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1. The loincloth is the earliest form of underwear known. The oldest loincloths unearthed by archaeologists date back how far?
2. Who wore strophia?
3. In mediaeval England men wore drawstring-waisted drawers. What are they called?
4. Crusaders trussed their wives in chastity belts before heading off for the Holy Land. True or False?
5. Elizabethan ladies wore corsets. How did they differ from the corsets worn by their Victorian descendants?
6. How did the invention of the cotton gin in the latter half of the 18th century affect underwear?
7. Why did Inez Gaches-Sarraute invent the health corset?
8. What were union suits?
9. How long have men been wearing jock straps?
10. Who was Mary Phelps Jacob and what's her claim to fame?
11. Which movie star is said to have caused a decline in undershirt sales in the 1930s?
12. Which French designer inspired the cone-cupped brassieres prevalent in the late 1940s and the 1950s?
13. In which decade did elastic-waisted boxer shorts make their debut on the world's underwear stage?
14. Which two performers led the fashion of wearing underwear over their outer clothing in the 1980s?
15. Victoria's Secret is the largest purveyor of women's underwear in the world. To promote its line, VS hires top models, known as the VS Angels, to make personal appearances and to model the latest lines in televised fashion shows. Who is the longest-standing VS Angel?
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