<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
 
$(document).ready(function() {
var thisQuestion = '#question{QID}';
var namesArr = ['name1',
                'name2',
                'name3',
                'name4'];
//approach1
for (i=0, len=namesArr.length; i<len; i++){
     $('td.answers-list', thisQuestion).push(namesArr)
};
 
//approach2
$('.answer-item'. thisQuestion).each(function(i) {
       $(this).append(namesArr)
});
 
//approach3
$('tr.answers-list', thisQuestion).each(function(i) {
       $(this).append('<td class="answer-item text-item">namesArr
</td>\');
});
 
alert("this: " +thisQuestion+ $('#question{QID} input:text').val());
)};
</script>