Fashion History quiz

More questions about Fashion History

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1. 1 Easy

   Who taxed beards to make Russians look more Western?

   Answer: Peter the Great

   Why: Men who paid the tax carried a copper or silver beard token stamped with the Russian eagle as proof.

2. 2 Medium

   Which revolt led Britain to ban Highland dress in 1746?

   Answer: Jacobite Rising

   Why: Soldiers in the King's forces were exempt, so Highland regiments kept wearing the kilt during the ban.

3. 3 Hard

   Which drug was William Perkin trying to make when he found mauve?

   Answer: Quinine

   Why: Coal tar, a leftover from producing coal gas, supplied the chemicals Perkin turned into mauve.

4. 4 Easy

   Whose 1840 wedding made white wedding dresses popular?

   Answer: Queen Victoria

   Why: Royal brides had worn white before, such as Sophie of Württemberg in 1839, but Victoria's wedding made the fashion widespread.

5. 5 Medium

   What was the fedora hat named after?

   Answer: A play

   Why: Sarah Bernhardt wore a soft, center-creased hat as Princess Fédora, and it began as a fashion for women.

6. 6 Hard

   When did Paris formally scrap its 1800 rule against women in trousers?

   Answer: 2013

   Why: Amendments in 1892 and 1909 let women wear trousers if they were holding a bicycle handlebar or a horse's reins.