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1. "A cat may look at a king" can be interpreted in several ways. Which one of the following is not one of them?
2. A sourpuss is someone with an habitually sullen, cranky or gloomy expression. In this usage, what is a synonym for "puss"?
3. To reveal a secret was to "let a cat out of the bag". To put this adage into context, what was meant to be in the bag instead of a cat?
4. Which of the the following feline phrases would mean the same as to undertake a difficult task?
5. The strings in tennis racquets were formerly made from the intestines of sheep or goats, yet it was called catgut. Did catgut ever come from cats?
6. If somebody was likened to a "cat in a strange garret", how would we describe them?
7. Why are "catty" remarks always (apparently) made by someone of the female gender?
8. Sometimes a cat is not a Kat. What type of person is the "cat" in the phrase, "Cat's pyjamas"?
9. Another case of mistaken identity: Scientists are, by nature curious but are cats? What is the meaning behind "Curiosity killed the cat"?
10. There are many, many sayings about cats, yet only one of the following is definitively always about felines. Which one?
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