Anne here, and for your entertainment in the lead-up to the festive season, here's a baker's dozen of questions — a "beastly quiz" on Regency slang terms involving creatures of various kinds. You'll need a pen and paper to note down your answers, then at the end, there's a link that will take you to the correct answers. After that, come back and tell us how you went. Have fun.
1) To cock up one's toes means:— 
a) to trip
b) to die
c) to get ready to run
d) to tread in bird droppings
2) Done to a cow's thumb means:—
a) to be exhausted
b) to be swindled
c) to be overcooked
d) to be perfectly cooked
3) A bear leader is a person who:— 
a) supervises prisoners in gaol
b) is a strong leader
c) takes schoolboys on tours
d) handles bears in bear-pits
4) An ape leader is:—
a) a spinster
b) a zoo-keeper
c) a heavy drinker
d) a brawler