Question for:
Throughout the 1830s and '40s, the white entertainer Thomas Dartmouth Rice (1808-1860) performed a popular song-and-dance act supposedly modeled after an enslaved man. Rice darkened his face, acted like a buffoon, and spoke with an exaggerated and distorted imitation of African-American Vernacular English. What name did he give this character?
Clues
Possible QScores
100
57.34
36.03
28.74
Answer Breakdown
| Clues Used | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Submissions | 85 | 140 | 58 | 17 | 300 |
| % of Total | 28.33% | 46.67% | 19.33% | 5.67% | |
| Clues Used | |||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Correct | 59 | 128 | 58 | 16 | 261 |
| % of Correct | 22.61% | 49.04% | 22.22% | 6.13% | |
| % of Answers | 19.67% | 42.67% | 19.33% | 5.33% | |
| Clues Used | |||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Incorrect | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| % of Incorrect | 66.67% | 30.77% | 0% | 2.56% | |
| % of Answers | 8.67% | 4% | 0% | 0.33% | |
87%
13%
71.67%
Most Common Incorrect Answer
| Answer | Count |
|---|---|
| “Jimmy” | 5 |