Give Me a Hand Trivia Quiz

Answer: In cahoots, conspiratorial

It would be awkward to be caught with a hand in a car's glove compartment, but the situation has not passed into the language as a common expression. There is something similar though - to be caught with one's hand in the cookie jar, which means to be caught pilfering. Neither to be dressed like a boxer nor to be wearing only one glove has any particular significance that I know of.

Answer: A worker/laborer

The practice of referring to factory or mill workers as hands goes back at least as far as Charles Dickens' 1854 novel "Hard Times".

The practice of calling a worker a hand can also be seen in the shipboard order, "All hands on deck!"

Answer: Bananas

Grapes come in bunches, but only bananas come in hands as far as I know. If you look at a bunch of them, it is easy to see why the term "hand" might be applied.

Answer: Assistance

A used item, passed along to someone else, is a hand-me-down. A delay is a hold up. A mistake is a foul up. No hands involved, idiomatically speaking, in these last two occurrences.

Answer: A magic or conjuring trick

Sleight of hand and legerdemain are interchangeable terms.

An insult is a slight, whether delivered through speech or Sign Language.

Answer: Secondhand

Something that is secondhand has had at least one previous owner. Offhand, as in an offhand remark or "I can't remember offhand," means without serious thought. Underhand (also underhanded) means sneaky. To be ham handed is to be either literally or figuratively clumsy.

Answer: Horses

The height of a horse at the withers is measured in hands, which is defined as being equivalent to four inches.

In the United States, the standard units used to measure distance are inches and feet, other units such as the yard, the furlong and the mile being defined as so many inches or feet. In many other parts of the world, distance is measured in meters. Depth, light height and distance, is a linear measure. The depth of water, as in rivers, oceans and the like, is often measured in fathoms. Volume is measured in cubic units, such as cubic inches or cubic centimeters. Both motorcycle engine capacity and blood being given in transfusion are measured in CCs (cubic centimeters).

Answer: Applaud

Sometimes the MC will ask for applause by telling the audience to "put your hands together!"

The louder the hand clapping, the greater the praise indicated by the applause. Audience members sometimes raise their clapping hands in front of them or over their heads to further indicate enthusiasm. In some places, rhythmic, unanimous applause is considered the highest form of approval. In others, it is used as an indication of scorn.

Answer: A veiled insult

This is sometimes also called a left handed compliment. Either way, it is not the sort of compliment you want to receive ... or give.

Answer: To have too few workers or assistants

In this case, "short" means to be low on, to have insufficient of. What you are low on is hands, that is, people to do the work.