Ducking the Question Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sitting duck

A sitting duck is generally a person who is in a vulnerable position. A good example of this is someone who is in a sniper's sights or perhaps a politician who decides to make a stand with a policy likely to prove most unpopular with the voters.

Answer: The last hurrah

The last hurrah is another phrase for a swan song, which represents the final performance of a singer, an actor or even a sportsperson. It provides an opportunity for their fans to bid them a fond farewell.

Answer: Goosebumps

A goose bump will occur as a result of that prickly feeling that you get from excitement, a dash of fear or the cold. "Goosebumps" is also a series of children's horror stories created by R.L. Stine.

Answer: Pretty Flamingo

"Pretty Flamingo" is a 1966 recording by the British band Manfred Mann that reached number one on the UK charts and turned into a minor hit for the band in the United States.

Answer: Got my ducks in a row

Getting all your ducks in a row is a little like the Boy Scouts' motto "Be Prepared". It means that you have gotten yourself organised, your affairs are all in order.
Medoc is a French wine region.

Answer: Stork is flying

There's an old wives tale that says that babies are delivered to the parent's doorstep by storks. When it is said that the "stork is (still) flying" it indicates that the mother is pregnant and that the baby is on its way. The saying "you've had a visit from the stork" says that the baby has been born.

Answer: Albatross around your neck

When you make a mistake and it not only keeps coming back to haunt you but it prevents you from moving on it is said that you have an albatross around your neck. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in his poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", describes how an albatross, that is killed by a sailor, is hung around the man's neck as an indicator that he has bought bad luck to the ship.

Answer: Penguin Parade

Phillip Island in Victoria, Australia is noted for its population of Little (Fairy) Penguins. As a tourist attraction structures and lighting have been erected so that spectators can view what is commonly known as the "Penguin Parade" every evening.
"Penguin Parade" is also the title of a Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Tex Avery and released in 1938.

Answer: Lovely weather for ducks

This phrase is generally a pleasantry. People may greet each other with an exchange about the weather. If some person were to use the above quote it is usually an indication that there's been a lot of rain and the speaker does not really care for it.

Answer: Ducking and diving

Someone who is ducking and diving is usually not playing it straight with you, they're providing you with vague answers or are avoiding giving you a direct response. There's a very good chance that they're not being honest with you. Another way of putting it is "playing ducks and drakes".