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Jack's the Name Trivia Quiz

This quiz is all about people and thing that bear the name, Jack.

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

Author
sallyo

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
234,464

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
940

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Question 1 of 10

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

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 2 of 10

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

Whitechapel

Blackfriars

Soho

Billingsgate

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which name is the odd one out? Hint

Jock

Jakin

Jon

Jack

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Question 4 of 10

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

Mary Grant Buce

Susan Coolidge

Louisa Alcott

Lewis Carroll

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Question 5 of 10

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

C.S. Lewis

C. Northcoate Parkinson

C. Day Lewis

Clive Cussler

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Question 6 of 10

6. In which country was actor Jack Thompson born?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

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

Answer: (one or two words)

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Question 8 of 10

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

John

Jean-Luc

James

Jonathan

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is another name for a club or cosh? Hint

Blackjack

Jackstaff

Jackstick

Bluejack

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is a jackjumper? Hint

A kind of pogostick

A kangaroo

A kind of ant

A sweater

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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

Answer: Jack Sprat

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!

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

Answer: 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.

3. Which name is the odd one out?

Answer: Jon

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

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

Answer: 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.

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

Answer: 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.

6. In which country was actor Jack Thompson born?

Answer: 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.

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

Answer: candlestick

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

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

Answer: Jonathan

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

9. What is another name for a club or cosh?

Answer: Blackjack

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

10. What is a jackjumper?

Answer: A kind of ant

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

Source: Author sallyo

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