English Idiomatic Quiz: CAN YOU SCORE 20/20? #15

CAN YOU SCORE 20/20 ON THIS ENGLISH IDIOMATIC QUIZ?
An idiom is an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements.
Example: “Burn the midnight oil’’.
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[@kathrynjordan8782]

The only one I missed was the one about coals to Newcastle. This is a great brain exercise. It's amazing how many of these I really enjoy these challenging tests. They stimulate one's brain.

[@bettycogswell9851]

That's the only one I missed as well.

[@j.philiplarson2064]

Only one I missed also...I'm not British!!

[@juliemckendrick3111]

Same 🙂

[@wandabadgerow8207]

I never heard of that one either.,so I could only guess.

[@sandyfretwell9125]

iv never heard that expression

[@nuraishah1184]

Really enjoyed this quiz. I got all correct. Being an old timer and had been educated in the convent, I had come across all these idioms ages ago. I try to answer this quizzes just to keep my mind alert at my age. Thank you.

[@englishtestsandlogic]

@Nur Aishah, your score was fantastically amazing! 💯👍 Keep up the amazing work! 🙏🥇

[@stephanielopez6528]

Got newcastle incorrect also...

[@philop2843]

Ditto. ..

[@philop2843]

Ditto...all correct...old timer...convent education. ..

[@letitiakearney2423]

All they were too easy. Newcastle was a mining town so if you didn’t know the history you could have got it wrong.

[@redresearchanalyst]

Never heard the last two, and I guessed the blowing your own trumpet given the choices, but where I’m from the phrase we used is blowing your own horn. Kinda cool to read the meanings behind these explained simply.

[@englishtestsandlogic]

@Davel Foote, "Blow your own trumpet" is most often used in British English and "Blow your own horn" is most often used in American English.

[@steff9041]

Instead of saying carrying coals to Newcastle, in America we say selling ice to Eskimos

[@dorarobertson3608]

I think blow your own horn is most often used where I have lived. In the Southwest.

[@rickschlessenger3464]

I agree blowing your horn is used. My guess is that some of these are British terms not used in the USA.

[@katharinebarker5222]

You're as thick as a ....

[@madonnajohnson8099]

I scored 19/20. Very informative and enjoyable.

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Well done, Madonna! ❤️👍 Thanks for participating.

[@prioress]

It is British based as I guessed from the last test I took. I missed the one about coals to Newcastle. As an American, this is a phrase we would not reference. I still think it's fun in spite of the nationality differences. We have more in common than differences in this regard. Yay!

[@englishtestsandlogic]

@Gloria Serpa, thank you for taking the quiz! I'm glad you enjoyed it. 🙏🌹👍

[@timothycrowley5065]

💯 % being irish helps 🇮🇪

[@riley6740]

I had all my holidays in England. York to be specific. York, Yorkshire, England. Grandparents lived there. Mum grew up there.

[@dolorescoleman7256]

18 first time & I'm delighted🎉 I had never heard the other two. I really enjoyed this thank you 💞

[@user-mv8uw8uq4g]

Answered 19 .. missed the pig in the poke ..nice quiz , got me back to high school grammar Thanks ..looking forward to more . TONY D'SOUZA..INDIA

[@sharonjames1255]

Number 15 - around here we say "Blow your own horn", or even "Toot your own horn". I did pick "trumpet" when you didn't have the word 'horn' as a choice. So I got 20 out of 20; 100% correct. I think a person's location decides how some of these sayings go, even though the meaning is the exact same. The one about the coal I only knew because I have read about it in several books! I've never actually heard anyone say it around here or anywhere else I've ever lived!

[@vasantharaghavan3472]

19/20.coal. one i I hvent heard of

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Well done, Sharon James! 💯❤️👍

[@TheEaglehaslanded733]

I got them all correct 💯 20/20. Two I never heard of but guessed spot on. 👍

[@englishtestsandlogic]

@Golden Fleece, congratulations on scoring a perfect score! 💯🤗👍 Keep up the good work.

[@melstiller8561]

What a great collection of idiomatic expressions! Go ahead and blow your own trumpet (we blow our own horn 📯, mind), because they're fantastic! I must admit that I wasn't familiar with Newcastle coal, so it pleases me to learn something new. This quiz is a great way to launch the week! 👍💕🤓😄🦋🦋🤗✅

[@englishtestsandlogic]

@Mel Stiller, thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the collection of idioms and were able to learn something new. It's always a pleasure to share knowledge and I'm happy that the quiz was a fun way to start the week. Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback. It means a lot to me. 👍💕🤓😄🦋🦋🤗

[@melstiller8561]

@@englishtestsandlogic --- It gives me great pleasure to participate in great English quizzes and exercises; and yours are always top notch! Giving you feedback is the easiest thing to do, I assure you! You're going places, so keep up the great work! 👍🤗🤓🌹🧠💕🦋🦋🚀

[@englishtestsandlogic]

@@melstiller8561 Thank you so much for your kind words and support! It means a lot to me that you enjoy participating in my quizzes and exercises, and I appreciate your feedback. I will definitely continue to work hard and strive for improvement. Thank you for believing in me and my work! 👍🤗🤓🌹💕🦋🦋

[@melstiller8561]

@@englishtestsandlogic --- Yes, I believe in you with every fiber of my being. I'm also deeply honoured to be a member of the English Tests and Logical Reasoning family. 🌹😘🤓🦋🦋💓👍

[@englishtestsandlogic]

@Mel Stiller, 🙏🌹💕🤗🦋🦋👍

[@jyotsnakothari2141]

Quiz was very interesting. I had 3 wrong answers as I have never heard of them before About the coal Newcastle Blow the horn not trumpet & Some thing about loggerhead😃

[@spurgendahl]

Got 14/20. Some of those idioms are a bit different in other languages. Being non-British I had absolutely no idea about carrying coals somewhere, but I certainly enjoyed the quiz!

[@eclark3849]

Spot on they are all old brit or english anyone over 50 from the uk should have got them all

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Well done, Spurgendahl. 🤗👍 Thank you for taking the quiz! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@maryconstancio5615]

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[@Anne-de4up]

Carrying coals was actually funny +Quite personal😂😂

[@preparedbear5727]

Fun, as usual! 19/20 (never heard the newcastle one) A suggestion is cut the time to 5 seconds instead of 10, if you know the answer, you know it, as opposed to logical deduction or a guess.

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Thanks for the feedback! I'll definitely consider shortening the time to 5 seconds. It's always good to get different perspectives on how to make the game more enjoyable for everyone.

[@mindaesteban4529]

That's right. Sometimes I feel sleepy in between waiting for the next number... lessens the interest and momentum.

[@paulawastel8315]

20 out of 20. Carrying coal to Newcastle I have not heard in over 40 years. It was one of my Grandmother's favourite expressions. Guessed it correctly. Blow one's own horn is a favourite here in SAfrica, but blow one's own trumpet is also use occassionally. Thanx for the quiz.

[@englishtestsandlogic]

@Paula Wastel, your score was fantastically amazing! 💯🤗👍 Thank you for taking the quiz!

[@mihkhailgaudette4370]

19/20 lots of old English expressions. Many of which are not in the common vocabulary of younger generations.

[@maykyilwin1234]

Really enjoy this quiz.

[@larrycarroll5783]

Tonight,I acquired a total score of 30!Thank you so much! Larry Carroll😀🤩💋❤🙏👀🚶‍♂🧎‍♂🌳☘🍒🍊🍋🥝🫐🍆🍇🍕🦐🍤🍨🌎🏕⛪🌈🔥🎮🖼🕶📱💻💽💿📀📺🔦📰✝♑

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Amazing job, Larry Carroll. 💯👍 Thanks for participating! 🙏🤓😍🙈🤗

[@wendymessenger915]

There is always one smarty pants

[@chrisbennett1243]

I scored 40 I did it twice.

[@julieanderson7078]

The last Two got me. Never heard them before!

[@michaelandersen7260]

same here...

[@englishtestsandlogic]

@Julie Anderson, your score was great! 🤗👍 Thanks for participating!

[@Sumeet-Kumar12486]

Great quiz practice. Thanks a lot. ✍️

[@drevakelemen52n92]

THANK YOU.... I'M a DOCTOR from EUROPE LIVING in AUSTRALIA....

[@brunosacci4379]

Useful as always! Thank you for all I already missed you! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤜🏻🤛🏻👋🏻👋🏻

[@englishtestsandlogic]

@Bruno Sacci, thank you for watching! 🙏🤗👍

[@catherinebrodie3067]

That was a whole lot of fun. Thankyou.

[@englishtestsandlogic]

@Catherine, thank you for participating! I'm glad you had fun with the quiz!

[@mumtazismail298]

Thanks a lot for this quiz

[@itallia666]

I got 20 out of 20 plus im from Newcastle so i knew that one. I agree the time should be 5 seconds as most people either know it immediately or not at all They were very easy & i think maybe they were for people learning English Thank you 🇬🇧👧

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Excellent job, Itallia 3,6,9! 💯👍 Thank you for taking the quiz!

[@PatriciaR.E.]

19/20, I would have never guessed New Castle. I guessed London. Thank you for the quiz.

[@blackerscreenproductions1368]

Newcastle is a city in the northeast of England; it is not a Fort or a Castle, nor is it New, I assure you. 😉

[@englishtestsandlogic]

@Pat R, your score was great! 🤗👍 Keep up the great work! 🙏🌹

[@msgennsanders834]

I answered all but one.🎉

[@PatriciaR.E.]

@@blackerscreenproductions1368 Thank you for your information, because I had no idea.

[@077Melb]

All correct. Good quiz.

[@temisanuweja2473]

I didn't take record of my performance surely will do so in subsequent quiz. Very educative session.

[@maryconstancio5615]

All

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Well done, Mary! 💯👍 Thank you for taking the quiz!

[@englishtestsandlogic]

@Temisan Uweja, thanks for participating! 👍

[@laurendoe168]

19/20 - I never heard Q20 before. As for Q9, I usually hear this when referring to finances or employment. If this was referring to health, the saying could quite possibly be literal rather than "an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements."

[@englishtestsandlogic]

To be back on your feet means to have recovered from a difficult or challenging situation or period of time, and to be able to function and be productive again. It often refers to someone who has overcome illness or injury but can also refer to someone who has recovered from a financial or emotional setback. It implies that the person is back to their normal level of strength and vitality, and is able to move forward in a positive way.

[@englishtestsandlogic]

@Lauren Doe, your score was amazing as always. Keep up the good work.

[@karenbell4145]

I missed 4. I heard of blowing your own horn 🎷 not trumpet. I never heard of loggerheads before. Now I have. I enjoy your challenging tests.

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Good job, Karen Bell. 🤗👍 I'm glad you enjoyed the tests!

[@faithboncalos1040]

@@englishtestsandlogic 17

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Great job, Faith Boncalos! 🤗👍 Thank you for taking the quiz!

[@sandisteinberg731]

Actually, I looked for the word 'horn' as well.

[@bethshadid2087]

I've always heard toot your own horn

[@sarojinisinnetamby838]

Enjoyed it immensely

[@stevehanham9266]

I enjoyed that one, thank you. We have always said "Keep your eyes and ears open" That is my only gripe. 😊😎🎸🇬🇧🇺🇦

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Well done, Steve! 😍👍 Thank you for taking the quiz.

[@MubasherSheikh-se7rq]

Hi there, fantastic quiz, really informative. May I ask which editor you use to create these wonderful videos?

[@englishtestsandlogic]

@Mubasher, I make use of "PowerPoint" and "Camtasia".

[@q4fun]

Those are some excellent quiz questions. Thankyou for the ideas shared😊

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Thank you for participating! 😍👍

[@maxinephillips6696]

Loved that gr8fun got them all correct should do as well being in this world for 82yrs thanks very much x

[@ashwinimagic2299]

Ohhh it was lovely, thoroughly enjoyed it and learnt a lot too.. Awesome 👍🏻

[@gloriasandy2639]

Thoroughly enjoyed the brain teasers, if I may classify them in that way. 👍🤩

[@roshaunajordan5751]

good job with the quiz

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Thank you for participating! 😍👍

[@maryyuettinglee5838]

all correct,enjoyed the quix

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Great job! Glad you enjoyed the quiz! 😊

[@hotmailemail1128]

All correct. Thanks!

[@jakefromstatefarm1100]

20/20. Younger people may not have heard of all these expressions. I didn't know the meaning of all of them and had a lucky guess on question #19. Fun test.

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Fantastic job, Jake From State Farm! Thank you for taking the quiz! 💯🤗🌹👍

[@hopeshealthyhelp1232]

thanks

[@karenhensley8625]

I Got All But Two , That's 💯 Good I Think So 👍👍👍👍 🤔🤔💯 hooray hooray for me

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Well done, Karen Hensley! 🤗👍 Thank you for taking the quiz!

[@shuvaimuzvidziwa7655]

I did scored all and look forward to some thanks for renewal of brain 🧠

[@fego711]

Great brain food!

[@justnow5809]

Never how many correct, a good place to kearn, thank you...

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Thank you for participating! 👍

[@denisefletcher6514]

I answered all correctly. A little slow tjough! Thanks

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Excellent job, Denise! 💯👍 Thanks for taking the quiz!

[@mardieyahahmad3157]

I scored 19/20 very enjoyable

[@maribelfarnsworth4565]

Thanks - that was refreshing and fun. Scored 20/20

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Fantastic job, Maribel Farnsworth! 💯 I'm glad you enjoyed the quiz! Keep up the great work. 👍

[@corazonzarate4497]

16 answers correct. TYVM4S I enjoyed it. TYVM4S

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Good job, Corazon Zarate! 🤗👍 I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@rolandramsumair4915]

It was fun.l got 19 correct.

[@anayausman-hi3kq]

Wow I love it best riddles and they are tricky

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Thank you for watching! 🙏

[@kenneths.perlman1112]

Pretty easy for native English speakers.

[@user-od5gd7ii2y]

Got one wrong keep your eyes open I put ears.great quiz

[@bettychan9127]

I answer all correct I am glad I still remember at the age of 80

[@Lilactime402]

Very easy!

[@neilhastie8456]

Should have got them all but 19/20 is fine kept the grey mater busy cheers

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Excellent job, Neil Hastie! 🤗👍 Thank you for participating!

[@heidiram2928]

I think not bad as I am a Foreign

[@perverie]

I really loved this quiz .. I am French but spoke English with my mother who was half English and Japanese…. Really enjoyed that quiz… thank you

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed the quiz. You have a fascinating background with your mix of French, English, and Japanese heritage.

[@normalayton2450]

Enjoyed playing very much. I got 17 right.

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Good job! Glad you enjoyed the quiz! ❤️👍

[@cherylwaite2805]

20 - many were old fashioned & often unknown by younger people

[@grantclark7134]

19/20 Many thanks.

[@kookie_mybias4875]

I'm not familiar with some of the Idioms but I got 18/20. Subscribed because I love stimulating my brain.

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Great job, Kookie_MyBias! 🤗👍 Thank you for subscribing to our channel.

[@yollyligon]

17/20. Not bad...thank you. I learned new words from this quiz..😊

[@angelamoore8254]

19

[@eugferreira1101]

I failed the ones whose answers were: loggerheads, candles, pig, Newcastle, spade, manger. So, I got 14 As I'm not a native speaker I think I did it well. And I learned 6 more. 😃 Thank you for this video. I enjoyed doing the quiz.

[@bernadetteogorman6345]

Good fun!

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Thank you for watching!

[@peterchessell28]

This was far easier than I thought it was going to be.

[@DennisJohnsonDrummer]

Blow your own trumpet is also "toot your own horn".

[@ivanleterror9158]

Have to say that 14 I never herd trumpet in the US. It was always horn. Got all but the last 2. They must be UK as I never heard them before. Like the definitions afterward as most other channels don't do that.

[@michaelwood1722]

Nailed them all . Reminded me of my upbringing. Refreshing mentally wise. Keep it up

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Fantastic job, Michael Wood! 💯👍 Thank you for taking the quiz!

[@julieianson.com2722]

I scored 20/20. Great quiz. It's a little easy for me

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Congratulations on scoring a perfect 20/20! I'm glad you enjoyed the quiz, even if it was a bit on the easy side for you. 💯❤👍

[@julieianson.com2722]

@@englishtestsandlogic Gosh, I'm sorry if I came across as snotty.

[@dkwilson1]

Missed the one about coals to Newcastle. Being an American, I can't say that I ever heard that particular one. This was a fun exercise.

[@englishtestsandlogic]

@dkwilson1, your score was amazing! Keep up the good work! 🤗👍

[@lucillepassmore5417]

Got all right thank God

[@davinderbhamrah7294]

Enjoyed it all were correct with me cos l am a teacher

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Great job, Davinder Bhamrah! 💯👍 Your score shows that you're a good teacher! Keep up the good work! 💪

[@loretbastibal1770]

All correct.

[@petejohnson8590]

All of them, I am English, and very elderly, so a very long time to learn about these kind of idioms, 😏

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Fantastic job, Pete Johnson! 💯👍 You're such a smart cookie! Keep up the amazing work.

[@katmackie778207]

20/20. Good test

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Fantastic job, Kathleen Mackie! 💯👍

[@remieweekes3493]

17correct answers. Thanks for refreshing my memory.

[@soosimlim8786]

All correct 86 yrs from S'pore educated by British system

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Fantastic job, Soo Sim Lim! 💯👍 Keep up the great work!

[@susanshanks2407]

19/20 never heard of #20 before. I am from Canada.

[@englishtestsandlogic]

@Susan Shanks, your score was great! Keep up the good work! How is Canada? 🇨🇦

[@allenwatkins4972]

20/20. I'm American and knew the "...coals to Newcastle" one. It used to be a common expression here in the US.

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Fantastic job, Allen Watkins! 💯👍 Keep up the great work!

[@creolelady4096]

I got 19 correct this time. Didn't know #8. That one stumped me.

[@joyceaaron3312]

Hello I answered all of them

[@valentinetonge9638]

Svored 19.good for the brain.

[@aclosson8193]

20/20. That said, 14 took a lucky guess as a Trumpet and a Trombone are both Horns. And, I've only heard that Idion with the term Horn.

[@englishtestsandlogic]

Fantastic job, A Closson! 💯🤗👍 Thank you for taking the quiz!

[@englishtestsandlogic]

"Blow your own trumpet" is most often used in British English while "Blow your own horn" is most often used in American English. The meaning is the same for both.

[@fatimaguvenc831]

20/20

[@marlenaforbes-reidy9876]

20/20. Cool. 👍

[@tipster-challenge]

as an englishman living in the US for past 15 years a few points for whats its worth. Question 18 calling a spade a spade is or should never be used as this has very deep racist connotations and is almost exclusively used in that respect or was used in that respect. Question 19 you would only be able to answer that if you had lived in the UK for many years and understood the geographic reference. Overall however I think this was a very good and fair representation of English idiom's..

[@pervinkapadia2487]

20/20 Enjoyed this quiz

[@rhondahancock96]

This was a great quiz I only missed2

[@christianajohn7399]

I got all correct👏👏👏

[@brianhardy6234]

100% correct 👍

[@rickschlessenger3464]

This was easy but I have never heard Carry the coals to Newcastle. Must be a British term. They should be more specific as to the regions these terms originate from. Interesting none the less. I got all but the Carry coals one.

[@metoo5908]

All 20 out of 20!!!

[@TheGrimReaper1]

Got them all even though I could be accused of blowing my own trumpet. However, I have never heard of “crip” it should be “crib” as in a baby cot or something found in a stable back in the day.

[@tarabalram]

Missed one with coals and Newcastle . Got the others correct. Love this as it juggle one's brain

[@chrislim7615]

Yeah got all correct,seems quite fun*

[@chloecrossley9346]

20 out of 20.

[@christinejagger9215]

Once again I got them all right 20/20

[@chiefeagleeye]

I too got 20/20 , being of old school. 😊❤ cheer’s.

[@RichZFishes]

Oddly enough, I was familiar with 'coals to Newcastle'. I have no idea why or how. On this side of the pond, the phrase is "Blow your own HORN", but that was easy enough to deduce.