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Don't You Know Jack? Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about the many uses of Jack, eponyms of Jack, famous Jacks, and other Jack-phernalia.

A multiple-choice quiz by NortonFord. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
NortonFord

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
318,573

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1666

Last 3 plays: pennie1478 (7/10), Guest 199 (5/10), Guest 81 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the derivation of the name Jack? Hint

bringer of hope

diminutive of Jason

leader of men

diminutive of John

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Question 2 of 10

2. What song contains the lyric "Come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack Flash sat on a candlestick"? Hint

Jack Come Back

American Pie

Blue Suede Shoes

One Week

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these famous Jacks did NOT win an Academy Award for the movie shown? Hint

Jack Black - School of Rock

Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Jack Lemmon - Mister Roberts

Jack Palance - City Slickers

4. In the following four personalities we have a famous "Beat Generation" pioneer, the author of "White Fang", a Canadian politician, and a rock musician. Please name the Canadian politician (the leader of the NDP). Hint

Jack White

Jack London

Jack Kerouac

Jack Layton

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Question 5 of 10

5. Jack isn't only a name. Jacks is also the name of a popular children's game (also called knucklebones, gonggi, or jackstones). The main game pieces used in a game of jacks is ... Hint

Six-pointed objects

Dice

Playing cards

Ball and Paddle

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following fictional Jacks is the youngest? Hint

Jack-Jack Parr

Jack Bauer

Jack Sparrow

Jack Torrance

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these is NOT a famous Jack nursery rhyme or fairy tale? Hint

Jack Be Nimble

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack, Jack, Pumpkin Eater

Jack and Jill

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1995 a computer game created by Jellyvision and Berkeley Systems stormed homes everywhere with this "irreverent trivia game". What was it called? Hint

Take it Back, Jack

Jack of All Trades

You Don't Know Jack

Jacktopia

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following popular websites was invented by someone named Jack? Hint

Twitter

MySpace

Facebook

Youtube

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these jack-words is not a real word? Hint

jackanapes

jackhammer

jackfruit

jackeron

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the derivation of the name Jack?

Answer: diminutive of John

In the English language, Jack is the diminutive form of John. John means "god is gracious" in the Jewish faith.

Evangeline means "bringer of hope", Nicholas means "leader of men", and Jason is a variant of Joshua.

2. What song contains the lyric "Come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack Flash sat on a candlestick"?

Answer: American Pie

American Pie is a classic song penned by Don McLean. An acoustic favourite, American Pie is allegedly a song about the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and more, known as "the day the music died".

3. Which of these famous Jacks did NOT win an Academy Award for the movie shown?

Answer: Jack Black - School of Rock

Jack Lemmon won his Academy Award for Mister Roberts in 1955.
Jack Nicholson won his Academy Award for One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, where he played Randle Patrick McMurphy.
Jack Palance won his Academy Award for the City Slickers movie.

Answer: Jack Layton

Jack White is the frontman of the group the White Stripes. Jack Kerouac and Jack London were both writers, with Kerouac being a force of the Beat Generation and Jack London writing many tales of the Great North.

5. Jack isn't only a name. Jacks is also the name of a popular children's game (also called knucklebones, gonggi, or jackstones). The main game pieces used in a game of jacks is ...

Answer: Six-pointed objects

The game of jacks, most popular in English schoolyards, is a game of timing and hand-eye coordination with thousands of variations. In most varieties, it involves bouncing a ball whilst trying to grab the "jacks" on the ground. The game pieces were originally animal bones, as can be seen in the old name of "knucklebones".

6. Which of the following fictional Jacks is the youngest?

Answer: Jack-Jack Parr

Jack-Jack Parr is the baby from "The Incredibles", a Disney-Pixar movie.
Captain Jack Sparrow is a pirate from "Pirates of the Caribbean", another Disney movie.
Jack Bauer is the lead character on TV's "24".
Jack Torrance is the antagonist from the thriller "The Shining".

7. Which of these is NOT a famous Jack nursery rhyme or fairy tale?

Answer: Jack, Jack, Pumpkin Eater

The nursery rhyme in question is "Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater".

8. In 1995 a computer game created by Jellyvision and Berkeley Systems stormed homes everywhere with this "irreverent trivia game". What was it called?

Answer: You Don't Know Jack

"You Don't Know Jack" was created as an attempt to make a more pop-culture oriented trivia game. Dubbed a mix of high culture and pop culture, it was a fairly big hit, spawning multiple sequels. Features of the game were a loudmouth host who would mock losers as much (if not more) than he applauded winners.

9. Which of the following popular websites was invented by someone named Jack?

Answer: Twitter

Twitter was invented by Jack Dorsey.

10. Which of these jack-words is not a real word?

Answer: jackeron

Jackanapes means a mischievous or misbehaving child, or a conceited person. Jackfruits are trees found in Southern Asia. Jackhammers are power tools used mostly for breaking rock and other hard ground.

Source: Author NortonFord

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