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Professions1. In Arthur Miller’s famous play about the life and times of Willie Loman, what is Willie’s profession, as named in the play’s title?Salesman (“Death of a Salesman”)2. What is a Haberdasher?A person who sells notions or men’s outfitter3. This old-fashioned word for the maker or designer of hats derives from the Italian city Milan.Milliner4. What does a chandler make?Candles5. This person is hired by insurance companies to make tables of life expectancies.Actuary6. All work and no play makes Jack what?A Dull Boy7. He failed as a salesman of electric signs and a promoter of photography, and he could not get a job working for a newspaper in Los Angeles, but he would end up succeeding in such films as “A Farewell to Arms, ” “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town,” and “High Noon.”Gary Cooper8. What was Abraham Lincoln’s career before he ran for political office?Lawyer9. Complete the next line in this nursery rhyme: Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief.Doctor, lawyer, Indian chief10. In the film “To Catch a Thief,” who plays John Robie , the Cat, a retired cat burglar?Cary Grant11. Complete the song lyric: Once I built a railroad, made it run, made it race against time, Once I built a railroad, now it’s done, brother…Can you spare a dime?12. What is the largest confederation of unions in the U.S., representing more than 11 million workers?AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations)13. What German economic philosopher said “Workers of the world unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains.”Carl Marx or Friedrich Engels14. Members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) often went by this unsteady nickname.Wobblies15. Although in the U.S., we celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday in September, most of the rest of the world celebrates International Workers Day on which day?May 1 (May Day) (Hint: you might call this out on your radio if your plane is about to crash)16. This American labor union leader and president of the Teamster’s Union disappeared at the age of 62 in 1975. Presumed to be murdered, his body was never found.Jimmy Hoffa17. What is a teamster?Truck driver18. What is the name of a person who drills for oil in an area not yet known to have oil fields?Wildcatter19. What is the name of someone who breaks a picket line?Scab20. If a cartwright makes carts, what does a wainwright do?Makes and repairs wagons21. What does a cooper make?Barrels22. How did Jesus make a living?He was a carpenter===23. This small group of men, working a brand new profession in the late 1950s and early 1960s, had the “right stuff.” Name the profession.Astronauts24. What would you be if you worked the same job in the Soviet Union?Cosmonaut===25. Proverbially, what is the world’s oldest profession?Prostitution26. How did William Randolph Hearst make his fortune?Newspaper publishing27. Does she or doesn’t she? Only members of this profession know for sure.Hairdresser28. This person works in a casino raking in the chipsCroupier29. Their uniform consists of a black and white shirt, a flat straw hat, and a long pole. They work only in one very special city in Italy.Gondolier (Venice)30. This game show that ran on CBS from 1950 to 1967 was moderated by John Charles Daly and featured the panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Frances, and Bennett Cerf, trying to guess the professions of contestants.What’s My Line?===For the next five questions, we will name the specialty. You name the part of the body.31. CardiologistHeart32. PodiatristFoot33. PulmonologistLungs34. OrthopeodistBones35. OpthalmologistEyes===Say in what industry each of these Guilded Age tycoons made their fortunes?36. Andrew CarnegieSteel37. John D. RockefellerOil38. Cornelius VanderbiltRailroads===39. Who makes your coffee at Starbuck’s?Barista49. This man’s job is to get in the ring and take the bull by the horns.Matador (or Toreodore or bullfighter)50. Who takes your blood?Phlebotomist51. Who shoes your horses?Farrier52. Who escorts you to your table at a fancy restaurant?Maitre d’53. In this extinct profession this boy used to mix up your phosphates for you at the fountain in the diner.Soda jerk54. Someone who greets you and answers the phone at the officeReceptionist55. Who are these people? Alex Trebek, Monty Hall, Bob Eubanks, and Richard DawsonGame show hosts (hint: Sarah Tsiang is also one of these)56. Who are these people? Julia Child, Jacques Pepin, Emeril Lagasse, and Paula DeenChefs57. Mario Andretti, Jackie Stewart, Parnelli Jones, and Danica Patrick do what?Race car drivers58. Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Fiedler, André Previn, Georg Solti, and Arturo Toscanini are famous what?Conductors59. Who cleans your chimney?Chimney sweep (hint: Mary Poppins’s boyfriend Bert was one of these)60. Who sits in a repair room that nobody ever calls?The Maytag repair man61. What is a scribe?Someone who writes things down62. What does a vintner make?Wine63. Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and Pat Garrett were all what?Sheriffs64. Someone writing in Fortran or C++ is a what?Computer programmer65. In 1910 over two million of these worked in difficult conditions throughout the U.S. Lewis Hine’s powerful photographs of them helped to pass legislation to make it illegal to hire them.Children (child laborers)66. This 1936 film has Charlie Chaplin working as a jittery assembly line worker and was critical of the machine age.Modern Times67. This man made a fortune by improving the assembly line and bringing interchangeable parts to the worker rather than bringing the worker to the parts. He could sell you the world’s cheapest automobile in any color so long as it was black.Henry Ford68. The fishermen, lumbermen, and miners have the dubious distinction of belonging to professions at the top of this negative list.Most dangerous jobs69. These highly skilled workers undergo rigorous personal training, are on call 24 hours 7 days a week to help their employer, generally return to the training center every year or two, but can only work this demanding job for eight to ten years before retiring.Service dogs70. This famous oil painting by Jean-Fran?iose Millet, completed in 1857, depicts three peasant women in a field stooped over gathering bits of hay. The name of the painting is the name of their profession.The Gleaners71. “Step right up, ladies and gentlemen!” said the what? “You’ll never believe what you’ll see in this tent.”Barker72. One man likes to push a plough, the other likes to chase a cow, but that’s no reason that the farmer and the cowman can’t be friends in this Rodgers & Hammerstein musical.Oklahoma!73. These men and women ride in ambulances and give pre-hospital care to those in emergency need.Paramedic (or medic or EMT)74. Despite his funny-looking suit and his reliance on strangely named ruminants to power his delivery vehicle, he may be the hardest-working individual on a day that most people have as a holiday.Santa Claus75. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration, or OSHA, responsible for the safety and health of workers, was created by which president in December 1970.Richard Nixon76. George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Zachary Taylor, Ulysses Grant, Teddy Roosevelt, and Dwight Eisenhower all shared what profession before going into public office?They were all Generals (or soldiers)77. Spelunkers can be found where?In caves (underground)78. Some years ago, the U.S. unemployment rate jumped from 3.3% to 24.9% in only four years. During what period did this happen?The Great Depression (1929-1933)79. Because of WWII, Rosie got a whole new job. What job?Riveter80. BSN, ADN, NP, RN, and LPN are all degrees that help you qualify for this branch of care.Nursing81. Snug the joiner, Quince the carpenter, Bottum the weaver, all changed their professions into actors for Shakespeare’s comedy about fairies and crazed lovers late one crazy night in summer. Name the Shakespeare play.A Midsummer Night’s Dream82. What kind of material does a glazier work with?Glass83. What profession deals with soldiers, sailors, and tuck-pointing?Brick laying===Terms used by professions84. Laparascopes, retractors, needle holders, and forceps are tools used by these professionals.Surgeons85. These are terms used by whom? Arabesque, plié, en pointe, pirouette, and relevé.Ballet dancers86. Cavy, kacks, quirts, and chaps are used by whom?Cowboys87. Traps, snakes, ells, and bends are used by whom?Plumbers88. Key grip, best boy, and gaffer are all professions in what business?Motion pictures (key grip: lighting; best boy: assistant to grip; gaffer: electrical) 89. Where can you find a stevedore?On a dock, loading and unloading ships90. We’ve hauled some barges in our day, filled with lumber, coal and hay, and we know every inch of the way of what famous American waterway?Erie Canal91. In the U.S., this was first set in 1938 at 25 cents an hour. In 2013, it is 29 times that.Minimum wage92. What does a negligent worker’s pay and puppy’s tail have in common?They can get docked93. Sally Field played the part of this textile worker turned union activist in the cotton mills of North Carolina. What was her and the movie’s name?Norma Rae94. Harrison Ford, Melanie Griffith and Sigourney Weaver starred in this 1988 film about a secretary whose idea was stolen by her boss. To get it back, she pretends she has her boss’s job while her boss is away. What is the name of the movie?Working Girl95. In this 1936 screwball comedy, socialite Carole Lombard goes on a scavenger hunt to find unemployed William Powell as her “forgotten man.” Powell ends up playing butler to this eccentric wealthy family. It is considered one of the greatest comedies produced during the Depression.My Man Godfrey96. This English born American cigar maker became one of the greatest figures in American labor history. He founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and served as its president for almost four decades. His first name is Samuel.Samuel Gompers97. Part of Roosevelt’s New Deal, this public work relief program hired unemployed and unmarried men ages 18 to 25 for jobs relating to the development of natural resources on government lands. Almost three million young men participated, and their work is still be seen today throughout the country, especially in our National Parks. Name the C (Civilian Conservation Corps)98. The character Figaro appears in two famous classical operas. In Mozart’s opera, The Marriage of Figaro, he is a valet and majordomo to a Count. In Rossini’s opera, he holds this job in a famous Spanish city.Barber (of Seville)99. This ancient job belonged to historical entertainers who worked at fairs and markets or were employed in the courts of kings. They are famous for wearing motley.Jester100. You haul 16 tons and what do you get?You get another day older and deeper in debt. (Tennesse Ernie Ford) ................
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