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The Last Great American Slang Picture Show

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : American Slang : The Last Great American Slang Picture Show

Introduction:
"Here is another sampling of some very curious terms from the not-so-distant past in America. Good luck to all! Many of these you'll probably know, others you might have heard on the late-late-late show."


1. Which of the following words does not refer to whisky?
    sea food
    wild mare's milk
    vinegar blink
    panther sweat


2. Which term does not refer to money?
    moolah
    ookus
    pazaza
    oomph


3. Which is not a term for nonsense?
    flapdoodle
    tripe
    nitty-gritty
    piffle


4. To 'pick em up and lay them down' means?
    to deal cards
    to dig a ditch
    to have many girlfriends and dump them
    to dance


5. A 'patzer' refers to?
    a kibbitzer in a card game
    a bad pitcher
    an inferior chess player
    a tank


6. Which is not a term for intoxicated?
    pie-eyed
    ossified
    bright eyed and bushy tailed
    higher than a kite


7. Which does not mean sleep?
    hit the hay
    schlep
    get your 40 winks
    get some shut eye


8. Which does not mean 'stop talking!'?
    make like a clam
    put a lid on it
    let the cat out of the bag
    stow the gab


9. Which is not a term for a gun?
    china-clipper
    chatterbox
    pea shooter
    Oscar


10. Which word does not refer to a farmer?
    dirt clod
    stump-jumper
    slicker
    hayseed


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