- 1. In 'Top Hat', who plays the character Jerry Travers?
A) Fred Astaire
B) James Cagney
C) Cyd Charisse
D) Gene Kelly
- 2. What year was the film 'Top Hat' released?
A) 1935
B) 1945
C) 1955
D) 1965
- 3. Which actress stars opposite Fred Astaire in 'Top Hat'?
A) Rita Hayworth
B) Judy Garland
C) Ginger Rogers
D) Audrey Hepburn
- 4. Which musical number opens the film 'Top Hat'?
A) Isn't This a Lovely Day (To Be Caught in the Rain)?
B) Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
C) No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)
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 a spy
C) That he is an imposter
D) That he is Horace Hardwick
- 7. Who directed the film 'Top Hat'?
A) George Cukor
B) Billy Wilder
C) Mark Sandrich
D) Vincente Minnelli
- 8. Which song from 'Top Hat' won the Academy Award for Best Original Song?
A) Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
B) Isn't This a Lovely Day (To Be Caught in the Rain)?
C) Cheek to Cheek
D) Let's Face the Music and Dance
- 9. Where is the setting of 'Top Hat' for a significant portion of the film?
A) London
B) Paris
C) New York
D) Venice
- 10. What is another informal name for a top hat?
A) Bowler
B) Fedora
C) Homburg
D) Topper
- 11. During which century did the top hat first emerge in Western fashion?
A) 17th century
B) 18th century
C) 19th century
D) 20th century
- 12. Which type of formal wear is traditionally associated with the top hat?
A) Business casual
B) Black tie
C) Smart casual
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) Wool
C) Leather
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) Homburg
C) Tricorne
D) Bowler
- 15. What is a collapsible variant of a top hat known as?
A) Opera hat
B) Bowler 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) 1920s after World War I
B) 1960s counterculture
C) 1900s before World War I
D) 1800s during the Napoleonic Wars
- 17. In which of these events is a top hat still traditionally worn?
A) Royal Ascot
B) Glastonbury Festival
C) Coachella Music Festival
D) Woodstock
- 18. Which character in popular culture is known for pulling a rabbit out of a top hat?
A) Scrooge McDuck
B) The Monopoly Man
C) Louis Comte
D) Uncle Sam
- 19. Which institution's prominent positions traditionally include wearing a top hat as part of formal dress?
A) Amazon HQ
B) Bank of England
C) Apple Inc.
D) Google Headquarters
- 20. What type of coat replaced the justaucorps by the 1780s?
A) Tailcoats
B) Tunics
C) Breeches
D) Frock coats
- 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) 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) Greek, Turkish, Polish, Czech
B) Portuguese, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
C) Italian, German, Russian, Hungarian
D) French, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish
- 24. Until World War I, who maintained the top hat as a standard item of formal outdoor wear?
A) Middle-class women
B) Working-class men
C) Children
D) Upper-class males
- 25. Who patented the design for an elastic round hat in 1812?
A) Antoine Gibus
B) Thomas Francis Dollman
C) Isaac Singer
D) John Hetherington
- 26. In which country are all members of a lodge traditionally required to wear top hats?
A) Italy
B) Germany
C) France
D) Spain
- 27. At which event did male members of the British royal family wear top hats in 2012?
A) Trooping the Colour
B) Carriage Procession at the Diamond Jubilee
C) Royal Wedding
D) Queen's Birthday Parade
- 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) Hatters' plush
B) Melusine
C) Wool felt
D) Fur plush
- 30. Which American musician is known for wearing top hats in music videos like 'Don't Come Around Here No More'?
A) Tom Petty
B) Brendon Urie
C) Slash
D) Elvis Presley
- 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) Jimmy Carter
B) Richard Nixon
C) Ronald Reagan
D) John F. Kennedy
- 33. Which type of event still sees traditional use of top hats in the UK?
A) Music concerts
B) Rock festivals
C) Horse racing events like Epsom Derby
D) Football matches
- 34. What material is used to cover the underbrim of a top hat?
A) Leather sweatband
B) Silk plush
C) Merino cloth
D) Gossamer
- 35. What societal change in the 1960s affected the popularity of formal wear including top hats?
A) Digital Age
B) Counterculture movement
C) Victorian Era
D) Industrial Revolution
- 36. What is the name of the collapsible top-hat design popularized by Antoine Gibus?
A) Claque
B) Elastic hat
C) Dollman
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) Cotton fabric
B) Silk plush
C) Felted beaver fur
D) Wool felt
- 39. Who is credited with creating the first silk top hat in England?
A) Charles Vernet
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) John Hetherington
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) 5 months
B) 1 year
C) 3 weeks
D) 6 months
- 42. Why are vintage silk top hats rare in the market today?
A) They have not been in general production since the 1950s.
B) All existing looms were destroyed in a natural disaster.
C) The material is illegal to produce now.
D) They were banned in the mid-20th century.
- 43. Which crown shape is considered the standard nowadays for top hats?
A) Full bell crown
B) Stovepipe
C) Flat crown
D) Semi-bell crown
- 44. Who destroyed the last looms capable of producing hatters' plush?
A) Nicholas Smith
B) Bobby Smith
C) Christys'
D) The London hat merchant
- 45. Which style of dress coat was introduced with the top hat in the early 1790s?
A) Victorian style
B) Rococo style
C) Directoire style
D) Edwardian style
- 46. On what date did all civilian members of the Japanese delegation wear top hats to sign a significant document?
A) October 31, 1945
B) September 2, 1945
C) August 15, 1945
D) July 4, 1945
- 47. Which British school still has students wear top hats with their Sunday dress uniform?
A) Eton College
B) Harrow School
C) Winchester College
D) Rugby School
- 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) 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) United States
B) Germany
C) Australia
D) Canada
- 51. Which U.S. President popularized the stovepipe hat style?
A) Theodore Roosevelt
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) George Washington
D) Thomas Jefferson
- 52. In which U.S. horse discipline are top hats widely worn?
A) Coaching
B) Eventing
C) Dressage
D) Show jumping
- 53. Which Monopoly character is known for wearing a top hat?
A) Madam Queen
B) Thimble
C) Rich Uncle Pennybags
D) Mr. Green
- 54. Which U.S. President did not wear a top hat at his inauguration in 1953?
A) Harry S. Truman
B) Lyndon B. Johnson
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
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