I Take My Hat Off To You - Well, Hats, Actually Quiz

Answer: Glengarry

The Glengarry is now a part of the standard uniform for many pipe bands, curling teams and other Scottish organisations. It is very popular in Canada and Australia as well as Scotland. It is believed to have first appeared in 1805 in Glengarry in Invernesshire and became popular during the reign of Queen Victoria.

Answer: The John B. Stetson Company

The first hat was sold in Circle City, Colorado. He called it the "Boss of the Plains" and it was also referred to as a "ten-gallon" hat. It was supposed to protect the cowboy's eyes from the sun and his neck from the rain and was sometimes used as a water bowl. Nowadays the Stetson factory is in St.Joseph, Missouri.

Answer: 1920s

"Cloche" is the French word for bell. It fits close to the head and is pulled down to the eyebrows. It was made from a hood of chiffon or handkerchief felt. Caroline Reboux is the milliner most associated with creating this style of hat made famous by the "flappers" of the 1920s.

Answer: a toque

A toque has been worn at various periods by both men and women. Some authorities suggest it might come from the Breton language. A toque monkey is a monkey with a cap-like bunch of hair.

Answer: a top hat

According to newspaper reports Hetherington was taken to court for wearing "a tall structure having a shining lustre calculated to frighten timid people". It was, however, merely a silk covered version of a contemporary riding hat.

Answer: A character in a poem by Robert Burns

The Tam O' Shanter is in fact made of heavy brushed wool. Normally there is also a tassel attached to the centre. it fits closely around the brows of the person wearing it.

Answer: the pill-box

It is a small brimless hat which was generally worn perched on the top of the head. The one worn by Jackie Kennedy is generally attributed to the designer called Halston, though the First Lady was strongly influenced by Oleg Cassini.

Answer: the deerstalker

The crowns of these hats were often lined with scarlet poplin and were reversible. It is sometimes known as a "duckhunter". In spite of the many images in books, magazines and films the deerstalker was less often worn by Holmes than his more usual top hat.

Answer: a town in Morocco

Each fez is normally either red or black and made of felt. They are all trimmed with a tassel. It was the Turkish official dress from early 19th entury until outlawed in 1923 when the leader of Turkey was making a determined attempt to become more westernised. The fez itself had largely replaced the turban as the official headgear.

Answer: Ecuador

Panama hats are woven by hand from a plant called the Toquilla. These hats have been traced back to the time of the Incas. The connection with Panama came when the workers building the Panama Canal used them as protection against the burning sun.