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Occupation Quiz Questions I
- What was Nobel Prize winner Lech Walesas's occupation at the Lenin Shipyard, Gdansk?
- In which sort of building does Homer Simpson work?
- What is the usual occupation of a leprechaun?
- What was the occupation of Albert Pierrepoint?
- Which occupation has been shared by darts player Raymond van Barneveld, actor Steve Carell and U.S. President Abraham Lincoln?
- What is the occupation of Pleasant Riderhood in Our Mutual Friend and Crimp in Martin Chuzzlewhit?
- What was the occupation of Denzil in the sitcom Only Fools and Horses?
- In film and television credits what is a gaffer?
- What is Sir Simon Rattle's occupation?
- What was Margaret Thatcher's occupation before beings elected Member of Parliament for Finchley in 1959?
- What does a pedagogue do?
- In times gone by, what did the following occupations do: (a)wainwright, (b)mercer, (c)verrier, (d)cordwainer, and (e)vulcan?
Answers:
- Electrician
- Nuclear Power Plant
- Shoemaker
- Hangman
- Postmen
- Pawnbrokers
- Lorry Driver
- Head electrician
- A musical conductor
- A research chemist and also a barrister (both answers ar correct)
- Teach
- (a)Builder or repairer of wagons, (b)clother merchant, (c)glazier, (d)makes shoes, and (e)blacksmith
Occupations Quiz Questions II
- Samuel Ryder, of golf's Ryder Cup fame, originated the idea of selling what in 'penny packets'?
- Where would you be working if you used a Brannock Device?
- Passing what test allows a London taxi driver to become a member of the Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers?
- Hephaestus fulfilled which occupation for the gods in Greek and Roman mythology?
- What was the occupation of Mr. Teasy-Weasy in the 1930s to 1960s?
- Whilst working as a carpenter, which Hollywood A-lister once built a sun deck for actress Sally Kellerman?
- What are the professions of the following people seen on television: (a)presenter George Clarke, (b)Tom Kerridge, (c)Thelma Madine?
- Fluff Cowan, Steve Williams and Fanny Sunesson have all earned a living in sport doing what job?
- Which Hollywood actress co-founded The Honest Company, a consumer goods company that was worth nearly 2 billion dollars in 2015?
- Name the patron saint of musicians?
- What was Sir Edmund Hillary's official occupation on his passport when he climbed Mount Everest?
- Can you give the day time occupations of the following Dad's Army characters: (a) Lance-Corporal Jack Jones, (b) Sergeant Arthur Wilson, (c) Private James Frazer, (d) Private Charles Godfrey (before retirement), and (e) ARP Warden William Hodges?
- What was the trained profession of author Zane Grey?
- What are the main occupations of the following successful ladies: (a)Amal Clooney, (b)Zaha Hadid, (c)Mhairi Black, (d)Kate Malone, and (d)Zadie Smith?
- The following surnames are originally given for doing which jobs: (a)Ackerman, (b)Barker, (c)Fletcher, and (d)Jardine
Answers:
- Garden seeds
- Shoe shop (it's the standard foot measuring tool)
- The Knowledge
- Blacksmith
- Hairdresser
- Harrison Ford
- (a)Architect, (b)cook, and (c)Dressmaker (of 'The Big Fat Gypsy Wedding' fame)
- Golf caddies
- Jessica Alba
- Saint Cecilia
- Beekeeper
- (a)Butcher, (b)bank employee, (c)undertaker, (d)shop assistant, and (e)greengrocer.
- Dentist
- (a)Barrister, (b)architect, (c)politician (M.P.), (d)potter (ceramic artist), and (e)author
- (a)Ploughman, (b)leather tanner, (c)making arrows, and (d)gardener
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