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