Undies Through the Ages

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1. The loincloth is the earliest form of underwear known. The oldest loincloths unearthed by archaeologists date back how far? 4,500 years 7,000 years 3,000 years 5,500 years

2. Who wore strophia? Roman female athletes All of these Roman male athletes Roman gladiators

3. In mediaeval England men wore drawstring-waisted drawers. What are they called? drawers braies britches underlings

4. Crusaders trussed their wives in chastity belts before heading off for the Holy Land. True or False? True False

5. Elizabethan ladies wore corsets. How did they differ from the corsets worn by their Victorian descendants? They were made of metal They were worn only by married women They were worn outside the upper dress They were straight-cut and flattened the bust

6. How did the invention of the cotton gin in the latter half of the 18th century affect underwear? All classes of society could more readily afford undergarments Made mass production of cotton fabric possible All of these People bought their underwear rather than making it at home

7. Why did Inez Gaches-Sarraute invent the health corset? To give women more freedom of movement To support the muscles in the torso To counteract the negative affect of tight lacing All of these reasons

8. What were union suits? Underwear made by unionized garment workers Underwear issued to the Union troops during the U.S.Civil War One-piece undergarments Undergarments worn by blue-collar workers

9. How long have men been wearing jock straps? Since 1795 Since 1945 Since 1908 Since 1874

10. Who was Mary Phelps Jacob and what's her claim to fame? First professional designer of underwear for women First professional underwear model Designed the first suspender belt Patented the brassiere

11. Which movie star is said to have caused a decline in undershirt sales in the 1930s? John Garfield Randolph Scott John Wayne Clark Gable

12. Which French designer inspired the cone-cupped brassieres prevalent in the late 1940s and the 1950s? Hubert de Givenchy Christian Dior Coco Chanel Elsa Schiaparelli

13. In which decade did elastic-waisted boxer shorts make their debut on the world's underwear stage? 1920s 1950s 1940s 1930s

14. Which two performers led the fashion of wearing underwear over their outer clothing in the 1980s? Debbie Harry and Cindy Lauper Madonna and Cher Sophie Dahl (of Blondie) and Bette Midler Madonna and Cindy Lauper

15. Victoria's Secret is the largest purveyor of women's underwear in the world. To promote its line, VS hires top models, known as the VS Angels, to make personal appearances and to model the latest lines in televised fashion shows. Who is the longest-standing VS Angel? Heidi Klum Tyra Banks Rebecca Romijn Karolina Kurkova