Proverbs
GEO
Travel Destinations
Double Entendre
Jesus Christ
200
This proverb says you can lead someone to an opportunity, but you can’t make them take it.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink”?
200
Pigeon
200
The Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx guard this ancient capital along the Nile River.
Cairo
200
This word can mean both a part of a tree and a division of an organization.
Branch
200
Moses famously parted this body of water to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
Red Sea
400
This proverb involving eggs and poultry warns against assuming success before it happens.
“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch”?
400
You might use this word to descirbe a woman as beautiful or very attractive.
Gorgeous
400
Known for its cherry blossoms and the Imperial Palace, this city is both traditional and ultra-modern.
Tokyo
400
This word can mean both "to divert from ones original plan" or "a cat without a home"
Stray
400
This King of Israel was known for his wisdom and for building the first temple.
Solomon
600
This proverb, involving heat as its metaphor, means that if there are signs or rumors of a problem, it is likely that some underlying truth or a real issue is causing it
"When there is smoke, there is fire."
600
This geo is a doctor who performs operations to treat injuries, illnesses, and deformities by physically manipulating tissues and organs
Surgeon
600
You can ride a gondola through its canals, but this Italian city is slowly sinking into the sea.
Venice
600
This word can mean a destructive wave of highly compressed air spreading outward from an explosion or
an enjoyable experience or lively party.
Blast
600
Most of the Old Testament was written in this ancient language.
Hebrew
800
This proverb says that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is.
“There’s no such thing as a free lunch”?
800
In the Bible, this "GEO" means acting with bravery and strength, not from a lack of fear, but in spite of it, by trusting in God's power and presence.
Courageous
800
In which capital city can you find the Parthenon?
Athens
800
This word can mean a qualification to an expression of agreement or approval; a doubt or an area of land set aside for occupation by Indigenous people.
Reservation
800
This city’s walls famously fell after the Israelites marched around it seven times.
Jericho
1000
This proverb refers to hypocrisy: it means that you should not accuse someone of a charge that you yourself are guilty of.
"Those in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones"
1000
This GEO means to be helpful, favorable, or profitable, providing a benefit or an edge in a situation
Advantageous
1000
You can visit Table Mountain and Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, in this South African city.
Cape Town
1000
This word can mean to prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening, or to try to acquire or develop (a quality, sentiment, or skill).
Cultivate
1000
According to the Gospel of John (19:33–34), Jesus was already dead when the Roman soldiers came to break the legs of the crucified men, so instead, one soldier pierced his side with this infamous weapon.
The Holy Lance
The Spear of Destiny
The Spear of Longinus