Cockney Rhyming Slang Quiz: Can You Complete It?

If you're born within the sound of the Bow Bells in the East end of London, you're a genuine Cockney. Certain Londoners love to use Cockney rhyming slang – to presumably make conversations often difficult to decipher – but its use has seeped into the English language in general.

So stop making a box of toys (noise) and take the Billy (quiz, which is some excellent rhyming slang we've just made up).

1/20

What does 'apples and pears' mean?

Stairs

Bears

Squares

Crunchy pieces of fruit

2/20

What does 'Adam and Eve' mean?

Leave

Believe

Heave

The first two humans according to the bible

3/20

What does 'pork pies' mean?

Lies

Skies

Ties

Pork meat wrapped in pastry with a crust

4/20

What does 'Barnet Fair' mean?

Lair

Stair

Hair

A fair in Barnet, North London

5/20

What does 'raspberry tart' mean?

Art

Fart

Dart

A dessert using tangy fruit and a biscuit base

6/20

What does 'whistle and flute' mean?

Chute

Loot

Suit

Items operated by blowing into or across them

7/20

What does 'baked bean' mean?

Vaccine

Queen

Lean

It's a parboiled bean and baked in tomato sauce

8/20

What does 'boat race' mean?

Face

Bass

Chase

A competition between two or more boats

9/20

What does 'bubble bath' mean?

Giraffe

Graph

Laugh

A bath filled with bubbles using a special soap

10/20

What does 'dicky bird' mean?

Heard

Stirred

Word

It's a bird called Richard

11/20

What does 'dustbin lid' mean?

Slid

Kid

Hid

It's the top of a refuse container

12/20

What does 'Hank Marvin' mean?

Carving

Starving

Barfing

It's originally the name of a guitarist

13/20

What does 'loaf of bread' mean?

Wed

Head

Sled

It's bread, in loaf form

14/20

What does 'mince pies' mean?

Eyes

Lies

Ties

Small sweet pies eaten at Christmas

15/20

What does 'plates of meat' mean?

Treat

Street

Feet

Plates used to present cuts of meat

16/20

What does 'Ruby Murray' mean?

Hurry

Flurry

Curry

It's a name, nothing else

17/20

What does 'sky rocket' mean?

Pocket

Locket

Sprocket

A projectile blasted into the clouds

18/20

What does 'tea leaf' mean?

Disbelief

Chief

Thief

It's a small part of a plant used to make tea

19/20

What does 'bread and honey' mean?

Funny

Money

Bunny

Seriously? It's bread and a product made by bees

20/20

What does 'frog and toad' mean?

Explode

Code

Road

It sounds like the name of an amphibian-based TV show

Oh no! Are you a Geordie or something?

Good try! Why not have another go?

Great work! You did really well! Do you live in London?

Wow! A perfect score. Do you live on Cockney Street, London?

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