2005 Trivia Night 1 – Questions and Answers



Table Name _______________________________

1920s Slang

(pick the correct meanings for the slang)

|Slang |Meaning number |Possible Meanings |Number |

| The Big House | |Jail |1 |

|Canary | |To be shot |2 |

|Flat tire | |Pearls |3 |

|Giggle water | |Stolen Cars |4 |

|High-hat | |A female companion or girlfriend |5 |

|Dip the bill | |Race horses |6 |

|Put the screws on | |Professional Killer |7 |

|Meat wagon | |Money |8 |

|Bent cars | |A killing |9 |

|Kisser | |Woman singer |10 |

|Mouthpiece | |Woman of easy virtue |11 |

|Skid rogue | |Punch on the jaw |12 |

|Button Man | |Lawyer |13 |

|Chippy | |Have a drink |14 |

|Bangtails | |Asking the wrong person |15 |

|Wear Iron | |To be hanged |16 |

|Wrong number | |The Police |17 |

|Chin music | |A dull witted or disappointing date |18 |

|Wooden Kimono | |Liquor |19 |

|Mickey Finn | |To snub someone |20 |

|Oyster fruit | |Mouth |21 |

|Elephant ears | |A drink drugged with a knock-out drops |22 |

|Tooting the wrong ringer | |Ambulance |23 |

|Sugar | |Dice |24 |

|Squeeze | |Not a good fellow |25 |

|To rub out | |Question or get tough with |26 |

|Do the dance | |A bum who can’t be trusted |27 |

|Rats and mice | |Coffin |28 |

|Lead poisoning | |To carry a gun |29 |

|Bluenose | |A woman's legs |30 |

|Gams | |an expletive |31 |

|Applesauce | |puritanical person |32 |

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