Nicknames, expressions, figures of speech quiz

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

Answer Key

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