Wordwise Puzzler Trivia Quiz

Answer: The eleventh hour

If something has happened at the 11th hour, it has happened in the nick of time, or at the last minute.

Answer: Back of Beyond

This expression means to be so far away from civilisation that you're at a place which doesn't even have a name.

Answer: Agony Column

An agony column can be commonly seen in magazines as a regular feature. People write in with various problems, hoping to have these sorted out by the sage advice (or otherwise) of the columnist responsible for answering them. They are predominantly questions to do with romance, but can also be questions related to divination advice, or even answers to questions about household cleaning problems and so forth.

Answer: All over bar the shouting

All over bar the shouting means that things have settled down at last, following an argument, or a matter that involved a lot of work before finally being sorted out.

Answer: Big Cheese

A big cheese is somebody who is the head of an establishment or very important in some way in any area of society (or thinks they are at any rate).

Answer: At sixes and sevens

To be at sixes and sevens with anything is to be in a state of confusion, where everything is misunderstood, and nothing is turning out the way it should.

Answer: Double Bluff

An example of a double bluff could be seen in a game of poker where each player is trying to out bluff the previous player as to the cards they're holding in their hands. Sometimes, however, the bluff turns out to be real, and not a bluff at all.

Answer: Bolt Upright

To sit bolt upright is to sit very straight in your chair with spine, neck and hips perfectly aligned. This is also a term that can be applied to the business of constructing buildings etc, meaning that they're perfectly aligned as well.

Answer: Enter in Password

This is an instruction which we frequently see when signing into the internet, or carrying out transactions with our bank accounts, for example. For the sake of safety and security purposes, many transactions such as these now require a personal password to proceed with the business at hand.

The instruction that appears on your screen to allow you to continue is invariably along the lines of "Enter in Password" or "Enter Password".

Answer: Born again Christian

A born again Christian is someone who has undergone a type of spiritual rebirth, usually as an adult, in which their faith, which has become rather forgotten or overlooked, is given a shot of renewal or reawakening once more.