Runaways Trivia Quiz

Answer: Stroke

A stroke implies a single occurrence such as the striking of a bell or a stroke of good luck. A stroke can also mean a streak, but in the sense of a single smudge or smear rather than a series of events.

A streak can be used to describe a series of wins, i.e "a winning streak". Alternatively you can have a succession of victories or a string of birdies.

Answer: Run for your life

Whil "run for your life" could be used to showcase the desperation in a prisoner's escape bid, it is generally used to indicate an attempt to get away from danger or a life threatening situation. For example, it could be used if you're being chased by a bear. For this reason this is the least likely option of the four to associate with the act of a fugitive breakout.

On the other hand, "lam" means to escape from the law and "on the lam" and "on the run" are common phrases applied to escaped prisoners who have not been re-captured. Scarper means to depart in haste and it is usually linked with criminal activity. To add weight to this, one of the possible origins to the word stems back to the Italian words "scappare" which means "to escape".

Answer: Elope

Elope means to run away with a lover, usually with the intention of getting married. The other three words all have some link to hiding. Secrete means to stash in a hiding place, efface is to remove from memory and eclipse is to obscure or veil something.

Answer: Die Hard

To stick around for the long run is to endure or to continue to exist. To die hard would mean that you're difficult to kill and that you're likely to endure, even in the harshest conditions. A case could be made for "deliverance" which means being rescued and, thus, surviving.

The only issue is that you're relying on someone else to do the rescuing rather than enduring on the basis of your own skill. If you die for something ... well, you cease to exist and you don't endure. There is, however, the possibility that your legend may endure, for example, someone like Elvis Presley. Don't even think about telling me that Elvis still lives.

Answer: Yes

Liberty means freedom or free from restriction. It also means that you have the right to choose, the privilege to information or access to a situation; to put it as an idiom ... "you have the run of the place".

Answer: Steeplechasing

The steeplechase is an athletic race that involves hurdles and a water jump. It is usually contested over a distance of 3,000 metres. Brachiating is something that Tarzan may be good at, i.e. swinging by the arms from branch to branch. Stroking is a term used to describe the movements of swimmers and rowers and crawling means dragging your body along the ground or, at best, moving on your hands and knees.

Answer: He's running for home

The use of "ing" at the end of a word is usually a sign that it's a "doing" word and hence a verb. Accordingly, the running in "he's running for home" is a use of run as a verb. Had we said he's got the run of the show we would have altered the context and here the run takes on a tangible quality.
A home run is a score in baseball, a run can also be viewed as a baseball or cricket score, and the run home is seen as the run from third base to home plate in a baseball game.

Answer: Yes

A route travelled on a regular basis or a specific course set out between two points can be described as a run. For example, "he's taking the North West run" or "you'll save time by taking the Jersey run".

Answer: Consolidated

Consolidated means to combine into one unit i.e. he consolidated a number of different departments into one cohesive sector. Conducted, controlled and co-ordinated all imply the exercising some form of management or running.

Answer: Remove

Remove means to empty, take away or withdraw. Squander means to waste, for example to let your money run through your fingers. It differs from removal (remove) because to remove or withdraw your money may be for strategic reasons and not waste. To review your options is to look at or run through all the avenues that are available to you and an example of rehearse is to run through the lines of a script.