'Blue-collar' jobs traditionally refer to what kind of work?
AnswerManual or industrial work
Blue-collar describes manual trades and industry, named after the durable blue work shirts often worn.
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The basics
The word 'résumé' comes from French, meaning what?
AnswerSummary
In French, résumé means a summary, from résumer, to sum up; a résumé sums up a person's experience.
Going deeper
The word 'journeyman' comes from French 'journée'. What did that refer to?
AnswerA day's work or a day's pay
A journeyman was a qualified worker paid by the day, from journée, meaning a day.
When is Labor Day celebrated in the United States?
AnswerThe first Monday in September
US Labor Day falls on the first Monday in September; the last Monday in May is Memorial Day.
In medieval Europe, what were the associations of craftsmen and merchants that controlled their trades called?
AnswerGuilds
Guilds set standards, trained apprentices and controlled who could practice a trade in a town.
Expert level
The term 'free lance', describing a mercenary knight, was popularized by which novelist in 'Ivanhoe'?
AnswerSir Walter Scott
Walter Scott's 1819 novel Ivanhoe described mercenary soldiers as 'free lances', the origin of 'freelance'.
What did the word 'masterpiece' originally mean?
AnswerA work submitted to a guild to earn the rank of master
Craftsmen once made a 'masterpiece' for guild judges to prove they were skilled enough to become masters.
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