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