · worm · milk · cover · wait · way—in that order.
Why this game : Sayings heard all your life come with a voice attached—the person at home who always said them, and when.
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