Multiple choice general knowledge history

The phrase "To be hoisted by one's own petard" comes from

  1. Petard flags being flown too high

  2. The Swiss Petard regiment which hanged its own commander

  3. Petard Crossbows used in the crusades

  4. Petard Explosives exploding in the face of the very men who set them

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Explanation

A petard was a small explosive bomb used to breach fortifications. The phrase "hoist with one's own petard" (from Hamlet) means to be blown up by one's own bomb - to be harmed by one's own plot against others.