Here is a proverbs quiz for the evening of International Women's Day. Just match the proverbs and one saying, 1 - 6, with their meanings, a - f:
1. Essiri comu 'a matri ri Sampietru.
2. Bona terra e bona mugghieri portanu all'omu beni.
3. Fimmina bona, vali chiù di 'na corona.
4. L'òmini fanu i fatti: ma su' i fìmmini ca fanu l'òmini.
5. Na fìmmina, na pàpira e un tammùru fanu succédiri 'a rivoluzioni.
6. Fìmmini e vôi, di li paisi toi.
Duomo di San Pietro, Modica |
a. A good woman is worth more than a royal crown.
b. Get women and oxen from your own town.
c. To be like St Peter's mother [said to have been grasping].
d. Men make events but women make men.
e. Good land and a good wife bring a man wellbeing.
f. A woman, a goose and a drum are enough to start a revolution [a reference to Sicilian history].
To see the answers, highlight the space below:
1c, 2e, 3a, 4d, 5f, 6b.
2 comments:
No. 3 has to be a, I would think.
5 - f
2 - e
6 - b
4 - d
1 - c
The above are my guesses. I will be interested to know how many, if any, I got right!
Thanks for having a go, Lee. Answers are at the bottom of the post.
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