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Quiz about One Eyed Jacks
Quiz about One Eyed Jacks

One Eyed Jacks Trivia Quiz


Many people throughout history have been successful in spite of losing an eye. For nine of the questions, see (or half-see) if you can identify the famous people who didn't let an apparent handicap hold them back.

A multiple-choice quiz by coastie54. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
coastie54
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
170,956
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
745
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Question 1 of 10
1. The title of this quiz is "One Eyed Jacks", referring to the practice of making one-eyed jacks wild in party poker. Which cards are these? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which U.S. president lost an eye? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of the following men did NOT lose an eye? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these Peter Pans had but one eye? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Sammy Davis, Jr. is a famous one-eyed entertainer. How did Sammy lose which eye? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. A famous movie director was successful in spite of monocular vision. Which one? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of these actors qualifies for this quiz (one-eyed)? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Van Gogh lost an ear. Which artist lost an eye? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Ever try driving with one eye closed? How about an aviator: who had one eye? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What Admiral, when ordered to retreat, put the telescope to his blind eye and said, "I do not see the signal"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The title of this quiz is "One Eyed Jacks", referring to the practice of making one-eyed jacks wild in party poker. Which cards are these?

Answer: Jack of Hearts and Jack of Spades

Another poker term popular today is "dead man's hand": aces and eights. Supposedly, this was the hand held by Wild Bill Hickcock when he was gunned down. A more recent poker nickname is a "Motown" hand when a player holds jacks and fives. If that doesn't make sense, say it fast.
2. Which U.S. president lost an eye?

Answer: Teddy Roosevelt

Teddy Roosevelt became president upon the death of McKinley in 1901. He was reelected in 1904 but left the presidency in 1909. In 1908, while still president, he lost his eye in a boxing match accident.
3. Which of the following men did NOT lose an eye?

Answer: Mackenzie King, PM of Canada

Moshe Dayan lost his eye during WW2. He was one of Israel's most revered Generals. Mo Udall lost his eye in an accident while a boy. He went on to play professional basketball for the Denver Nuggets before being elected to Congress. Ian Smith lost his eye as an RAF pilot during the Battle of Britain in WW2.
4. Which of these Peter Pans had but one eye?

Answer: Sandy Duncan

Sandy Duncan had started a new TV comedy series, "Funny Face" for the 1971-72 season when she experienced headaches. The cause was a tumor which, when removed, caused her to lose sight in her left eye. During Peter Pan, the walls were padded, and Sandy, with no depth perception, crashed into them often.
5. Sammy Davis, Jr. is a famous one-eyed entertainer. How did Sammy lose which eye?

Answer: Left eye in a car wreck.

After Sammy lost his eye in 1954, he was depressed and thought he was finished in show business. When he made his first stage appearance, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin made a surprise appearance wearing eye patches!
6. A famous movie director was successful in spite of monocular vision. Which one?

Answer: John Ford

He directed many westerns filmed in Monument Valley, Arizona. He won six Oscars and directed many Hollywood legends such as John Wayne. He was especially proud of his documentary work during WW2, and his tombstone identifies him as Admiral John Ford.
7. Which of these actors qualifies for this quiz (one-eyed)?

Answer: Peter Falk

Peter Falk lost his left eye to a tumor when he was three years old. A story is told that during a Little League game, he offered the umpire his glass eye, saying "You need this more than I do".
8. Van Gogh lost an ear. Which artist lost an eye?

Answer: Degas

Degas' visual decline began when was 36, due to a form of retinopathy. He attributed his problems to the cold weather he experienced during guard duty and to the bright sunlight to which he was later exposed during his time in Louisiana. He continued to paint, but later had to ask his models to identify colors for him.
9. Ever try driving with one eye closed? How about an aviator: who had one eye?

Answer: Wiley Post

In 1926, while working in an oil field, a chip hit Post in his left eye. A massive infection developed, and Post allowed doctors remove his left eye in the hope that the infection would recede. It did. With only one eye, he trained himself to judge distances by the height of telephone poles and two-story buildings. He and Will Rogers were killed in a crash at Barrow, Alaska.
10. What Admiral, when ordered to retreat, put the telescope to his blind eye and said, "I do not see the signal"?

Answer: Horatio Nelson

In 1801, Vice-Admiral Nelson would not withdraw at the Battle of Copenhagen, pressed the attack, and won the engagement. It is believed that this is where the phrase "to turn a blind eye" originated.
Source: Author coastie54

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