Jim Porter

Sheila Barrett

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  1. Jim Porter was how tall?

    2. Your answer:
    10 feet
    7 feet 8 inches
    6 feet 2 inches
    3 feet 2 inches

  2. How big was Jim Porter's shoe size?

    3. Your answer:
    2
    14 1/2
    201/2
    12

  3. How large was Jim Porter's hand from the base of the hand to the tip of the middle finger?

    4. Your answer:
    13 1/2 inches
    10 inches
    6 inches
    8 inches

  4. At age fourteen Jim Porter worked as what?

    5. Your answer:
    mayor
    coach driver
    jockey
    steamboat captain

  5. When Charles Dickens met Porter in 1842 what did he call him?

    6. Your answer:
    a tower among houses
    a lighthouse walking along lamp-post
    a lamp-post walking along men
    a giraffe walking among men

  6. Porter's 8 foot rifle was called what?

    7. Your answer:
    The Giant's Rifle
    The Weapon of Mass Destruction
    The Little Rifle
    The Kentucky Long Rifle

  7. Porter's cane resembled what?

    8. Your answer:
    candy cane
    spiral bedpost
    hook
    snake

  8. When Jim Porter died there had to be a special what made?

    9. Your answer:
    graveyard
    suit
    tombstone
    casket

  9. The marker on Porter's grave simply states what?

    10. Your answer:
    Jim Porter
    Here Lies a Giant
    Here lies the Kentucky Giant- the tallest man in the world.
    He was 7 feet, 8 inches tall- an inch shorter than he claimed.

  10. How long did Jim Porter live?

    11. Your answer:
    52
    49
    103
    21

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