Nicknames, expressions, figures of speech quiz

1. Popular fiction/drama featuring middle-class village life is known asÉ
   1. Tea Time
   2. Aga Saga
   3. Counter
   4. Over Easy
2. 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. Jerusalem
   2. Bethlehem
   3. Damascus
   4. Ruin
3. To celebrate extravagantly (usually loudly and drunkenly) in town/city bars, clubs, etc., is called to 'Paint the town (What?)
   1. Black
   2. Orange
   3. Blue
   4. Red
4. To very quickly dismiss someone's request or suggestion is to give him/her 'Short (What?)
   1. Lift
   2. Dis
   3. Drift
   4. Shrift
5. 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. Horse
   2. Hog
   3. Herring
   4. Hippo
6. Someone of stubbornly set ways is said to be 'Dyed in the (What?)
   1. Wool
   2. Butt
   3. Hair
   4. Face
7. The world is said to be one's/your (What?)
   1. Treasure Chest
   2. Apple
   3. Pear
   4. Oyster
8. To commit to a difficult decision/action is to 'Bite the (what?)
   1. Dust
   2. Bear
   3. Bullet
   4. Books
9. An eccentric or crazy person is informally referred to as having '(What?) in the belfry
   1. Bite Marks
   2. Bugs
   3. Bannock
   4. Bats
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. Tiger in a Glass Store
    3. Dog in a Bone Factory
    4. Bull in a China shop

Answer Key

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