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What does 'in the doghouse' mean?  

in trouble with somebody 

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What two words were combined to make the word scientist? 

science + artist

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What do you call it when a plant takes a long time to develop?

slow grow  

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 What does matrimony mean? 

marriage 

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The Easter Bunny legend began in... (location) 

Germany 

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What deos it mean to "go out on a limb"

to take a risk or a guess 

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Clement Wragge, an Australian meteorologist, was famous for... 

naming hurricanes 

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What do you call a simple shower? 

plain rain

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A restaurant with rooms to rent upstairs. 

An inn 

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 How many creme eggs does Cadbury make each year? (closest answer wins) 


500 million

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What does 'short end of the stick' mean? 

to suffer the bad effects of a situation

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To sneak out of a party without telling anyone is known as a... 

Fench exit 

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What do you call a bird's home for visitors 

guest nest 

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What is hyperbole?

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

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The act of painting eggs originates from a (nationality)  tradition

Ukrainian

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What is the idom for "stop what you are doing and go home"

call it a day 

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The refractive index refers to...

...how much a substance bends light as it passes through something 

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What is the meaning of thus? 

as a result or consequence of this; therefore.

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How is an avalanche different from a landslide?

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In Germany, it is illegal to (verb) on Good Friday (the Friday before Easter) 

dance 

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What a product has all the extra gadgets we say it has 

all the bells and whistles 
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Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune 

Schadenfreude

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to become gradually less 

diminish 

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Who got the cow tail switch at the end of the story? 

The youngest son. 

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The holiday was named after...

the Anglo-Saxon Goddess, Eostre. She was honoured at Pagan festivals celebrating the arrival of spring, further highlighting the blend of Pagan traditions with Christian holidays.