Can It! Trivia Quiz

Answer: battement

They are all can-can dance moves. Grand écart is a flying or jump split while the port d'armes refers to the turning on one leg while grasping the ankle of the other, lifting vertically. The ronde de jambe is the lifting of the knee and quick rotation of the lower leg while holding the skirt up. Ooh la la!

Answer: Sammy Davis Jr.

Written in collaboration with his close friends Jane and Burt Boyar, the long-running bestseller published in 1965 was an immediate success with both the public and critics. Samuel George "Sammy" Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 - May 16, 1990) was a much-beloved entertainer, song and dance man, and a member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack".

Answer: jail

As a colloquialism for jail, "the can" is used more in the USA and Australia and rarely heard in Britain. Although probably in earlier use among those in the know, the first citation in print was from 1912 : Donald Lowrie from My Life in Prison xi. 125, "I was in th' can ag'in, up against it f'r robbery." It most probably came from being confined in a cell.

Incidentally, another slang use of the noun term "can" in the US refers to a lavatory or bathroom. Further, and speaking of colloquialisms, the word "cant" (without an apostrophe) is a synonym for specialized slang or argot per Merriam-Webster, but... that is another possible rabbit hole to come.

Answer: False

Since 1996 Ball Corporation no longer produces its iconic canning jars. Newell Brands now owns the Ball name along with the Kerr, Golden Harvest, and Bernadin labels and they are all made by the one company. Ball Corporation has become a worldwide business that makes everything from metal containers to aerospace parts.

Answer: Greenland

Although fishing accounts for about 92% of Greenland's exports, tuna fish is not a significant part of their haul from the sea. Along with the other big importers shown, Singapore and Vietnam also rank as top suppliers of canned tuna to the US, As of 2023, Americans ate 1.9 pounds of canned tuna per capita placing tuna as the third most consumed fish after shrimp and salmon.

Answer: unemployment line

To be "canned" in American/British slang is to be fired from your job. Not a good situation. Good luck and best to you. The term came into popularity just about a decade after (circa 1890s) mass-produced canned goods came on the market. The origin is not known, however, the supposition is it may have alluded to the related meaning of having been "put on the shelf".

Answer: Muzak

The use of "canned music" provided by the Muzak company in office buildings, supermarkets, and practically everywhere you went exploded in the 1950s-1960s. It was often referred to as "elevator music". Originally delivered over regular electric wiring to residences in competition with radio, the company would eventually provide a playlist (strictly instrumental, never a vocal) for their commercial clients specifically designed for use at particular venues intended to increase sales, productivity, or relaxation among other aims. Dwight Eisenhower was the first President to have Muzak pumped into the West Wing of the White House

Answer: Germany

Formed in 1968 by Irmin Schmidt in Cologne, they were considered pioneers of Krautrock with heavy influence in avant-garde, jazz, world music, and psychedelic funk. The other original members were Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit, and David C. Johnson who left the group shortly after its formation.

The band pretty much went on hiatus in 1979 after their 10th album titled "Can" before reforming for their last output, "Rite Time" released in 1989.

Answer: "Maggie" - Rod Stewart

"Maggie May"... from Stewart's 1971 album, "Every Picture Tells a Story". The others insert "Can" in the title. "We Can Work It Out"," I Can See Clearly Now", and "You Can Call Me Al".

Answer: canorous

Both canorous and euphonic mean pleasing to the ear or melodious. Cantankerous means ill-tempered or disagreeable. Canonical is conforming to a general rule or acceptable procedure. Candescent is defined as dazzling or glowing with heat.