What or who am I?
My name is not Jack, to many this is my name
A mighty empire brought me to fame
Though now it is gone, I am still around
And sometimes I even make people feel proud
Together I brought millions of people
Beneath me has died patriotic people
A mish-mash of cultures, that's who I am
Although the dragons do think, that I ignore them
Answer:
Explanation:
My name is not Jack, to many this is my name
Many people call the UK flag the Union Jack, though that's not its official name.
A mighty empire bought me to fame
The British Empire.
Though now it is gone, I am still around
The British Empire collapsed in the early-to-mid 20th century, but the flag is still used.
And sometimes I even make people feel proud
Nationalism and patriotic feeling.
Together I brought millions of people
There are more than 60 million people in Britain.
Beneath me has died patriotic people
Many soldiers have died in war beneath this flag.
A mish-mash of cultures, that's who I am
Britain is indeed a mish-mash of cultures: English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, with history and customs taken from the Normans, the Saxons, the Norse, various Germanic tribes, ...
Although the dragons do think, that I ignore them
The flag contains elements of the English, Scottish, and Irish flags, but not the Welsh flag with its dragon.
You are:
Union Jack (the British flag, dragon part being related to St. George's cross).
It might also be a
headphone jack
Explanation:
My name is not Jack, to many this is my name
It is not officially called jack, but it is often referred to as a headphone jack.
A mighty empire bought me to fame
It became very popular after it came out in Walkman, mighty empire being Sony.
Though now it is gone, I am still around
As we all know it iPhone 7 doesn't have a headphone jack anymore, but it is still widely used in basically every other phone and a bunch of other machines.
And sometimes I even make people feel proud
Some people might be proud of having it in their phone and mock those with iPhone 7.
Together I brought millions of people
People can connect with each other by speaking through headphones that connect to a headphone jack
Beneath me has died patriotic people
Was Steve Jobs patriotic?
A mish-mash of cultures, that's who I am
Regardless of culture, everyone uses a headphone jack.
Although the dragons do think, that I ignore them
Although dragons might think, headphone jack don't want none of that so he just ignores those dragons!
I know a few of the answers are quite far-fetched, but that's the only Jack I could think of while reading this riddle.
