Imma Be ... Trivia Quiz

Answer: keeping bees

An apiarian is someone who keeps bees. An 'apiary' is a place to keep bees. Noted apiarians would be Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherlock Holmes.

Answer: helping an officer

A batman is someone who is a servant to a commissioned officer. In several armies round an officer (at least above a certain rank) has a batman. The British coined the word before the word meant a caped crusader. The character known as Batman was introduced in 1939, after the word 'batman' was created.

Answer: making hats

A milliner is someone who makes women's hats. The most famous example of a milliner would be Lewis Carroll's Mad Hatter from "Alice in Wonderland".

Answer: using my rear

A flatulist is a comedian who passes gas in a creative or musical manner. Flatulist performances have been recorded since the 1200s, when one Roland the Farter (no lie) entertained King Henry II by blowing out candles with his own wind while tooting musical numbers at the same time. As of now, Monster.com is offering no positions for this job.

Answer: cutting

A diamantaire is another word for a master diamond cutter. The term comes from French. Do they make a lot of money? Yes, for sure!

Answer: storing food

A manciple is someone who buys and stores food for institutions, especially Oxford and Cambridge colleges and the Inns of Court (institutions in London for barristers and trainee barristers). In Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" the manciple is in charge of getting provisions. He is described as being smarter than the thirty lawyers he feeds.

Answer: running an inn

A boniface is a landlord or innkeeper. The term comes from the 1742 play "The Beaux" Stratagem" by George Farquhar, where Will Boniface was the innkeeper of the town.

Answer: making suitcases

Yes, a malletier is someone who makes luggage and suitcases, not mallets or hammers. The term comes from the French meaning 'trunk maker'. One of the most notable malletiers was Louis Vuitton, whose fashion house's full name is Louis Vuitton Malletier. (Vuitton has expanded into accessories).

Answer: selling to Robin Hood

A bowyer is someone who makes bows, especially in the field of archery and hunting. Notable archer Robin Hood probably received his bows from a bowyer.

On the other hand, a fletcher is someone who makes arrows. It helps to be both a bowyer and a fletcher.

Answer: working with wine

A vintner is another word for a wine merchant (or a wine producer). In London, vintners were among the very richest in the Middle Ages. Four mayors in the reign of King Edward II were vintners.