# Are These Old Wives’ Tales Facts or Fibs? Take the Quiz and Find Out!

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/entertainment/pop-culture/are-these-old-wives-tales-facts-or-fibs-take-the-quiz-and-find-out/
- Published: 2017-03-17T08:42:58+11:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

## _We’ve heard it all._

> From techniques to avoid getting sick to fast remedies when you _do�_get sick,
> there are old wives’ tales for just about anything and everything we’re doing.
> You can’t just go through the entire course of pregnancy without your mum or grandmum
> or your elderly neighbour telling you what to eat, what to wear, and what to freaking
> say. Most of the time, they mean well, but you can also expect some clucks of 
> disapproval when you choose to do stuff your own way.

Which is why a lot of people just follow old wives’ tales anyway, not taking time
to understand whether they are based on truth or just a figment of our grandmothers’
collective imaginations.

> Whether you follow them or not, I’m pretty sure you know a handful of old wives’
> tales passed on from generation to generation.

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But do you know which of the popular old wives’ tales are facts and which are fibs?
Let’s test your knowledge with this quiz!

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 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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