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1. When a person has been imbibing in the spirits, and gets fairly tipsy, he may be said to be exhibiting "Dutch courage", especially if he gets involved in an altercation with another. How did this term come to mean false bravery?
2. Danny told a friend that his family was a little weird and that there were a lot of skeletons hanging in the closet. Shocked, his eight year-old nephew went to look and reported back that the only thing he found in the hall closet was some winter coats and an old baseball glove. Danny had to explain to the young boy what he had really meant. What did he tell him?
3. The woman at the restaurant was overheard talking with her companion. She was commiserating over the sad state of affairs with her friend's husband's lack of work and initiative. Since I am an elementary school teacher, I involuntarily shuddered when I overheard one of them say, "Ain't it the truth?"
Why was the word "ain't" not particularly offensive to people when it was first introduced into the English language?
4. I was visiting American Samoa when I noticed a young girl bending over to pick up a large, round, hairy-looking object from the ground. As I drew nearer, I could see that it was a coconut. From what two languages do we get the word "coconut" and what did it originally mean?
5. "I love rock n' roll; so put another dime in the jukebox, baby. I love rock and roll; so come an' take your time an' dance with me."
This line from the rock group, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts may seem slightly out of place in this quiz. That is, until I ask you:
Where did we get the word "jukebox"?
6. Since Irving was scolded by his literature teacher for not producing enough work in class, he decided that in order to pass the course, he would need to bone up in his studies. From what source do we get the term "bone up"?
7. I love chocolate. Chocolate milk, chocolate candy bars, hot chocolate; you name it. If it's got chocolate in it, I'm bound to fall in love with it.
If it hadn't been for the people of this particular country, though, the world might never had the experience of eating chocolate. From which country did chocolate originate?
8. Heather's boss really likes her. In fact, he thinks so much of her that he recently pulled some strings to ensure her a position that pays twice as much as she used to make. Her career is definitely moving forward because of his help and that of her own hard work.
Where did the phrase to "pull strings" originate?
9. Houston, we have a problem...
In the late 1960s these words left us with a feeling of dread. Everything turned out okay that time, at least. When manned spacecraft first began their liftoff, from even the earliest days, we all became familiar with another phrase as well. I want to know where we got the idea to say "10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1...we have liftoff".
Why did they do a countdown prior to liftoff?
10. Martha was upset with her husband, Ralph. He had forgotten to pay the mortgage payment for two months in a row, and a not-so friendly reminder from the mortgage company had just arrived in the mail. Considering what his title "husband" originally meant, why would she be more than justified at the irony of him forgetting to pay the bill?
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