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Cockney Rhyming Slang Quiz: Can You Complete It?

How much do you know about the mysterious word play favoured by people in the East End of London? Take the quiz and find out!

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Beano Quiz Team • Updated August 19th 2024

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?

2/20

What does 'Adam and Eve' mean?

3/20

What does 'pork pies' mean?

4/20

What does 'Barnet Fair' mean?

5/20

What does 'raspberry tart' mean?

6/20

What does 'whistle and flute' mean?

7/20

What does 'baked bean' mean?

8/20

What does 'boat race' mean?

9/20

What does 'bubble bath' mean?

10/20

What does 'dicky bird' mean?

11/20

What does 'dustbin lid' mean?

12/20

What does 'Hank Marvin' mean?

13/20

What does 'loaf of bread' mean?

14/20

What does 'mince pies' mean?

15/20

What does 'plates of meat' mean?

16/20

What does 'Ruby Murray' mean?

17/20

What does 'sky rocket' mean?

18/20

What does 'tea leaf' mean?

19/20

What does 'bread and honey' mean?

20/20

What does 'frog and toad' mean?

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?