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Top Hats and Spats Trivia Quiz

Ladies & gentlemen, welcome to the catwalk. Runway fashion of the 1920s dictated that top hats and spats were de rigueur for morning dress. Even the King of England wore them! Tonight we have ten celebrities revelling in sartorial elegance to identify.

A multiple-choice quiz by VegemiteKid. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
VegemiteKid

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
374,166

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
1079

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Question 1 of 10

1. Dancing down the catwalk in top hat and tails is none other, of course, than the incomparable Fred Astaire; with whom did he star in the 1935 movie, 'Top Hat'?
Hint

Cyd Charisse

Hope Lange

Debbie Reynolds

Ginger Rogers

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Question 2 of 10

2. You know, sweeties, I prefer this gent when dressed as a pirate? And I'm not the only one! Which actor had his natty attire panned by the Gentleman's Gazette for turning up to the MET Gala Ball in New York in 2014 wearing (slight shudder) spats? Hint

George Clooney

Johnny Depp

Robert Wagner

Jeffrey Rush

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Question 3 of 10

3. Fix your eyes on the lady in the top hat, lovelies, and you'll recognise which star? She shocked us in her role in 'Morocco' in 1931 starring opposite Gary Cooper, and, having started shocking us in this movie by wearing gent's clothing, continued to make the top hat a signature style! Hint

Greta Garbo

Marlene Dietrich

Kathryn Grayson

Doris Day

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Question 4 of 10

4. Here in his spats, the elegant Burgess Meredith really wows us; you must know by the way he walks what part plays in the television series, Batman - what *is* that role? Hint

Riddler

Penguin

Catwoman

Joker

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Question 5 of 10

5. Hold your applause for the fluid movements of which star, who donned a top hat and gave his arm to Judy Garland in 'For me and My Gal'? Hint

Jack Carson

Frank Sinatra

Gene Kelly

Howard Keel

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Question 6 of 10

6. Though he has the look all wrong, dahlings, what Bad singer's 1987 'Smooth Criminal' video shows him teaming spats and a white fedora? Hint

Lionel Ritchie

Michael Jackson

Willie Nelson

Paul McCartney

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Question 7 of 10

7. Never afraid of the mountain before her, our next celebrity played Gertrude Lawrence in the movie 'Star', and as you can see, looks stunning in the top hat she's wearing for her special rendition of 'Burlington Bertie from Bow' - her name is...er...her name ....time for audience participation! Please call out the name of this actress! Hint

Marilyn Monroe

Paris Hilton

Julie Andrews

Martha Stewart

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Question 8 of 10

8. Looking extremely animated and a little lumbering, though nonetheless elegant in his white spats and cane, make welcome which king of Le pays des �l�phants (sounds sooo much more elegant than 'Elephant Land', n'est pas?)? Hint

Dumbo

John Candy

Chubby Checker

Babar

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which French actress-cum-animal rights activist donned a diviiiine top hat for her role in Shalako, in 1968? You know it HAD to impress that scrumptious Sean Connery! Hint

Lucille Ball

Brigitte Bardot

Isabelle Huppert

Pauley Perrette

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Question 10 of 10

10. I know I keep droning on, but you might pick up a few tips, dear audience, from reading 'Young Men in Spats' penned by which author? He also brings to life that arbiter of taste and elegance, Bertie Wooster with his man, Jeeves.
Hint

J. R. R. Tolkien

G.K.Chesterton

P.G.Wodehouse

C.S. Lewis

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Dancing down the catwalk in top hat and tails is none other, of course, than the incomparable Fred Astaire; with whom did he star in the 1935 movie, 'Top Hat'?

Answer: Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers, born Virginia Katherine McMath, was a well-known partner of Fred Astaire, having partnered him in ten movies. Astaire had numerous dance partners, including Rita Hayworth and Eleanor Powell, and was known as a great innovator of dance routines.

Answer: Johnny Depp

If you're interested in learning more about what clothes should be worn on which occasion, the Morning Dress Guide can help. It has instructions to prevent the sort of faux pas committed by Depp. He wasn't the worst dressed in the room!

Answer: Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich was known for pushing the boundaries, and it started with this first of her movies. Not only did she dress like a man, she also kissed a woman on the lips; unheard of (in public at least!) at that time.

4. Here in his spats, the elegant Burgess Meredith really wows us; you must know by the way he walks what part plays in the television series, Batman - what *is* that role?

Answer: Penguin

Burgess Meredith's attainments were wide-ranging; he starred in numerous movies and TV series, including the 1960s Batman episodes, and was an accomplished voice actor. He died, sadly, with Alzheimer's disease and suffered from cyclothymia (a form of bipolar disorder).

5. Hold your applause for the fluid movements of which star, who donned a top hat and gave his arm to Judy Garland in 'For me and My Gal'?

Answer: Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly is probably best remembered for 'Singin' in the Rain' and starred with Frank Sinatra in 'Anchors Aweigh', 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' and 'On the Town'. He was also an accomplished star of the stage and television.

6. Though he has the look all wrong, dahlings, what Bad singer's 1987 'Smooth Criminal' video shows him teaming spats and a white fedora?

Answer: Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson was undoubtedly one of the most talented musicians of the last half of the 20th century, but also one of the most troubled. The song 'Smooth Criminal' appeared on Jackson's 'Bad' album, and was the theme song for the 1988 film Moonwalker.

Answer: Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews appeared as Mary Poppins in 1964, winning the Best Actress award. She starred in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Torn Curtain' and dozens of other movies. Though classically trained, she preferred not to pursue opera as a career as she had a preference for light, happier music.

Answer: Babar

Babar the Elephant is a creation of Jean de Brunhoff, inspired by his wife and was first produced in the 1930s. Interestingly, Babar, or Babur is an Urdu word meaning 'lion'.

9. Which French actress-cum-animal rights activist donned a diviiiine top hat for her role in Shalako, in 1968? You know it HAD to impress that scrumptious Sean Connery!

Answer: Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Bardot was born in the mid-1930s and made some 47 movies. She was labelled as the official face of 'Marianne', the sculpture created by Th�odore Doriot to represent French liberty and reason. She became an activist on behalf of many causes, most notably in the fight to prevent animals being killed for furs.

Answer: P.G.Wodehouse

From his early childhood, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse loved writing and spent many hours composing stories. Though he spent much of his time away from his parents at boarding-school with his brother, he seemed to have a happy and fulfilling childhood. He was adept at both writing novels and librettos for musical productions and spent the latter part of his life in the USA, where he became a citizen.

Source: Author VegemiteKid

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