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