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'J' is for..... Trivia Quiz

Up to part 10 now and still going on and on and on and etc. O.K. you know how it works, no? I give you a scenario involving a word beginning with 'J' and you guess the answer. Simple. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by kristian88. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kristian88

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
146,143

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
673

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Question 1 of 10

1. I recently visited an old English castle and they were having a medieval festival. I noticed one woman wearing a rather charming 'jupon'. What did she have on? Hint

Hat with feathers

Bead necklace

Petticoat

Short legged trousers

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Question 2 of 10

2. I enjoyed a holiday in Africa last year, along with a hundred others, and was recently looking at the photos from it. I had simply labelled one of them 'Jerboa'. What was the picture of? Hint

Large antelope

Small rodent

Small alligator

Large crocodile

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Question 3 of 10

3. I was watching CNN, along with everyone else, during Gulf War 2 and noticed one of the Afghanis had a 'jezail'. What type of thing did he have? Hint

Weapon

Clothing

Food

Camera

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Question 4 of 10

4. An American friend of mine was constantly going on about it only cost a 'jitney'. How much actually is a jitney? Hint

25 cents

50 cents

75 cents

5 cents

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Question 5 of 10

5. I noticed a 'jabot' on someone's clothes the other day. What was the item of clothing I was looking at? Hint

Hat

Shirt

Shoes

Trousers

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Question 6 of 10

6. On a recent camping trip in Scotland with my wife, we were sitting in the tent looking out and witnessed a local being 'jauped'. What had just happened to him? Hint

Spattered with mud from a tractor

Put in stocks and had wet sponges thrown at him

Chased down the land and bitten by a dog

Burnt at the stake by an angry mob of wild haggis

7. On a camping trip in Scotland, along with seeing a local get jauped, I also got chatting to the guy in the next tent, who was there with his boss. He was an Irish fella and a 'jarvey' by trade. What was his line of work? Hint

Rent collector

Male stripper

Taxi driver

Sportsman

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Question 8 of 10

8. Watching a Frankie Howerd film, there came a point in it when one character referred to Frankie as a 'janker wallah'. What was Frankie doing at the time? Hint

Riding a horse

Roofing a house

Dancing an Irish jig

Peeling potatoes

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Question 9 of 10

9. I was looking for a particular fruit in a greengrocers a few days ago and for some reason the woman behind the counter asked what colour it was. I decided to be smart and said 'jacinthe'. She smiled at me and pointed to the fruit I wanted and said 'smart alec'. What colour was the fruit that I picked up? Hint

Orange

Green

Yellow

Red

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Question 10 of 10

10. A friend of mine, who lives in Antarctica, said he would be flying home on 'jubilate'. What day was he due to arrive? Hint

Sunday before Christmas Day

Two days before Lent

Six days after New Year

Third Sunday after Easter

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I recently visited an old English castle and they were having a medieval festival. I noticed one woman wearing a rather charming 'jupon'. What did she have on?

Answer: Petticoat

A jupon can be a sleeveless jacket, a petticoat or a coat worn over armour.

2. I enjoyed a holiday in Africa last year, along with a hundred others, and was recently looking at the photos from it. I had simply labelled one of them 'Jerboa'. What was the picture of?

Answer: Small rodent

A jerboa is a small African rodent that has long hind legs for jumping.

3. I was watching CNN, along with everyone else, during Gulf War 2 and noticed one of the Afghanis had a 'jezail'. What type of thing did he have?

Answer: Weapon

A jezail, from the Persian jaza'il, is a long Afghan musket.

4. An American friend of mine was constantly going on about it only cost a 'jitney'. How much actually is a jitney?

Answer: 5 cents

A jitney is American slang for 5 cents or a motorbus that ran at very cheap rates. It is also used to mean cheap.

5. I noticed a 'jabot' on someone's clothes the other day. What was the item of clothing I was looking at?

Answer: Shirt

A jabot is an ornamental frill on a bodice or formerly on a shirt. The word is of French origin.

6. On a recent camping trip in Scotland with my wife, we were sitting in the tent looking out and witnessed a local being 'jauped'. What had just happened to him?

Answer: Spattered with mud from a tractor

To jaup is to spatter or to splash up with mud or water.

Answer: Taxi driver

A jarvey is the driver of an Irish car, or in slang talk is a taxi driver. It is derived from the Irish name Jarvis.

8. Watching a Frankie Howerd film, there came a point in it when one character referred to Frankie as a 'janker wallah'. What was Frankie doing at the time?

Answer: Peeling potatoes

A janker wallah is a term that was used to describe a chore done by an army prisoner such as peeling potatoes or washing uniforms. The term jankers means detention in the army and wallah is Indian for doing something.

Answer: Orange

Jacinthe means orange colour.

10. A friend of mine, who lives in Antarctica, said he would be flying home on 'jubilate'. What day was he due to arrive?

Answer: Third Sunday after Easter

Jubilate has many meanings including exultation.

Source: Author kristian88

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