"starter for ten" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: starters for ten [plural]
Etymology: From the British TV quiz programme University Challenge, where the phrase refers to the first question given to a contestant, worth ten points. Head templates: {{en-noun|starters for ten}} starter for ten (plural starters for ten)
  1. Something, especially a question or problem, to be tackled first. Wikipedia link: University Challenge
    Sense id: en-starter_for_ten-en-noun-gqd9mlpu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The activity network diagram isn't at all difficult to understand, so, as your starter for ten points, what do you think the diagram in Figure 62 means?",
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          "text": "'Oh, and take this on the house as your starter for ten.' He thrust the copy of Travels with my Aunt into my hand, and wrapped around it a dog-eared copy of The Bookseller magazine. 'Because you'll never get time to read while you're working here.'",
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