Jocks Old Occupations Quiz

[Sir Jock o The Strap]

Try this list of Older occupations and can you tell me what they are known as today?? Good Luck!!!!

1.Aurifaber
2.Bailie
3.Carter
4.Draper
5.Faber
6.Gaoler
7.Hacker
8.Jagger
9.Keeler
10.Lavender
11.Marshall
12.Pitman
13.Ripper
14.Sauntere
15.Tapley
16.Webster
17.Yeoman
18.Whitster
19.Shrieve
20.Kempster

1 Point for each, bonuses for humor as per the norm!!!!
Good Luck

2.Bailie - Bailiff, but also in the last century the keeper of a gentleman farmer's estate.
3.Carter - Wheelwright?
4.Draper - Clothmaker
6.Gaoler - Prison warder
12.Pitman - Collier, miner
17.Yeoman - Guardsman eg) Beefeater

[WolfLord]

1.Goldsmith
5.Blacksmith
7.Hoe maker, also NZ rugby chant, or any defender for Manchester United
8.peddler of fish, also aging rock star
9.bargeman, or a woman who tries to bring down the government
10.washer woman
11.groom, who works with horses
13.fish monger, often called Jack. Normally hails from Yorkshire
15.one who puts taps in kegs
16.weaver
17.a)farmer who owned his own land
b)ships storeman
18.a bleacher of cloth
19.sheriff
20.wool comber

[Herr von Puebik]

is 13 something to do with tarts :P

You've left me one:
Number 14 if you meant Sauniere is a salt seller.

[Sir Jock o The Strap]

Okay dokay well done a good effort but not quite.

still to get 3, 4, 5, 11,

Tommo
2 correct, 3 incorrect, 4 incorrect, 6 correct, 12 correct, 17 incorrect, 14 correct, + 1 bonus for extras on 2.

Wolfman all correct apart from 5 and 11 although I'll give 0.5 as your nearly there. + bonuses for rugby chant and man utd ref, aging rock star and fallen governments. - 0.5 point for obvious ref to jack the ripper.

wolfman 14
tommo 5

Classy quiz, Jock, so I'll now give it the attention it merits.......

3 (Carter) A transporter of light goods (in a cart). As opposed to a "Tranter" who was for haulage. I suppose in modern day terms, the tranter would be a lorry driver, whereas the carter would be WHITE VAN MAN. ;D

4 (Draper) A dealer in cloth, sewing materials and dry goods. Modern equivalent : Haberdasher.

5 (Faber) A labourer - usually of the unskilled variety, whereas the skilled would have been known as a Smith.

11 (Marshall) One who looked after horses - modern day equivalent a groom. But the term was also in use to describe one who looked after the horses' hooves - in modern day terms, a blacksmith.

[Sir Jock o The Strap]

Ok Tommo me lad

carter I have is a wagon driver, so I'll give you that!!! + 1 for reference to white van man!
Draper I have is a dealer in dry goods, so you can have that as well.
Faber I have as an Artisan, so no points there.
Marshall i have as a horse doctor, your nearly there with some one who looks after horses though so 0.5.

so 3.5 all in.

quiz closed
wolfman 14
tommo 8.5

tommo said:

5 (Faber) A labourer - usually of the unskilled variety, whereas the skilled would have been known as a Smith.

You're right in that I was wrong on this. The Faber was a skilled labourer, so the modern-day term would be a Craftsman (or Craftswoman) It's okay, though, I'm not after any more points, I'm more than happy with my eight-and-a-half. ;)