A Game To Show We Have More In Common With The World Than We May Know

Game Directions Read the following proverbs from different countries. Then try to guess which American proverb it matches. Don’t worry if you don’t know all the answers. Just have fun guessing!

Proverb From Lebanon 1. He makes a wine cellar from one raisin. A. If at first you don’t succeed, try again. B. The early bird gets the worm. C. He makes a mountain out of a molehill.

Proverb From Korea 2. Even a tiger will appear if you talk about him. A. Speak of the devil and he will appear. B. There is strength in numbers. C. Haste makes waste.

Proverb From Spain 3. God is a good worker but he loves to be helped. A. Speak of the devil and he will appear. B. Practice makes perfect. C. God helps those who help themselves.

Proverb From Denmark 4. You can force a man to shut his eyes, but you cannot make him sleep. A. You can lead a man to water but you cannot make him drink. B. If at first you don’t succeed, try again. C. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

Proverb From Spain 5. A little in your own pocket is better than much in another’s purse. A. Save for a rainy day B. One bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. C. Neither a lender or a borrower be.

Proverb From Ghana 6. If you climb up a tree, you must come down that same tree. A. From the frying pan into the fire. B. Look before you leap. C. What goes up, must come down.

Proverb From Germany 7. From the rain into the gutter. A. From the frying pan into the fire. B. Rainy days and Mondays always get me down. C. What goes up, must come down.

Proverb From Korea 8. My house burned down but it is a relief that the bedbugs died. A. Out of sight, out of mind. B. Every cloud has a silver lining. C. Nothing is perfect.

Proverb From Tanzania 9. He who is not in sight, is not in the heart. A. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. B. Grin and bear it. C. Out of sight, out of mind.

Proverb From Japan 10. Two captains sink the ship. A. Too many cooks spoil the soup. B. Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. C. Never swim alone.

Proverb From Zaire 11. By trying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree. A. Learn to walk before you run. B. If at first you don’t succeed, try again. C. Practice makes perfect.

Proverb From Tanzania 12. I will not cry over a mishap and injure my eyes. A. All that glitters is not gold. B. Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. C. There’s no use crying over spilt milk.

Proverb From Zaire 13. A person who arrives early to the spring never gets dirty drinking water. A. The early bird gets the worm. B. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. C. Easy come, easy go.

Proverb From China 14. Never impose on others what you would not impose on yourself. A. Haste makes waste. B. Treat others as you would like to be treated. C. Better late than never.