carpenter
Carpenters build and repair wooden structures and components. This topic is part of Trades within Everyday Life. This page currently draws on 8 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
carpenter trivia questions
A carpenter primarily works with what material?
Answer: Wood
Bonus fact: Carpenters build and repair wooden structures and components.
What measuring tool helps a carpenter check a 90-degree angle?
Answer: Square
Bonus fact: Carpenter's squares are used for layout and checking right angles.
What joint joins two pieces of wood at a 90-degree corner using an interlocking tenon and cavity?
Answer: Mortise-and-tenon joint
Bonus fact: Mortise-and-tenon construction is strong and traditional.
Carpenter ants get their name because they excavate nests in what?
Answer: Wood
Bonus fact: They tunnel through wood but do not eat it.
Do carpenter ants eat wood like termites?
Answer: No
Bonus fact: They remove wood to create galleries.
Who won the inaugural Olympic women's cycling road race in 1984?
Answer: Connie Carpenter
Bonus fact: Carpenter narrowly beat fellow American Rebecca Twigg at Mission Viejo.
Who played Laurie Strode in the original Halloween?
Answer: Jamie Lee Curtis
Bonus fact: BFI identifies Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's film.
Who played Debra Morgan on Dexter?
Answer: Jennifer Carpenter
Bonus fact: The first season drew from Jeff Lindsay’s novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter.