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Occupations 1 Trivia Quiz

This quiz seeks another name for some common jobs. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by steiny1. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
steiny1

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
38,212

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
8269

Last 3 plays: Guest 175 (8/10), Guest 173 (9/10), Guest 47 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following is a bone specialist? Hint

Orthopedist

Otologist

Pediatrician

Dermatologist

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Question 2 of 10

2. What occupation is a grifter? Hint

Dressmaker

Fireman

Circus concessionaire

Caterer

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is a dip? Hint

Pickpocket

Woodcutter

Scribe

Jeweler

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Question 4 of 10

4. A lady's maid is called an what? Hint

Farrier

Abigail

Actuary

Washerwoman

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Question 5 of 10

5. A sawyer is a woodcutter.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is an actuary? Hint

Butcher

Cab Driver

Map Maker

Statistician

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is another name for a barber? Hint

Chandler

Tonsorialist

Croupier

Shorer

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is a draper? Hint

A person who makes burial shrouds

Window Dresser

Sales Clerk

Cloth and textile retailer

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does a cutler do? Hint

Makes maps

Peddles fruit

Makes knives

Cracks safes

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Question 10 of 10

10. A turnkey is a colloquial term for a jailer.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following is a bone specialist?

Answer: Orthopedist

The others have to do with babies, ears and skin.

2. What occupation is a grifter?

Answer: Circus concessionaire

Can run a show, refreshment stand or game of chance in a circus or carnival.

3. What is a dip?

Answer: Pickpocket

This is the slang for a pickpocket used by law enforcement and criminals alike.

4. A lady's maid is called an what?

Answer: Abigail

Abigail was a servant in 'The Scornful Lady' and has been used as an alternative word for a Lady's personal maid since 1671.

5. A sawyer is a woodcutter.

Answer: True

Actually defined as one who saws logs. It is also a beetle having wood boring larvae.

6. What is an actuary?

Answer: Statistician

Specializes in the mathematics of insurance and mortality rates etc.

7. What is another name for a barber?

Answer: Tonsorialist

Frequently used in a humourous vein, such as 'a tonsorial artist'.

8. What is a draper?

Answer: Cloth and textile retailer

A dealer in cloth or dry goods. Originally he was a manufacturer of cloth.

9. What does a cutler do?

Answer: Makes knives

Also sometimes sharpens knives.

10. A turnkey is a colloquial term for a jailer.

Answer: True

In Britain he is called a gaoler.

Source: Author steiny1

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