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More Fogeyisms

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : American Slang
More Fogeyisms game quiz
"Holy cow! My last fogey quiz was duck soup! Here's another opportunity to prove your "fogacity"."

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1. If someone thinks you ought to skedaddle, what is it they want you to do?
    Break the ice
    Lock and load
    Try your darndest
    Get lost


2. The old codger thinks things are in fine fettle. Which of the following is words/phrases is nearest in meaning to "fine fettle"?
    Non compos
    Fugacious
    Copasetic
    A fine kettle of fish


3. Footloose and fancy free, George will soon be tripping the light fantastic. In which of the following activities will George most likely be engaged?
    Burglary
    An extramarital affair
    Drug use
    Dancing


4. My dad told me he that he didn't want me lollygagging around till the cows came home. With which of the following phrases could Dad have made his point more succinctly?
    Get off the dime!
    Hang in there!
    Put your best foot forward!
    Sit tight!


5. You've put the kibosh on something. Have you put the icing on the cake or pulled the rug out from under something?
    Answer: (One word, pulled or iced.)


6. A fogey falls and lands on his er...rear end. To which part of the fogey anatomy do I refer?
    The noggin
    The keister
    The knobs
    The schnoz


7. "I don't see any reason for you to get all gussied up," my mom informed me. From what was my mom trying to spare me?
    Being angry
    Pettifogging
    Being persnickety
    Getting dressed up


8. When I was a young child I heard my parents refer to "unmentionables". I finally found out what they were. Which of the following are "unmentionables"?
    Death
    War and violence
    Skivvies
    Mayhem and madness


9. Fogeys are a careful and suspicious bunch. Which of the following is most likely to snooker them?
    Codswallop
    Malarkey
    Hogwash
    Tommyrot


10. The old skinflint is up to his usual shenanigans. Which of the following is most nearly a translation of the preceding sentence into plain English?
    The old curmudgeon is drinking again.
    The red-faced old man is once again winning at cards.
    The slender old man is shoplifting, as usual.
    The elderly miser is involved in his accustomed mischief.


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Compiled May 25 13