American Idioms
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15 questions · Published September 16, 2024
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. An individual who can stop almost immediately, even when moving quickly, is said to be able to "stop on a ________."
The phrase "stop on a dime" as it relates to stopping immediately is believed to have originated in horse racing in the late 19th century.
- Multiple Choice
2. Which of these words is ascribed to this furry creature in a common American idiom for a hard working person?
If a person is overly excited to do something they are often referred to as an eager beaver, a phrase now most commonly used to refer to hard workers.
- Multiple Choice
3. What band scored a number one hit in 1994 with "Basket Case," named for a World War I slang term for paraplegic soldiers?
The idiom "basket case," also the title of a 1994 hit by Green Day, is most commonly used as a pejorative for mental patients, the term originated during World War I when soldiers' limbs were delivered to hospitals in baskets.
- Multiple Choice
4. Amateur football analysts who can only offer insight into a game well after the fact are derisively known as "___________ morning quarterbacks."
A Monday morning quarterback is a person who looks at a situation—such as the loss of a football game—after the fact and claims that they would have known better what to do.
- Multiple Choice
5. In the United States to "_________" a discussion means to postpone talking about it.
To "table an issue" in the United States means to postpone talking about it, whereas in Britain it means to start talking about it.
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