Ye Olde Shopping Trippe - Day 2 Quiz

Answer: Mr Snyder

The name Snyder came originally from the Old German word 'snidanaere' which signified a tailor or cloth cutter. The name is synonymous with the word and name 'tailor' or 'Taylor'.

Famous Snyders include Esther and Harry Snyder, the founders of In-n-Out Burger, Richard Snyder who is a businessman and politician, and Ruth Brown Snyder, executed New York murderess.

Bernina, Pfaff, and Singer are all well-known brands of sewing machines. Singer and Pfaff were both named after the men who started the companies.

Answer: Mr Chandler

Chandler as a surname has two possible origins. Firstly there is candle making and selling as implied by the question. This usage of Chandler initially came from Latin, made its way into Old French language, and moved its way into Middle English. Secondly, a chandler may have been involved in the production and selling of supplies for ships and boats.

The most famous Chandler would probably be Raymond Chandler, author of novels such as 'The Big Sleep' and 'Farewell, My Lovely'. He was born in Chicago in 1888 and passed away in 1959 in La Jolla, California.

Answer: Mr Sumner issues notices to people required to make an appearance in court

A notice to appear in court is a summons and it's from that word that Mr Sumner got his name. The word 'summons' comes to English from Latin by way of Old French.

Jethro Sumner was an American general during the Revolutionary War. Timothy Sumner is a British physicist and astronomer. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner is better known to most people as 'Sting' the musician.

Answer: Herding ewes

There is more than one possible derivation for Howard as a surname. One possible explanation is that it comes from the very early (pre-7th century) German name of Hughard. 'Hug' in this case meant 'spirit', 'hard' meaning 'heart'. 'Hughard' denoted someone who was brave and hardy. There is an Old Germanic name of Howart which denoted someone of high status such as a warden or high chief.

Another possible derivation of Howard comes to us from Old English. The word 'eowu' referred to a ewe, and 'hierde' was used in relation to a herd. The Mr Howard in the question obviously got his name from his occupation of tending sheep.

Famous Howards include Katherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII; John Howard, former Australian Prime Minister; and Ron Howard, actor and film director.

Answer: Horses

I'll be doing some horse-trading with Mr Stoddard. The name Stoddard can be traced back to the Old English words 'stod' meaning 'stud' (as in stud farm), and 'hierde' meaning herdsman. It eventually evolved into Stoddard and other similar names such as Stoddart.

Tim Stoddard was an MLB pitcher in the 1970s and 1980s, Malcolm Stoddard is a British actor, while Seneca Ray Stoddard was an American landscape photographer.

Answer: Mr Goffe

Our blacksmith got his name from the either the Old English, Breton, or Welsh words for blacksmith which are very similar. There are other possible derivations of the name however. It may have come from the Welsh word 'coch' which denoted a person with a ruddy complexion. Another possible derivation is from the French name Geoffrey.

The most infamous Goffe is most likely to be William Goffe. This man fought on the Parliamentarians side in the English Civil War, was a political activist, and was one of the signatories on the execution warrant for Charles I. He fell from political favour with the restoration of the monarchy and fled to America, probably living incognito until his death, but no one is entirely certain of his fate.

Answer: Mr Tinker

A tinker is someone who repaired pots, pans, and performed other jobs a tinsmith could do. They were often itinerant, on the road plying their trade from town to town so he probably wouldn't have had a shop.

When pots were being fixed, the tinker would place a sponge of wet paper or other material in the hole of the pot and work around it. It gave the piece of metal used to restore the pot something to rest on while the solder was being applied. This piece of mushed up paper was called a dam. Once the job was finished, the dam was worthless and thrown away. This may well be the origin of the saying "I don't give a tinker's damn" meaning the object under discussion was wasn't worth considering. It's often shortened to "I don't give a tinker's!"

Answer: Mr Tucker

I hope you're sitting down if you're a Tucker. Your surname comes from the Old English word 'tucian' which meant to 'torment'. The word 'tucian' can be traced back beyond the 7th century. Your ancestors tormented wool in large troughs (by beating it with paddles or walking on it) until it became felt. A tucker did the same job as a fuller or a walker, the terms being used in different parts of the United Kingdom, and all three words have become surnames.

Sophie Tucker, also known as the "Last of the Red Hot Mamas", wasn't born a Tucker. She was born in Ukraine, emigrated to the USA as a child, and married a man with the surname of Tuck. She used the extended form of his name when her singing career went beyond singing at her family's restaurant. Tanya Tucker is another American singer, this time in the country genre, having had her first hit song in 1972.

Answer: Mr Arkwright

The Middle English word 'arc' meant a strong box, chest or bin. A 'wright' is a tradesman involved in making or building objects. Therefore, an arkwright is a chest maker. A botwright is a maker of boats, a wheelwright made wheels (no surprise there), and a wainwright is a builder of wagons. You may be familiar with John Constable's painting "The Haywain" which shows a wagon (wain) standing in some low lying water.

Godfrey Arkwright was a British musicologist, Ian Arkwright was a British footballer, while May Arkwright was a suffrage leader in the United States. Possibly the best known Arkwright was the character played by Ronnie Barker in "Open All Hours", a British TV programme. He was known simply as 'Arkwright' but his full name was Albert E. Arkwright.

Answer: Breads

Good olde Mrs Baxter has some fresh loaves of bread for us tonight. While male bakers took on the surname of Baker, a female baker was known as a baxter. The word 'baker' comes from the Middle English word 'bakere' meaning to 'dry with heat'. It wasn't necessarily related to baking bread and cakes initially. Mrs Baxter may simply have been the woman who owned a communal oven.

Anne and Meredith Baxter are both American actresses. Al and Rodney J. Baxter are Australians, the former being a rugby union international, the latter being a physicist.