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TRIVIAL PURSUITS: From where does the phrase ‘giving someone the third degree’ originate?
Answer: The third degree is the highest degree in Freemasonry—a master mason. Masons are subject to intensive testing to qualify for the third degree. This is why, in the late 1800s, exhaustive questioning came to be known as ‘giving someone the third degree.’