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Test Your Idiomatic Intelligence Quiz

1. To be "in a pickle" means to be in a tough situation. How did a pickle come to describe being in trouble?

2. The term "lame duck" is now used to describe politicians in their final term in office. To whom was it originally applied?

3. Where did the phrase "going to hell in a handbasket" come from?

4. To what year can the phrase, "the wrong end of the stick" be traced?

5. What is the origin of the phrase, "not worth the candle," which means "worthless"?

6. Which writer is known for first using the term "dark horse" in print?

7. While the exact origin of the term "face the music" isn't known, there are a few likely explanations. Which of the following origins is usually accepted as the source?

8. "Mad as a hatter" is a well-known phrase used to describe insane people or actions. How did this phrase come to be?

9. From which source did the phrase "pearls before swine" originate?

10. Which of the following figures is credited with the quote, "Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration"?

11. To be "worth one's salt" indicates that one is worthy of accolade. But why is salt used in the phrase?

12. "On Carey Street" is a phrase meaning in debt or bankrupt. Why is this so?

13. From which source did the phrase, "a leopard cannot change its spots" originate?

14. From which sport did the phrase, "hands down" (as in, winning hands down) originate?

15. From which source did the phrase, "eaten out of house and home" originate?

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