Thematic Hats Trivia

1. The idiom in which you go to someone "hat in hand" implies what sort of request?

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Answer: A need for money or support

The idiom might arise from the practice of removing your hat when in the presence of someone of higher social status. It might also relate to the practice of street buskers, who held out their hat or placed it on the ground for people to put money in. In today's use, it implies a position of subservience and a bit of groveling.

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Answer: Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat

Audrey Hepburn was born Audrey Kathleen Ruston in Brussels, Belgium, in 1929. Her first taste of acting was when she was cast in the title role in the stage adaptation of the novel 'Gigi'; she starred in her first major film, 'Roman Holiday' in 1953, winning an Academy Award for Best Actress. In 1988 she became a special goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, devoting herself to humanitarian works until her death in 1993. She starred in the movie 'Charade' in 1963, opposite Cary Grant. American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan wrote 'Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat' in 1966, and it was released on the second side of his seventh studio album 'Blonde on Blonde'.

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Answer: Homburg

Sir Winston Churchill was a two-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He served his first term from 1940-1945 and helped lead the British through World War II. Winston Churchill served his second term from 1951-1955 and was present when King George VI passed away in 1952, which marked the beginning of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Winston Churchill was often photographed wearing a style of hat known as the Homburg. Homburg hats are usually black or grey and feature a flat brim with a center crease. The style of hat was created in the Hesse region of Germany and was named after the town of Bad Homburg. It became popular in the United Kingdom around the 1890s after it was introduced to the nation by the man who would later be crowned King Edward VII.

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Answer: Toque blanche

In the 2017 movie "Ratatouille", Remy the rat dreams of becoming a great chef but he's a rat and the last thing anyone wants in a kitchen! He hides under a chef's hat while proving his culinary prowess. A chef's hat is a tall, white, starched and pleated hat. It's known as a "toque blanche" which means white hat in English. It's the traditional headgear for professional cooks and this modern, well-known version of the toque is thought to have been popularized by a chef named Marie-Antoine Carême who stiffened his hat with cardboard.

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Answer: Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire

In "Top Hat," American dancer Jerry Travers (Fred Astaire) comes to London to appear in a show. He seeks to win the heart of Dale Tremont (Ginger Rogers) away from competitor Alberto Beddini (Erik Rhodes). The "Cheek to Cheek" number is an all-time classic. "Top Hat" was Astaire-and-Rogers' most financially successful motion picture; its box office was number two in the world in 1936.

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Answer: Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones always wore a hat. It seems that in order to be a hero (but not a superhero) you need to be wearing a hat. You'll also have more luck with the ladies, apparently, if you're wearing a hat. Harrison Ford played Han Solo in the 'Star Wars' movies, Dr. Richard Kimble was in 'The Fugitive', and Jack Ryan was in 'Patriot Games'.

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Answer: Hat trick

Originally a sporting phrase, hat trick now also refers to any string of three successes. As a Canadian, I'm most familiar with the term hat trick in relation to hockey (a player scoring three goals in one game has achieved a hat trick), but the phrase originated with cricket. A bowler who took three successive wickets was entitled to get a new hat and have the bill sent to his cricket club. I don't know if this is still in practice in cricket, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't apply in hockey - unless the player gets a new touque from the club.

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Answer: Alberta

Medicine Hat is a small city in southeastern Alberta, population ~63,000. It sprang up following the arrival of the railway in the late 1800s. In 1943-46, during World War II, one of the largest prisoner of war camps in North America was established there, housing up to 12,500 inmates (mostly German) at a time. The name "Medicine Hat" is a transliteration of a Blackfoot word for an eagle feather headdress. The city is one of the sunniest places in Canada; that region has over 2500 hours of sunshine per year.

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Answer: The Minish Cap

"The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap" was released for the Game Boy Advance in Japan and Europe in November 2004. It would be released in North America about two months later. In "The Minish Cap", a sage named Ezlo was transformed into a green cap (similar to Link's normal cap) with a bird-like beak by the game's main antagonist Vaati. Ezlo was a member of the Picori (aka Minish) race, tiny elf-like beings about the size of a human thumb. The Picori civilization could only connect to the Kingdom of Hyrule once per century. In addition, they were only visible to children. Ezlo ended up getting rescued by a young Link and became a guide for him (similar to what Navi the fairy was to Link in "Ocarina of Time" for the Nintendo 64).

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Answer: Theodor Geisel / Dr. Seuss

The Cat in the Hat is a tall human-like cat dressed in a distinctive red-and-white hat and red bow tie. Theodor Geisel wrote the story in 1957 on a challenge to create a reader for small children better than the "Dick and Jane" series then in widespread use. Geisel claimed to have created the story from the first two words he found on the approved list of words which rhymed: cat and hat. The story was made into a curious live-action motion picture in 2003.

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Answer: Monty Banks

Monty Banks was a comedian and film director. His very strong European accent made him not suitable for acting in films with sound so he switched to directing films instead. He directed Laurel and Hardy in their film 'Great Guns'. Charlie Chaplin, Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel all wore bowler hats.

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Answer: Friesland

The equivalent of "When in Rome, do as the Romans do," the phrase "Never wear a brown hat in Friesland," is said to have originated in Victorian times, when a traveller in that part of The Netherlands made the mistake of wearing a plain brown felt hat and was jeered at by the locals. It seems that in those days Frisians wore a knitted cap, over which they wore a high silk skull-cap, topped that with a metal turban, and finally they donned a large bonnet to complete this (rather bizarre, in my view) fashion statement. The saying must have originated with the traveller who was so rudely greeted, as a warning to anyone planning a trip to Friesland. I doubt if anyone would receive such a reception these days, since the Dutch are renowned for their hospitality and courtesy. I am not aware of any taboos regarding brown hats in Moldavia, Jutland or Russia.

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Answer: Blonde on Blonde

Bob Dylan's "Leopard-skin Pill-box Hat" originally appeared on the 1966 album, "Blonde on Blonde." Jackie Kennedy was famous for wearing this style of hat - a small, round hat perched atop the head. The "leopard-skin" part implies a more faux creation than worn by the first lady. Some posit that the song was inspired by Edie Sedgwick, a model and actress who was part of Andy Warhol's entourage.

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Answer: Stetson University

Stetson University is located in the city of DeLand which is the seat of Volusia County, Florida. DeLand is about a thirty minute drive from the city of Daytona Beach. The school was first established in 1883 as DeLand Academy and the name was changed to Stetson University in 1889. Stetson University was originally affiliated with the Southern Baptist church, but it became a secular school in 1995. Stetson University was named in honor of John B. Stetson, the man credited with developing the definitive cowboy hat. Despite catering mostly to Westerners, the New Jersey born John B. Stetson operated his hat business out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He would eventually move to DeLand, Florida where he built a huge mansion in 1886. The mansion currently operates as a museum.

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Answer: Robin Hood

A bycocket is a type of hat that both men and women wore in Europe between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries. It is characterized by a wide, turned up brim in the back and a point (like a bird's beak) in the front. In France, it's called chapeau à bec which translates to 'hat with beak.' Originally it was worn by nobility and royalty and was decorated with feathers or jewels. It became popular among the bourgeoisie. Robin Hood is most notably known as wearing this type of hat. Robin Hood's hat was a shade of green, to match the rest of his outfit. Another character who wears a similar type of hat is Peter Pan.

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Answer: The Sorting Hat

The Sorting Hat once belonged to Godric Gryffindor; it sorts incoming students into Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin houses. The Hat says "For I'm the Hogwarts Sorting Hat and I can cap them all. There's nothing hidden in your head the Sorting Hat can't see. So try me on and I will tell you where you ought to be."

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Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln at 192cm (nearly 6'4") obviously wasn't wearing a hat to make himself look taller. Maybe he was just having 'bad hair days'? John Kennedy, James Madison, Martin Van Buren were all short Presidents so they probably could have worn hats to make them seem taller. Did you know that 80% of US presidents have been the taller of the two candidates? No hats required here!

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Answer: Ninepins

Originally, if you knocked someone into a cocked hat it meant that you had beaten them by a wide margin in a game of ninepins. Ninepins (or skittles) are set up in a diamond shape, and if a player can knock down the six front pins leaving the triangle of three pins at the back (that's called the cocked hat because of its similarity to the shape of a tricorne), the player has knocked his/her opponent into a cocked hat! Ninepins has been a popular pub game in the UK since the 17th century, and it is also popular, I'm told, in Germany and Austria.

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Answer: Fez

Fez is the second largest city in Morocco. Despite this linkage, the hat was worn more commonly by people in the Ottoman Empire centered in Turkey. It is postulated that the red color the conical hats were dyed originated from crimson berries from Fez. The word "Fez" comes from the word for "pickaxe," and as with many ancient cities, the origin of this name has many theories but no clear definition. Fez was established around the 8th century AD, and has over 1 million residents. The wrong answers are also hats, with homburg and Balmoral related to place names. Songkok is the truncated cone hat worn most commonly in Indonesia.

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Answer: Granny's bonnet

Granny's bonnet is a prolific plant that seeds freely. Once a fairly humble plant, cultivars have been developed that have elevated it to being one of the 'must haves' in a cottage style garden. They are an edible plant in the buttercup family though some parts of the plant contain alkaloids that can be used as a parasiticide. It prefers a chalky soil.

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Answer: The Undertaker

Mark Calaway debuted as The Undertaker for the World Wrestling Federation (currently World Wrestling Entertainment) in November 1990. His gimmick was that of a mortician who "dug holes and took souls". Mark Calaway enjoyed a very successful career portraying The Undertaker, winning multiple championships and becoming one of the most respected performers in professional wrestling. At "WrestleMania 33" (April 2, 2017), The Undertaker was defeated by Roman Reigns during the main event of the show. After the match, The Undertaker placed his signature black trenchcoat, gloves and hat in the center of the ring, giving the fans the indication that he was retiring. However, The Undertaker would perform in several more matches afterwards before finally hanging up his boots for good in 2020.

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Answer: Kramer

In this season seven episode of "Seinfeld" called "The Wig Master", George introduces Kramer to the person in charge of wigs for the play "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Kramer ends up borrowing the dreamcoat from the costume designer for the play. Meanwhile, he is parking his car at a discount parking lot where prostitutes frequent. The lot loses his keys and he is forced to drive a pink Cadillac. He is also given a walking stick by Elaine. All of these unrelated events add up to a very funny moment where Kramer is prancing down the street in his fancy coat with his walking stick. An older lady loses her large hat which blows down the street toward Kramer, who picks it up and puts it on. It perfectly complements his outlandish outfit. He goes to his Cadillac and finds a prostitute in there so he asks her to leave. She lashes out at him and as they're arguing, it looks like a pimp harassing a prostitute. Police sirens can be heard approaching and he is arrested.

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Answer: Stetson

Stetson make many styles of brimmed hat but are most famously known for their 'cowboy' hats. They made the hat worn by Marlon Brando in 'The Godfather'. The first Stetson hats were quite expensive and served as a status symbol to people in the late 1800s. Because the hats were made of felt, they could be softened by steam, shaped to fit the head, then left to cool thereby holding the shape of the wearer.

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Answer: The person had been found guilty of heresy

"You are only fit to wear the steeple-crowned hat," was the sentence pronounced against heretics tried by the infamous (and, according to Monty Python, unexpected) Spanish Inquisition. It meant that the condemned person would be burned at the stake, and all those who went to the stake wore a steeple-crowned hat. I have no idea why.

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Answer: Edward VII

While still Prince of Wales, Edward VII visited Bad-Homburg and returned sporting the toponymous hat. A homburg is a felt hat with a longitudinal crease in the crown, wide hatband and curled rim. Edward VII started the homburg craze, but the men listed as wrong answers were also known to sport one. Eisenhower wore one to his inauguration rather than the more traditional top hat. Anthony Eden was so identified with the style that some started calling them Eden hats instead of homburgs.

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Answer: Beanie

The name 'beanie' actually derives from a slang term for the head. In baseball, a bean-ball is a pitch thrown at the head of the batter. Beanies are useful for keeping your 'bean' nice and warm, and are often knitted in a football team's colours, and adorned with pom-poms (depending on how cool you are!). There are many regional variations of this hat; one such is the Chilote cap, from the Los Lagos area of Chile. The Chullo is a Bolivian or Peruvian version of the same thing, that has ties under the chin.

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Answer: Judaism

A yarmulke, aka kippah or koppel, is a small brimless head covering (skullcap) that is worn by males who follow Judaism. The rules on when and where to put on a yarmulke varies depending on a person's specific denomination. For example, those who practice Orthodox Judaism are required to wear a yarmulke in public at all times. For some less strict denominations, a yarmulke may only be required to be worn during religious ceremonies and holidays. The material and designs of a yarmulke can also vary based on rules dictated by specific denominations. A person who practices Hasidic Judaism might normally wear a simple black velvet yarmulke, while a person who practices a less restrictive form of Judaism may wear a more liberal design.

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Answer: Ushanka

The ushanka hat is a fur hat with ear flaps that can be tied up above the head. The hat is typically worn in Baltic regions and offers great protection against cold winters. It is generally made from sheepskin, rabbit or muskrat fur. The hat is associated with the Soviet Union and Russian armies and was, in fact, standard issue for Warsaw Pact armies as part of their uniform. It is also used in Canada, China and other countries with cold winters.

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Answer: Curious George

Curious George is a brown African monkey brought to a large city by the Man in the Yellow Hat where they live together and have adventures. The adventures are normally of the sort where George gets into trouble from which the Man in the Yellow Hats extracts him at the last moment. The man is never named. The characters were created by Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey in 1941 and have been continuously in print ever since.

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Answer: Deerstalker

Sherlock Holmes was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He was a character in four novels and 56 short stories - a very busy detective. The deerstalker hat has a brim at the back and front with two flaps on either side which are able to be tied under the chin to protect the ears.

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