Nursery Rhyme Names
Phobias
TV Theme Songs
Idioms and their Origins
Science and Nature
200

He stuck in his thumb  and pulled out a plum.

Who is Little Jack Horner?

200

Bibliophobia

What is the fear of books?

200

"Where everybody  knows your name…"

What is Cheers?

200

Jesus exhorted his  followers not to get mad when slapped, but instead…

What is turn the other cheek?

200

The "lead"  in a pencil is actually this mineral.

What is graphite?

400

He went to bed with  his trousers on.

Who is My Son John?

400

Aerophobia

What is the fear of flying?

400

"They're creepy  and they're kooky…"

What is The Addams Family?

400

When wounded soldiers were operated on without anaesthetics, they were encouraged to do this.

What is bite the bullet?

400

It's the largest fish  in the world.

What is the whale shark?

600

He fell down and  broke his crown.

Who is Jack?

600

Glossophobia

What is the fear of speaking in public?

600

"Who can turn  the world on with her smile…"

What is The Mary Tyler Moore Show?

600

From a nautical  phrase describing a ship that is left grounded when the tide goes out, you  don't want to be left…

What is high and dry?

600

Relating to  flat-screen televisions and monitors, LCD stands for these three words.

What is liquid crystal display?

800

Her poor dog had  none.

Who is Old Mother Hubbard?

800

Ablutophobia

What is the fear of bathing?

800

"Sit right back  and you'll hear a tale…"

What is Gilligan's Island?

800

To act hastily, from  when a runner starts the race before the official signal is given.

What is to jump the gun?

800

Named after a Surrey town where a spring containing it was discovered, hydrated magnesium sulphate is better known as this.

What is Epsom salt?

1000

She whipped them all  soundly and put them to bed.

Who is the Old Woman in the shoe?

1000

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

What is the fear of long words?

1000

"What a crazy  pair! But they're cousins, identical cousins all the way…"

What is The Patty Duke Show?

1000

At country fairs, the winner of the greased pig contest got to keep the  pig, giving us this expression for earning money. 

What is bringing home the bacon?

1000

It's a warm southerly  wind coming from the Sahara Desert over the Mediterranean.

What is a sirocco?

1200

This Dickens novel begins, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

What is A Tale of Two Cities?

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