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I am a nursery rhyme character famed for my fat-free diet. Who am I?

Jack Sprat & Jack Spratt. Jack Sprat (sometimes Jack Spratt) would eat no fat ... surely, Jack was an early campaigner for men's health? His wife, however, would eat ONLY fat. Yuck!

I was an early serial killer. My name was Jack, but which district of London did I prowl?

Whitechapel. Jack made his dastardly mark on the Whitechapel area. The other places are also parts of London. Soho is Bohemian, while Billingsgate was famed for its fishmarket.

Which name is the odd one out?

Jon. Jakin, Jock and Jack are all forms of the same name - John, while Jon is generally short for Jonathan.

Which famous author wrote the children's book "Jack and Jill"?

Louisa Alcott. Louisa Alcott, probably best known for her novel "Little Women", was born in 1832 and died in 1888. "Jack and Jill" was published in 1880.

Which famous children's author, whose real first name was Clive, was usually known as Jack to his family and friends?

C.S. Lewis. C(live) S(taples) Lewis, author of the Narnia series, was born in 1898 and died in 1963. C(ecil) Day Lewis (1904-1972) was a poet. C(yril) Northcote Parkinson 1909-1993) wrote, among other things, "Ponies Plot". Clive Cussler was born in 1931. His books are adventure stories, often concerning a hero called Dirk Pitt.

In which country was actor Jack Thompson born?

Australia. Jack Thompson, who appeared in the films "Sunday Too Far Away" and "Breaker Morant" and "The Sum of Us" was born in Manly, NSW, in 1940.

Complete the following lines from a nursery rhyme. Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the ________

candlestick & candle stick. The Jack in the rhyme is thought to have been a 16th Century English pirate known as Black Jack.

What is the real first name of General Jack O'Neill in "Stargate SG1"?

Jonathan. According to evidence in the program, Jonathan "Jack" O'Neill was born in Chicago, IL in 1957.

What is another name for a club or cosh?

Blackjack. A blackjack is a short weapon made of a shaft with a weight on one end and a lanyard on the other.

What is a jackjumper?

A kind of ant. A jackjumper (or jack jumper) is a fierce ant about 20mm long. It jumps. It bites. It hurts.