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Tools Of The Trade? Trivia Quiz

See if you can identify these tools of the trades in a salute to all the tradesmen that run our world.

A multiple-choice quiz by gamey. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
gamey

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
5,940

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
5946

Last 3 plays: Guest 173 (9/15), calmdecember (11/15), Guest 107 (7/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which of the following is NOT a tool of the tailor's trade? Hint

last

measuring tape

scissors

wooden clapper

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which is the trade that uses a snake (in the US)? Hint

plumber

fan dancer

carpenter

mongoose

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who would use a level? Hint

carpenter

secretary

traffic cop

farmer

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Question 4 of 15

4. Which of these tools is used by a shoemaker? Hint

hoist

wrench

last

saw

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Question 5 of 15

5. What does a seamstress use a ham for? Hint

a dinner party

lunch

pressing curved seams

telling sick jokes

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is a spokeshave used for? Hint

editing speeches

shaving

shaving wood down to form wagon wheel spokes

repairing bike spokes

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who uses a stithy? Hint

tailor

blacksmith

store clerk

chef

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Question 8 of 15

8. What does a falconer use to tether his bird? Hint

string

jess

elastic band

his vocal commands

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who uses a peavey? Hint

a V.P.

an irritated person

lumberman

a gardener

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Question 10 of 15

10. A certain artisan uses argil. Which one? Hint

performance artist

painter

potter

quilter

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Question 11 of 15

11. How does a fisherman use a snell? Hint

to join the hook to the main line

to hold his catch

to cook his catch

to preserve his catch

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Question 12 of 15

12. One of these tradesmen uses a lehr. Which one? Hint

girlwatcher

dressmaker

eye doctor

glassmaker

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Question 13 of 15

13. Leathermakers use pipi for which purpose? Hint

an energizing drink

instument used to slaughter cattle to get hides.

tool for cutting hides

used in tanning

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Question 14 of 15

14. Who uses a clew? Hint

detective

knitter or sewer

cook

mason

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Question 15 of 15

15. A terai is a hat needed for one tradesman's work. Who wears it? Hint

postman

artist

hunter

cook

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following is NOT a tool of the tailor's trade?

Answer: last

The last is a form used to shape the form of a shoe or boot by a shoemaker.

2. Which is the trade that uses a snake (in the US)?

Answer: plumber

A plumber's snake is used for clearing clogged pipes, toilets and drains. It is inserted down the drain and turned several times then wound back up, sometimes by a reel or crank mechanism.

3. Who would use a level?

Answer: carpenter

A level is a measuring device for checking to see if a surface is level. It can also be used in all phases of the building trade from masonry to roofing.

4. Which of these tools is used by a shoemaker?

Answer: last

A last is a form that the upper of a shoe is placed on so that the sole may be added and attached.

5. What does a seamstress use a ham for?

Answer: pressing curved seams

A ham is a stuffed form shaped somewhat like a ham which the seams to be pressed are laid onto so that they will keep their shape when pressed.

6. What is a spokeshave used for?

Answer: shaving wood down to form wagon wheel spokes

A spokeshave is a two handled long blade originally used to shape straight wood into wagon wheel spokes or axe handles, in fact anywhere where wood needed to be shaped or made narrower.

7. Who uses a stithy?

Answer: blacksmith

This is another term for the anvil usually used by blacksmiths.

8. What does a falconer use to tether his bird?

Answer: jess

A jess is a long, usually leather cord or strap that was tied to the falcon's leg to keep the bird from flying away out of control of the falconer.

9. Who uses a peavey?

Answer: lumberman

A peavey is a hook used by lumbermen to hook onto lumber and pull it around, especially during log drives when they would run across the floating logs and use it to free log jams in raging rivers.

10. A certain artisan uses argil. Which one?

Answer: potter

Argil is the clay used specifically by potters.

11. How does a fisherman use a snell?

Answer: to join the hook to the main line

A snell is also called a leader. It is a short piece of light cable used to join the hook to the main fishing line.

12. One of these tradesmen uses a lehr. Which one?

Answer: glassmaker

The lehr is a type of kiln used to anneal (i.e., gradually cool down) the glass to prevent it from cracking in later use.

13. Leathermakers use pipi for which purpose?

Answer: used in tanning

Pipi are the pods of a Brazilian plant. They can be used in the tanning process.

14. Who uses a clew?

Answer: knitter or sewer

Clew is another word for the thread or yarn used by sewers or knitters.

15. A terai is a hat needed for one tradesman's work. Who wears it?

Answer: hunter

This cap is specific to the professional huntsman like the jaeger in Germany.

Source: Author gamey

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