Shoe Business - The Sequel Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cobbler

A cobbler repairs shoes rather than making them from scratch as a cordwainer would. A milliner makes hats, a tinker is a traveling repairer of pots, kettles and the like, and a thatcher thatches roofs.

Answer: Klaus

Klaus Märtens was a doctor in the German army. After hurting his ankle he couldn't wear regulation boots. This led him to design the boots bearing his name today.

Answer: Mary Jane

The Mary Jane has been taken from the rank of a casual woman's shoe and into a dressier market. The strap has been incorporated into some very sophisticated and expensive designs.

Answer: UK size 8

Shoe sizes originated via different methods and can be vastly different. The shoe sizes of the UK are slightly bigger than equivalent sizes in North America. US athletic shoe sizes are slightly smaller than regular sizes. The European continent and Japan formulate shoe sizes with a completely different method.

A UK size 8 is roughly equivalent to a European size 42 and a Japanese size 26 1/2.

Answer: Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey built her career via radio before moving to television. Her television show "The Oprah Winfrey Show" became national in 1986. No matter what you think of Oprah you can only admire her tenacity, work ethic and business acumen. You go girl!

Answer: Imelda Marcos

From 1965 to 1986 Imelda Marcos was the first lady of The Philippines. Her husband's presidency ended amidst allegations of corruption. Evidence of Imelda's shopping pursuits surfaced. Three thousand pairs of shoes were the highlight of the inventory which also included fur coats, gowns and handbags. "Win or lose, we go shopping after the election." is another quote from the wife of President Ferdinand Marcos.

Answer: Little needle

Other sources state "aglet" comes from Italian or Latin but the meaning is essentially the same, being small or little needle.

Answer: Spacehog

Spacehog is a band of Englishmen who met in New York. Spacehog have released three albums. First was "Resident Alien" in 1995 then "The Chinese Album" in 1998. The third album is called "The Hogyssey" and was released in 2001. Lucy still only has one shoe at the end of the song.

Answer: Winklepicker

Winklepickers (or winkle pickers) were de rigueur for 1950s and 1960s British rock and roll fans. Harking back to medieval times, they have a long pointed toe. A pointed object is used to pull a winkle from its shell for eating hence the term "winklepicker". This is the origin of the term "winkle it out" meaning to extract information from someone.

Answer: United States

Dr Scholl was born in 1882, started medical school in 1900 and graduated in 1904. He invented his first foot care product in 1903.