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1. Foot binding used to be fashionable in China until outlawed by the Communists in 1949. The desired shape of the bound foot was known as?
2. This makeup was particulary fashionable in Elizabethan times and was used to achieve a pale complexion. It was made from a pigment of white lead and could lead to hair loss, damage the complexion or, in extreme cases, even result in death. What is its name?
3. Letters are increasingly being made unfashionable by email and facebook as ways to keep in touch with friends. Which country was the first to introduce the adhesive postage stamp in the days when we still wrote to each other by snail mail?
4. Who can ever forget the scenes of famous movies stars such as Humphrey Bogart or Bette Davis lighting up a cigarette. Smoking has now moved from being almost de rigeur to socially taboo. In what year did the US Surgeon General first report on the link between smoking and cancer?
5. In the eighteenth century in England it was fashionable to visit the "lunatics" at Bedlam in London. Which area of London would you have travelled to see the "lunatics" of Bedlam?
6. In an era of cravats and breeches, this man was considered to be an arbiter of fashion during this period in English history. What was his name?
7. Absinthe will always be associated with the French impressionists and their bohemian lifestyle. Which movie featured Kylie Minogue as the 'Green Fairy' (absinthe)?
8. Today, the Roman toga is the quick solution for any fancy dress party. Togas, however, were only for men. What was the name of the equivalent garment that Roman women wore?
9. Before there were horseless carriages, there were of course horses that pulled carriages. Which one of the following is NOT a horse drawn carriage?
10. In Elizabethan and renaissance times much of medicine focused on diagnosing the humours of the body. The four humours were sanguine, phlegmatic, choleric and melancholic. In addition to each humour being associated with a particular bodily organ they were also associated with a particular element. Which of the humours is NOT correctly matched with its element?
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