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Well, DO You Know Jack? Trivia Quiz

Each saying, word, or idiom in this quiz contains the word "Jack" or "jack." This is in honor of my new kitten, Jack Rabbit Raymer. He was born on May 5, 2002 (Cinco de Mayo).

A multiple-choice quiz by robynraymer. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
robynraymer

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
101,854

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 15

Plays
5910

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: daisygirl20 (14/15), Dagny1 (14/15), andymuenz (14/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. "Renaissance Man" is a fancier name for a jack of _______. Hint

performing arts

many moods

the world

all trades

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Question 2 of 15

2. A hare with extra-long legs and ears is called a _______?

Answer: (One word; 10 letters.)

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Question 3 of 15

3. A crow's smaller cousin is called a _______?

Answer: (One word; 7 letters.)

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Question 4 of 15

4. Please don't keep popping up and down like a jack-in-the-_______! Hint

manger

box

pulpit

lantern

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Question 5 of 15

5. Here's a nursery rhyme question: Jack _______ could eat no fat. His wife could eat no lean.

Answer: (One word; 5 letters.)

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is the name for wintry weather personified? Jack _______ Hint

Snow

Christmas

Winter

Frost

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Question 7 of 15

7. A "jack-tar" is a _______. Hint

black cat

soldier

sailor

bird

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is a jackanapes? Hint

a person who is mentally ill

a spotted cat related to the ocelot

an impudent or conceited person

a large citrus fruit

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Question 9 of 15

9. Another nursery rhyme: Jack be _______, Jack be quick. Jack jump over the candlestick.

Answer: (One word; 6 letters.)

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Question 10 of 15

10. A worker who cuts down trees is a _______.

Answer: (One word.)

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Question 11 of 15

11. Where did jack o'lanterns originate? Hint

England

Ireland

Australia

United States

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which is NOT an idiom, saying, or slang expression in English? Hint

You don't know jack!

every man jack of you

jack o' nine tails

jacking up the price

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Question 13 of 15

13. Jack is a common nickname for what first name? Hint

Jolyon

James

John

Jeremiah

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Question 14 of 15

14. What is or are jackstraws? Hint

a "pick up sticks" game

men who have gone AWOL from the navy

a kind of cattle fodder

emaciated people

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Question 15 of 15

15. One last nursery rhyme question: Who was Jack's water-fetching partner?

Answer: (One word; 4 letters.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Renaissance Man" is a fancier name for a jack of _______.

Answer: all trades

This is someone who has many jobs or many skills and talents.

2. A hare with extra-long legs and ears is called a _______?

Answer: jackrabbit

Jackrabbits inhabit the western United States. They can run (bounce) like the wind.

3. A crow's smaller cousin is called a _______?

Answer: jackdaw

Jackdaws are gray and black. They inhabit Eurasia and Northern Africa.

4. Please don't keep popping up and down like a jack-in-the-_______!

Answer: box

The jack-in-the-box has been a popular toy (in various forms) since at least as early as the 16th century. An antique toy dealer informs me that toymakers started making musical jacks-in-the-box (jack-in-the-boxes?) in tin boxes in 1949. This dealer sells all different vintage ones with Mickey Mouse, Barney, you name it.

5. Here's a nursery rhyme question: Jack _______ could eat no fat. His wife could eat no lean.

Answer: Sprat

And so between the two of them they licked the platter clean.

6. What is the name for wintry weather personified? Jack _______

Answer: Frost

When kids woke up to find windows frosted over with pretty patterns, parents used to tell them that Jack Frost had been there--I guess he's akin to the Tooth Fairy and the Sandman.

7. A "jack-tar" is a _______.

Answer: sailor

Sailors used tar to seal ships, thus the name.

8. What is a jackanapes?

Answer: an impudent or conceited person

This word apparently came from a nickname for William de la Pole, who was Duke of Suffolk in the 1400s. They called him Jack Napis. Why? I don't know.

9. Another nursery rhyme: Jack be _______, Jack be quick. Jack jump over the candlestick.

Answer: nimble

Seems like Jack was a popular name back in nursery rhyme times.

10. A worker who cuts down trees is a _______.

Answer: lumberjack

Jack was such a common name that it came to be synonymous with "man." Thus "jack of all trades." Today we use "guy" this way, as in "the phone guy is coming at 2."

11. Where did jack o'lanterns originate?

Answer: Ireland

The Irish used to make lanterns out of potatoes, beets, and turnips to scare away "Stingy Jack," a wandering ghost. After they emigrated to America they found that pumpkins made more satisfactory lanterns (easier to hollow out and carve).

12. Which is NOT an idiom, saying, or slang expression in English?

Answer: jack o' nine tails

It's "CAT o' nine tails," the name for a whip with nine knotted cords or lines (you can see one in the movie "Mutiny on the Bounty"). "Every man jack of you" means "all of you." You don't know jack if you don't know what "jacking up the price" means.

13. Jack is a common nickname for what first name?

Answer: John

That's why they called President Kennedy "Jack."

14. What is or are jackstraws?

Answer: a "pick up sticks" game

In jackstraws, you let fall a number of straws or sticks and try to collect each one without disturbing any of the others.

15. One last nursery rhyme question: Who was Jack's water-fetching partner?

Answer: Jill

Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.... Thanks for taking the quiz.

Source: Author robynraymer

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