Top Hat - Quiz
Top Hat
  • 1. In 'Top Hat', who plays the character Jerry Travers?
A) Cyd Charisse
B) James Cagney
C) Gene Kelly
D) Fred Astaire
  • 2. What year was the film 'Top Hat' released?
A) 1955
B) 1935
C) 1945
D) 1965
  • 3. Which actress stars opposite Fred Astaire in 'Top Hat'?
A) Audrey Hepburn
B) Rita Hayworth
C) Judy Garland
D) Ginger Rogers
  • 4. Which musical number opens the film 'Top Hat'?
A) Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
B) Cheek to Cheek
C) No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)
D) Isn't This a Lovely Day (To Be Caught in the Rain)?
  • 5. What is the character played by Ginger Rogers in 'Top Hat'?
A) Dale Tremont
B) Katharine Hepburn
C) Betty Hutton
D) Marlene Dietrich
  • 6. In the plot of 'Top Hat', what is Dale Tremont mistakenly led to believe about Jerry Travers?
A) That he is Horace Hardwick
B) That he is an imposter
C) That he is in debt
D) That he is a spy
  • 7. Who directed the film 'Top Hat'?
A) Mark Sandrich
B) Billy Wilder
C) Vincente Minnelli
D) George Cukor
  • 8. Which song from 'Top Hat' won the Academy Award for Best Original Song?
A) Let's Face the Music and Dance
B) Cheek to Cheek
C) Isn't This a Lovely Day (To Be Caught in the Rain)?
D) Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
  • 9. Where is the setting of 'Top Hat' for a significant portion of the film?
A) Venice
B) New York
C) London
D) Paris
  • 10. What is another informal name for a top hat?
A) Bowler
B) Homburg
C) Fedora
D) Topper
  • 11. During which century did the top hat first emerge in Western fashion?
A) 19th century
B) 18th century
C) 20th century
D) 17th century
  • 12. Which type of formal wear is traditionally associated with the top hat?
A) Business casual
B) White tie
C) Smart casual
D) Black tie
  • 13. What material was commonly used for making traditional top hats after the turn of the 19th century?
A) Leather
B) Wool
C) Beaver fur
D) Black silk
  • 14. Which hat style began to fall out of fashion with the introduction of the top hat in the early 1790s?
A) Fedora
B) Bowler
C) Tricorne
D) Homburg
  • 15. What is a collapsible variant of a top hat known as?
A) Tricorn hat
B) Bowler hat
C) Opera hat
D) Fedorahat
  • 16. Which event saw the introduction of semi-formal black tie and informal wear suits with less formal hats?
A) 1900s before World War I
B) 1960s counterculture
C) 1920s after World War I
D) 1800s during the Napoleonic Wars
  • 17. In which of these events is a top hat still traditionally worn?
A) Glastonbury Festival
B) Coachella Music Festival
C) Woodstock
D) Royal Ascot
  • 18. Which character in popular culture is known for pulling a rabbit out of a top hat?
A) The Monopoly Man
B) Uncle Sam
C) Louis Comte
D) Scrooge McDuck
  • 19. Which institution's prominent positions traditionally include wearing a top hat as part of formal dress?
A) Bank of England
B) Amazon HQ
C) Apple Inc.
D) Google Headquarters
  • 20. What type of coat replaced the justaucorps by the 1780s?
A) Frock coats
B) Breeches
C) Tailcoats
D) Tunics
  • 21. Which hat became less formal compared to the top hat in the 1920s?
A) Opera hats
B) Tricornes
C) Bowlers and fedoras
D) Top hats
  • 22. In which George Orwell novel does the top hat feature prominently in propaganda?
A) Animal Farm
B) The Road to Wigan Pier
C) Homage to Catalonia
D) Nineteen Eighty-Four
  • 23. In which languages is the top hat referred to as a 'cylinder hat'?
A) Portuguese, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
B) Italian, German, Russian, Hungarian
C) Greek, Turkish, Polish, Czech
D) French, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish
  • 24. Until World War I, who maintained the top hat as a standard item of formal outdoor wear?
A) Upper-class males
B) Working-class men
C) Middle-class women
D) Children
  • 25. Who patented the design for an elastic round hat in 1812?
A) Isaac Singer
B) John Hetherington
C) Thomas Francis Dollman
D) Antoine Gibus
  • 26. In which country are all members of a lodge traditionally required to wear top hats?
A) France
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) Spain
  • 27. At which event did male members of the British royal family wear top hats in 2012?
A) Queen's Birthday Parade
B) Trooping the Colour
C) Royal Wedding
D) Carriage Procession at the Diamond Jubilee
  • 28. What type of hats increasingly replaced top hats for ordinary wear due to convenience and expense?
A) Soft hats
B) Berets
C) Beanies
D) Fedora hats
  • 29. What material is no longer produced for making traditional top hats?
A) Wool felt
B) Hatters' plush
C) Fur plush
D) Melusine
  • 30. Which American musician is known for wearing top hats in music videos like 'Don't Come Around Here No More'?
A) Elvis Presley
B) Tom Petty
C) Brendon Urie
D) Slash
  • 31. Which U.S. President first wore a top hat at his inauguration in the 19th century?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Ulysses S. Grant
C) Franklin Pierce
D) James Buchanan
  • 32. Which U.S. President brought back the top hat for his inauguration in 1961?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Richard Nixon
D) Jimmy Carter
  • 33. Which type of event still sees traditional use of top hats in the UK?
A) Rock festivals
B) Football matches
C) Horse racing events like Epsom Derby
D) Music concerts
  • 34. What material is used to cover the underbrim of a top hat?
A) Gossamer
B) Leather sweatband
C) Merino cloth
D) Silk plush
  • 35. What societal change in the 1960s affected the popularity of formal wear including top hats?
A) Victorian Era
B) Digital Age
C) Counterculture movement
D) Industrial Revolution
  • 36. What is the name of the collapsible top-hat design popularized by Antoine Gibus?
A) Dollman
B) Elastic hat
C) Gibus
D) Claque
  • 37. In which language is a top hat referred to as 'tzylinder'?
A) English
B) German
C) Hebrew
D) Yiddish
  • 38. What was a common material for upper-class top hats at the end of the 18th century?
A) Silk plush
B) Wool felt
C) Cotton fabric
D) Felted beaver fur
  • 39. Who is credited with creating the first silk top hat in England?
A) John Hetherington
B) George Dunnage
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Charles Vernet
  • 40. Which type of formal wear is associated with morning dress and top hats?
A) Blazer
B) Frock coat
C) Sweater vest
D) Tuxedo
  • 41. How long does the gossamer need to cure on a wooden frame before it can be used for top hats?
A) 3 weeks
B) 5 months
C) 1 year
D) 6 months
  • 42. Why are vintage silk top hats rare in the market today?
A) They were banned in the mid-20th century.
B) All existing looms were destroyed in a natural disaster.
C) The material is illegal to produce now.
D) They have not been in general production since the 1950s.
  • 43. Which crown shape is considered the standard nowadays for top hats?
A) Flat crown
B) Stovepipe
C) Full bell crown
D) Semi-bell crown
  • 44. Who destroyed the last looms capable of producing hatters' plush?
A) Bobby Smith
B) The London hat merchant
C) Christys'
D) Nicholas Smith
  • 45. Which style of dress coat was introduced with the top hat in the early 1790s?
A) Directoire style
B) Edwardian style
C) Victorian style
D) Rococo style
  • 46. On what date did all civilian members of the Japanese delegation wear top hats to sign a significant document?
A) July 4, 1945
B) September 2, 1945
C) August 15, 1945
D) October 31, 1945
  • 47. Which British school still has students wear top hats with their Sunday dress uniform?
A) Harrow School
B) Winchester College
C) Rugby School
D) Eton College
  • 48. What materials might steampunk culture use to make top hats, besides traditional ones?
A) Wool
B) Silk
C) Cotton
D) Leather
  • 49. In Freemasonry, who traditionally has the privilege of wearing a head covering in North American lodges?
A) Worshipful Master
B) Junior Warden
C) Tiler
D) Senior Deacon
  • 50. In which country's symbolism is the top hat a part of Uncle Sam's traditional dress?
A) Canada
B) Australia
C) Germany
D) United States
  • 51. Which U.S. President popularized the stovepipe hat style?
A) George Washington
B) Theodore Roosevelt
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) Abraham Lincoln
  • 52. In which U.S. horse discipline are top hats widely worn?
A) Show jumping
B) Eventing
C) Coaching
D) Dressage
  • 53. Which Monopoly character is known for wearing a top hat?
A) Rich Uncle Pennybags
B) Mr. Green
C) Thimble
D) Madam Queen
  • 54. Which U.S. President did not wear a top hat at his inauguration in 1953?
A) Lyndon B. Johnson
B) Harry S. Truman
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
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