If the Shoe Fits! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Clown

There are many types of clowns. Circus clowns often wear colored wigs, painted faces, floppy costumes, oversize shoes, and other accessories to make them look foolish. They often entertain the crowds between acts.

Answer: Ballet dancer

Ballet dancers sometimes wear soft shoes, but when they want to dance 'en pointe' (dancing on the tips of their toes) they wear pointe shoes. These shoes are designed to support them, and help them create the illusion of floating across the stage.

Answer: Football

There are a number of different games called football around the world. In the United States, it usually means the game that other nations call gridiron. In most of the world, it refers to the game that Americans call soccer. In Australia, some states use the term to refer to some variant of rugby, while others refer to the game properly called Australian rules football.

Answer: Figure skating

Figure skates have special jagged teeth on their toes, called toe picks. These assist in the performance of jumps. A figure skater's routine usually includes a combination of jumps, spins, spirals, step sequences, glides and (in pairs and ice dance) lifts.

Answer: Runway model

A model is used to display clothing (or other items, such as jewelry). They may display high fashion clothes on a runway which is often called a catwalk, or have their picture taken for magazines and catalogues, or perform on television for advertisements.

Answer: Tap dance

Tap dancers produce clicking sounds as they hit their feet on the ground. Famous tap dancers in the movies include Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Shirley Temple. The film "Happy Feet" is about tap dancing penguins!

Answer: Skiing

There are many different types of skiing, each with their own special kind of boots and skis. Nordic styles such as cross-country, jumping and Telemark skiing, have the boot attached only at the toe, with the heel free. Alpine skiing, also called downhill skiing, has the entire boot attached to the ski.

Answer: Fisherman

Horse riders wear boots with a heel so that their foot doesn't slip through the stirrup. Many wear high boots, to keep the stirrup leathers from pinching their legs. Cowboy boots often have high heels and fancy decorations on the uppers.

Answer: Highland Dancing

Ghillies are soft leather shoes, similar to ballet shoes that are used in Irish Dance (by women), Scottish Country Dance (by men) and in Highland Dancing (by both men and women). They are also sometimes called pumps or soft shoes.

The word ghillie can also mean an attendant on a fishing or hunting expedition in Scotland.

Answer: Builder

Safety boots are worn in industries where there is a danger that heavy objects may fall on a worker's feet. Most countries have safety standards that describe the level of protection safety boots must provide for various settings.