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Finish the Saying: Proverbs Trivia for Seniors

Old sayings stay with us for a lifetime, which makes them one of the best quizzes for seniors and memory care. Read the start of each proverb and pick the word that finishes it. Most people know these by heart, so the quiz feels like a friendly conversation.

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Finish the Saying

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An apple a day keeps the ___ away.

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An apple a day keeps the ___ away.
A. doctorB. neighborC. teacher
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A. doctor
The early bird catches the ___.
A. coldB. wormC. bus
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B. worm
A penny saved is a penny ___.
A. earnedB. lostC. spent
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A. earned
Don’t count your chickens before they ___.
A. sleepB. singC. hatch
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C. hatch
Actions speak louder than ___.
A. wordsB. musicC. thunder
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A. words
Where there’s smoke, there’s ___.
A. snowB. rainC. fire
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C. fire
Every cloud has a silver ___.
A. spoonB. buttonC. lining
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C. lining
Better late than ___.
A. earlyB. neverC. sorry
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B. never
Two heads are better than ___.
A. threeB. noneC. one
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C. one
Don’t put all your eggs in one ___.
A. panB. basketC. pocket
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B. basket
Birds of a feather flock ___.
A. aloneB. togetherC. south
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B. together
Rome wasn’t built in a ___.
A. dayB. yearC. week
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A. day
Look before you ___.
A. sleepB. leapC. speak
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B. leap
Practice makes ___.
A. noiseB. friendsC. perfect
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C. perfect
Laughter is the best ___.
A. musicB. dessertC. medicine
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C. medicine
When it rains, it ___.
A. poursB. shinesC. blows
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A. pours
Honesty is the best ___.
A. partyB. policyC. present
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B. policy
You can’t judge a book by its ___.
A. coverB. priceC. size
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A. cover
Absence makes the heart grow ___.
A. olderB. colderC. fonder
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C. fonder
All’s well that ends ___.
A. wellB. soonC. late
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A. well

Hosting tip

Read the first half of the saying out loud and let the group call out the ending together. Afterwards, ask who used to say it in their family; sayings like “A penny saved is a penny earned” often bring back stories about parents and grandparents.

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Finish the Saying: Proverbs Trivia for Seniors