Is this a normal question?

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well, some might need explanation, especially as they become less used, giving less context. There was an article some years ago about kids having more problems understanding idioms these days, as some are less used and less self explanatory in contemporary society.

But some are also self explanatory based on the saying or context.

For instance when I was about 10 and listened to my grandma gossiping about rels of my classmates, I was listening with almost waving ears. My grandmother suddenly said: "små gryter har også ører" (Little pitchers have big ears) and changed the subject.
I needed no explanation, I just understood immediately that I was the 'pitcher' listening.

an example of self explanatory without context:
"brent barn skyr ilden"
(literally burnt child avoids the fire; once bitten twice shy)

What if you have never heard of some old sayings before? I've never heard of the greenhouse one, so I would have failed that question. Nobody is born knowing sayings, which means even an NT would be clueless if they were asked a saying they don't know the meaning of.