Nicknames, expressions, figures of speech quiz

  1. The world is said to be one's/your (What?)
    1. Pear
    2. Apple
    3. Treasure Chest
    4. Oyster
  2. An eccentric or crazy person is informally referred to as having '(What?) in the belfry
    1. Bats
    2. Bite Marks
    3. Bugs
    4. Bannock
  3. Someone of stubbornly set ways is said to be 'Dyed in the (What?)
    1. Wool
    2. Hair
    3. Butt
    4. Face
  4. To celebrate extravagantly (usually loudly and drunkenly) in town/city bars, clubs, etc., is called to 'Paint the town (What?)
    1. Blue
    2. Black
    3. Orange
    4. Red
  5. To commit to a difficult decision/action is to 'Bite the (what?)
    1. Bear
    2. Dust
    3. Bullet
    4. Books
  6. To very quickly dismiss someone's request or suggestion is to give him/her 'Short (What?)
    1. Lift
    2. Dis
    3. Drift
    4. Shrift
  7. To undertake a task or consume something fully and completely (when there might seem an option not to) is called 'Going the whole (What?)
    1. Hog
    2. Hippo
    3. Herring
    4. Horse
  8. Popular fiction/drama featuring middle-class village life is known asÉ
    1. Aga Saga
    2. Tea Time
    3. Counter
    4. Over Easy
  9. A sudden life-changing revelation, derived from St Paul's (Saul's) biblical mid-journey vision of God, is called the Road to (Where?)
    1. Bethlehem
    2. Jerusalem
    3. Damascus
    4. Ruin
  10. What creature is said to be in what sort of premises as a metaphor for someone behaving chaotically disruptively/destructively?
    1. Cat in a Hen House
    2. Dog in a Bone Factory
    3. Bull in a China shop
    4. Tiger in a Glass Store

Answer Key

  1. D) Oyster
  2. A) Bats
  3. A) Wool
  4. D) Red
  5. C) Bullet
  6. D) Shrift
  7. A) Hog
  8. A) Aga Saga
  9. C) Damascus
  10. C) Bull in a China shop