Can a Man Trivia Quiz

Answer: bake a cake

To bake is to cook, for instance food or an object made of clay, by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame. This is usually thought of as being done in an oven, though it can also be done on a hot surface, like a sun-heated rock. Black Forest and Angel Food are types of cake, a variety of baked goods.

Answer: pack a sack

To load means to fill. To pack is also to fill, though usually in an orderly way. 'Sack' is a synonym for 'bag'.

Answer: paid a maid

To give wages to is to pay. The past tense of 'pay' is 'paid'. A female domestic is conventionally called a maid.

Answer: handle a sandal

'To finger' and 'to handle' have roughly the same meaning; to take into and turn over in the fingers or hands. A sandal is a light type of footwear, often with an upper part consisting of straps, frequently worn in the summer.

Answer: search a perch

'To frisk' is to search quickly and thoroughly. A perch is a freshwater fish of the genus Perca, family Percidae of the order Perciformes, for instance the yellow perch or the European perch.

Answer: bat a cat

'To bat' is to hit with the palm of the hand, while 'to pat' is a similar touch, albeit probably a slightly lighter one. A domestic feline is, of course, a cat.

Answer: ogle a mogul

'To ogle' means to look or stare at with interest and desire. In modern parlance a mogul, like a tycoon, is a man who has become wealthy through business or industry.

Answer: reach a peach

'To reach' can mean to stretch in order to touch or grasp something or to get to something, like the end, or to achieve something, like a goal. A peach is a roughly round, fuzzy soft and, when ripe, juicy fruit with a stony pit. Peaches are usually a soft orange color, though some peaches are white.

Answer: stock a lock

"To stock' means, well, 'to keep in inventory', as in a shop. A lock is a usually small, sometimes elaborate piece of hardware that, when correctly fastened, secures a door, box, etc. from unauthorized opening.

Answer: tie a fly

A fly is a type of fishing lure, that is artificial bait. Creating such a lure by hand, some of which are quite complicated and elaborate, is known as tying.

Another type of artificial lure is a jig. To make or contrive something is to rig. So, 'rig a jig'.