What does the term ‘shrinking violet’ describe?

• A disease that affects your fingers and toes.
• A very shy person.
• When flowers die in the winter.

Which of these is not a common phrase?

• Blue-collar worker
• Yellow-collar worker
• White-collar worker

How might you describe someone who is the ‘odd-one out’ in a group?

• Yellow-bellied
• Black sheep
• In the red

Who famously created the term ‘the green-eyed monster’?

• William Shakespeare
• C.S. Lewis
• Jane Austen

Which animal inspired a phrase describing a costly, useless object?

• White elephant
• Pink dolphin
• Grey squirrel

Why were people presented with white feathers in World War I?

• Because white feathers could be exchanged for rations.
• Because they hadn’t enlisted as soldiers.
• Because they’d lost a loved one in the fighting.

What does it mean to be ‘tickled pink’?

• To be very pleased or happy.
• To be embarrassed and shy.
• To be in good health.

Which colour phrase is used to describe people who come from nobility (a family with a high social rank)?

• Blue blood
• Red ruler
• Green gentry