Do you know your rhyming slang from your Queen's English? Take this quiz and discover if you belong in the East End or Buckingham Palace*.
Q1) What is a "Lady Godiva"?
a. Saliva
b. Chocolate
c. A fiver
Q2) What is "Moby Dick" slang for?
a. Flick
b. Trick
c. Sick
Q3) What is a "syrup of figs"?
a. A wig
b. A jig
c. A gig
Q4) What is "two and eight" slang for?
a. A state (anguish)
b. A plate
c. A fete
Q5) What is an "oily rag"?
a. A fag (cigarette)
b. A bag
c. A mag (magazine)
Q6) What are "Lionel Blairs"?
a. Hairs
b. Flares (trousers)
c. Stairs
Q7) What is a "China plate"?
a. A date
b. A crate
c. A mate
Q8) What is a "boat race"?
a. A face
b. A case
c. A chase
Q9) What is a "Ruby Murray"?
a. A worry
b. A hurry
c. A curry
Q10) What is a "whistle and flute"?
a. A suit
b. Cute
c. Loot
*no cheating on the internet place - let's see how good you really are ;)
6 comments:
I have no idea! But I am quite curious.
OK, here goes:
1a
2b
3a
4c
5c
6c
7a
8b
9c
10a
I didn't know any of them, of course - they're all guesses.
I'm sorry...I guess I'm an American.
I will reveal the answers but I need a few more guesses first. Good work John D, I will let you know how many you got right soon...
1c
2b
3a
4c
5c
6b
7a
8c
9b
10a
????
They are my guesses, I have no idea!
Maybe...
1c
2b
3a
4a
5a
6c
7c
8b
9b
10a
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