WONDER #232: What Is an Old Wives’ Tale?

Question 1 of 3

The term “old wives’ tales” is so old that it’s even used in which famous religious text?

1. Koran
2. Bible
3. Canterbury Tales
4. Odyssey

Question 2 of 3

The term “wives” came from the Old English word wif, which means what?

1. woman
2. man
3. swing
4. husband

Question 3 of 3

According to one old wives’ tale, you should feed a cold but starve a what?

1. horse
2. pneumonia
3. fever
4. stove

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