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1. Which of the following phrases, meaning excellent or of the highest standard, has its origins erroneously attributed to US cartoonist Tad Dorgan?
2. Which of the following professions is linked to the origins of the term "above board"?
3. "Bandy around", which means to discuss something in a lively fashion, is claimed, in some quarters, to have its roots in a bat and ball sport similar to ice hockey?
4. The first documented instance of the saying "one fell swoop" is said to have been in which of Shakespeare's plays?
5. "Three sheets to the wind" is an expression that indicates very drunk and was arrived at via which of the following professions?
6. To call an event a "damp squib" is to indicate that it was an anti-climax. Squib has had a number of meanings in the past but which of the following is NOT one of them?
7. Which of the following occupations has NOT been put forward as either a possible point of origin or a use of the phrase "to chance one's arm"?
8. The medieval act of sending a young man to disturb the scrub to flush out game gave rise to two idioms that sound similar but are opposites in meaning.
9. There is an oft repeated folk tale that tells of a guest being signalled that they have overstated their welcome by being fed with a "cold shoulder" of which meat?
10. Which object is one said to have to bite as an aid to endure pain, thereby becoming part of an adage that means accepting the inevitable?
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