I mean... it is, though? It's just not always the same suit from game to game. Like in the game Spades, spades is the trump suit because any spade card automatically beats cards of any other suit. In contract bridge the trump suit can vary from hand to hand, being hearts in one hand, diamonds in another, or no trump in a third (meaning no suit trumps any other).
A clue isn't bad just because you've not heard of it before. Trump Suit is a common term in card games, if it was obscure then 50% of people wouldn't have been able to get it.
A couple of those are tricky for us non Americans. My knowledge of your older Vice Presidents is pretty limited, for obvious reasons.
I couldn’t understand why ‘Wright’ wasn’t working for the wheel maker. I’ve not heard it referred to by the answer, but obviously I know why Wright wasn’t correct.
Ohh and the ‘trilling’ clue completely stumped me, I had no idea what it meant. But that could just be my sleep addled brain, and I haven't heard of the person who is the answer, which doesn't help either.
I think that's the point though, it makes it more fun. There are certainly more creative possibilities for Trump though, especially if you have a juvenile sense of humour
I don't think it was that tricky. Non-US, got 7 right, only have heard of about 7 people (and they don't match the 7 I got). And most of the ones I missed I could/really should have gotten (by clue). Garner I would never have gotten, and I have heard of the word burr but would not have come up with it myself.
(And that indeed is an obscure word, I only know it because I read several wikipedia articles about related subjects, trying to figure out which language uses which type of r and what the definition of rolling was because I had come across some contradictions)
10/13 as non-American, but it was definitely a difficult quiz, some of the vice-presidents, I never heard of. But guessing was my friend, e.g. in case of King it was the logical answer.
"Trump" is not a playing card suit. I would say something like "A card that always beats any other card" or "A card or suit of cards elevated above their usual rank"
I can only think of one game (Tarot) which has trumps but they are not a suit. In bridge, whist etc. trumps is always a suit, whether clubs, diamonds, hearts or spades.
Oo yes. It seems to be a pretty non-standard definition in the American dictionary as well, and it's not there at all in Webster's as far as I can see. The main meaning in both UK and US English, other than "a thing that wheels" (whatever that means) seems to be the horse(s) harnessed nearest the wheels of the vehicle they are pulling - which is perhaps a more interesting definition anyway..?
It's wheelwright, not wheeler, and garner isn't typically used for reaping, etc, although a granary could be called a garner but isn't usually. Not too hard to figure out, but a better definition would be nice. Also, the trump thing.
me trying 19 different spellings of spades: 😀
I couldn’t understand why ‘Wright’ wasn’t working for the wheel maker. I’ve not heard it referred to by the answer, but obviously I know why Wright wasn’t correct.
Ohh and the ‘trilling’ clue completely stumped me, I had no idea what it meant. But that could just be my sleep addled brain, and I haven't heard of the person who is the answer, which doesn't help either.
Novel idea for a quiz though, I liked it.
(And that indeed is an obscure word, I only know it because I read several wikipedia articles about related subjects, trying to figure out which language uses which type of r and what the definition of rolling was because I had come across some contradictions)
I did make me have carter ready to go.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/garner
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/trump